Photo: Frankie Fouganthin / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Lidström is my favorite kind of athlete: the one who dominates without ever seeming to break a sweat. Seven Norris Trophies and four Stanley Cups across twenty seasons in Detroit, yet his game was about anticipation, not flash. He always seemed to be standing exactly where the puck was about to go. They called him the Perfect Human, and the nickname feels earned rather than hyped. What I admire most is the quiet consistency of it all, capping his career as captain and staying on as an executive. In a sport built on collisions, he won by thinking faster than everyone else on the ice.
Overview
Erik Nicklas Lidström (pronounced [ˈnɪ̌kːlas ˈlîːdstrœm]; born 28 April 1970) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman and current vice president of hockey operations for the Detroit Red Wings. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings from 1991 to 2012, where he played in six Stanley Cup Finals, winning four championships, and captained the team for the final si…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nicklas Lidström
- Name (Japanese)
- ニクラス・リドストリーム
- Reading
- にくらす・りどすとりーむ
- Born
- April 28, 1970 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dog
- Origin
- Västerås, Västmanland County, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- ice hockey player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Stanley Cup
- 2002 Conn Smythe Trophy
- 2001 James Norris Memorial Trophy
- 2002 James Norris Memorial Trophy
- 2003 James Norris Memorial Trophy
- 2006 James Norris Memorial Trophy
- 2007 James Norris Memorial Trophy
- 2008 James Norris Memorial Trophy
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Ice hockey player — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.