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Daniel Alfredsson (born 11 December 1972, Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län) is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is the Captain of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. A right winger with the Senators, Alfredsson usually plays on the first line.

Often called 'Alfie' in North America and 'Affe' in Sweden.

Playing career

Drafted 133rd overall in the 6th round in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, Alfredsson was a remarkable find by the Senators. In his first season in the NHL in 1995-96 he won the Calder Memorial Trophy for rookie of the year and has consistently been one of the leagues top players. Known as a high scorer with grit and leadership abilities he was made captain of the team in 1999-2000 when Alexei Yashin refused to play. Alfredsson continued as captain the following season 2000-01, when Yashin was denied the 'C' (captaincy), upon returning to the lineup.

He signed a two year contract in 2002. Head coach Jacques Martin waited until the end of training camp to make the announcement of his captaincy. In March of 2004 Alfredsson signed a contract extension with the Ottawa Senators for an additional five years that is likely to see him retire an Ottawa Senator.

During the NHL lockout he played for Frölunda HC in Sweden and with his linemates P.J. Axelsson and Samuel Påhlsson he won the Swedish Championship.

On October 5th, 2005, opening night for the 2005-06 NHL Season, Daniel Alfredsson and Dany Heatley, a fellow first liner, became the first players to score the winning goals for a shoot out in NHL History. They both scored against the Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Ed Belfour for a 3-2 overtime victory. Their sticks were subsequently sent to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

On December 22, 2005, Alfredsson was named to Team Sweden for the 2006 Winter Olympics and contributed greatly to the olympic gold.

Alfredsson married Birgitta Bäckman on 31 July 2004. They have two sons, Hugo, born in 2003 and Loui born in 2006.

He currently resides in Kanata, Ontario, Canada and Särö, Sweden.

Awards

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM +/- PP SH GW GP G A Pts PIM
1995-96 Ottawa NHL 82 26 35 61 28 -18 8 2 3 - - - - -
1996-97 Ottawa NHL 76 24 47 71 30 +5 11 1 1 7 5 2 7 6
1997-98 Ottawa NHL 55 17 28 45 18 +7 7 0 7 11 7 2 9 20
1998-99 Ottawa NHL 58 11 22 33 14 +8 3 0 5 4 1 2 3 4
1999-00 Ottawa NHL 57 21 38 59 28 +11 4 2 0 6 1 3 4 2
2000-01 Ottawa NHL 68 24 46 70 30 +11 10 0 3 4 1 0 1 2
2001-02 Ottawa NHL 78 37 34 71 45 +3 9 1 4 12 7 6 13 4
2002-03 Ottawa NHL 78 27 51 78 42 +15 9 0 6 18 4 4 8 12
2003-04 Ottawa NHL 77 32 48 80 24 +12 9 0 5 7 1 2 3 2
2005-06 Ottawa NHL 77 43 60 103 50 +29 16 5 8 4 1 3 4 2
NHL Totals 706 262 409 671 309 +83 86 11 42 73 28 24 52 54

International play

Played for Sweden in:

See also

References

1972 births | Calder Trophy winners | Frölunda HC players | Gothenburgers | Hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Living people | National Hockey League 100-point seasons | Olympic competitors for Sweden | Olympic gold medalists | Ottawa Senators players | Swedish ice hockey players | Winter Olympics medalists

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