Nicklas Lidström (born April 28, 1970, in Fagersta, Sweden) is a professional Ice Hockey defenceman in the NHL, playing for the Detroit Red Wings. He started his career in Fagersta and later moved on to play in Västerås IK before beeing drafted in 1989 by Detroit. April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Fagersta is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Lidstrom has played all of his 12 NHL seasons for Detroit. He has won 3 Stanley Cups (1997, 1998, 2002). His best season was 1999-00 when he had 73 points. The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...