Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks President and General Manager Mike Gillis and Head Coach Alain Vigneault have appointed centre Henrik Sedin as an Assistant Captain. Sedin joins Willie Mitchell and Ryan Kesler who were named Assistant Captains prior to the 2008 – 09 season.
Henrik Sedin, 29, set new career highs in goals (22), game-winning goals (8), and points (82) in the 2008-09 season. Last season his statistics ranked him eighth in the league in assists (60) and 13th in the league in points (82). Henrik was also named the second star for the month of March, after recording 19 points (7-12-19) in 14 games.
He currently ranks fifth in franchise history for assists (351), eighth in points with 460 (109-351-460) and eighth in games played (646).The 2008-09 season also saw Henrik appear in all 82 regular season games for the fourth consecutive season. He is third among all active NHL Ironmen with 335 consecutive games played dating back to March 21, 2004. In an additional 53 playoff games, Henrik has recorded 30 points (14-16-30).
A member of Team Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Henrik won a gold medal while collecting four points (3-1-4) in eight games played. He appeared in the 2008 NHL All-Star Game in Atlanta, Georgia recording two assists.
Henrik Sedin was drafted by Vancouver third overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
