Henrik Sedin

Henrik Sedin became known for his passingArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose. Henrik SedinArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceArticle in Järveds IFRead the sourceClose grew up in Gullänget in Örnsköldsvik and began playing hockey at Järveds IF. In an Aftonbladet feature whose internal time frame is the 2017/18Article in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose season, he retold his mother’s account of a brief first skate at Järved’s outdoor rink, followed by a year away before he returned.

His father Tommy had played hockey for both MoDo and JärvedArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose. In the same feature, he recalled that Henrik played football for Arnäs IFArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose until he was 17 and turned down a youth football selection to choose hockey.

Tommy also recalled that the twins spent 4 years studying natural sciences at upper secondary schoolArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose. Their parents said they postponed the move to Vancouver to finish schoolArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose.

In Aftonbladet’sArticle in AftonbladetRead the sourceClose retrospective, Tommy recalled a 2007 game in Malung in which 5 members of the Sedin family played in support of Barncancerfonden, the Swedish childhood cancer charity. In 2010, Henrik and Daniel and their spouses jointly donated $1.5 million to BC Children’s HospitalArticle in BC Children’s Hospital FoundationRead the sourceClose to support its new building.

Ahead of Cykelvasan in August 2015Article in SVTRead the sourceClose, Henrik told SVTSVTSVT stands for Sveriges Television, Sweden’s public service television broadcaster.Close that he enjoyed cycling and was preparing with his twin brother Daniel and older brothers Peter and Stefan. He also described the competitive streak when the brothers cycled togetherArticle in SVTRead the sourceClose.