Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin officially called it a career Saturday night after 17 seasons in the NHL.
The twins were honored by the Edmonton Oilers after the Canucks 3-2 loss. Oilers players stayed on the ice as Henrik and Daniel Sedin saluted the crowd after the final whistle. The Sedins received a loud standing ovation as they thanked members from both hockey teams.
On Monday, Swedish twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin announced their impending retirement from the league in a letter on NHL.com.
“We started the year with the mindset that a decision would be made in the postseason,” the Sedins wrote. “But it became clear, after discussions with our families throughout the year, that this will be our last season.”
Tuesday, in their first game since making the announcement, the Sedins received an ovation from their home fans at Rogers Arena before puck drop.
In a letter penned by Daniel and Henrik Sedin on NHL.com, the pair announced that they would retire at the end of the Vancouver Canucks’ season. With the team eliminated from contention in the 2017-18 postseason, the Sedins will step down following their final game against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on April 7, 2018.
The Sedins have played for the Vancouver Canucks for 18 seasons. In that time, they have each played over 1300 games, and hold the record for highest and second-highest goals scored for the franchise. With the Canucks, the Sedins have won seven division titles, and advanced to the 2011 Stanley Cup final, though they ultimately fell to the Boston Bruins in seven games.
By Donya Abramo 5 years ago
Last night, Daniel Sedin reached 1,000 career points after scoring on the power play in Nashville.
Daniel reached the millennium mark just a few months after his brother Henrik. The twins are now the first pair of brothers to each record 1,000 NHL points.
By Cara Bahniuk 6 years ago
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Since Alex Ovechkin has opted out of the All-Star Weekend (and has better things to do anyway), Dennis Wideman is now Washington’s lone representative in Ottawa. While Wideman is perhaps slightly less likely to don a hat and sunglasses and do trick shots, he’s a Capital, so we love him all the same. We’ll be covering Wideman’s foray into the glamorous life of an All-Star, so check back for updates, because let’s face it, you’re already bored without hockey.
Dennis Wideman was picked in the 15th round with the second-to-last pick that could be used on a defenseman, before only Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler. This means that we can get hipster now if we want and call him underrated. We knew Dennis Wideman when he wasn’t cool. Logan Couture was picked last overall and won a brand new caaaaarrrrr! Somehow it just wasn’t the same without Ovechkin there laughing and taking pictures.
By 12 years ago
You know the deal: Doug Johnson. Puck Buddys. Twitter.
The Puck Drop: Well, that was unpleasant, Caps.
That “nervous feeling” we had? A little too much rest, a little too little regard for the opponent? That, combining with a too many penalties, snapped our garters and our streak. Lookie here, Canada: we tried being nice, and you had to go and dump all over our parade. We obviously need to approach this in a different way.
The Set Up: If you’re anything like us – and frankly, what are the chances of that? – you’ve always had a secret crush on Vancouver. It’s like Portland, but with less smug. And more Olympics. So we were seriously pulling for the Canucks to smear Boston’s smelly faces all over the ice last June, which they didn’t. (They did sort of try to riot, however, which was really very cute.) But now it’s different. City-crush be darned; we want the Canucks, and we want to break them, especially after that Edmonton nonsense with the Jonas Brothers Line, and that brick-wall Japanese netminder of theirs, Kabuki something.
And we just might get them. From last year’s highs the Canucks have fallen… well, not to new lows, but certainly somewhere in the mid-level yawns. 4-5-1 is not the start of a championship season. Pucks on net seems to be the biggest problem; in only 10 games so far they’ve been shut out three times. So….
By Doug Johnson 12 years ago
