Nicklas Lidström four children. Their oldest, Kevin (born 1994), is currently a defenceman for Swedish Division 1 team IFK Arboga, while Adam (born 1996) plays in the Allsvenskan league with VIK Västerås, Lidström's former team. Lidström also has two younger sons: Samuel (born in 2000) and Lucas (born in 2003). Lidström was featured on an episode of NHL 36. All records are as of the end of the regular season unless otherwise noted. Nicklas Lidström Erik Nicklas Lidström (; born 28 April 1970) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for
2005–06 Detroit Red Wings season Goals against average" Nicklas Lidstrom recorded his 600th career assist on March 7, 2006. The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions during the 2005–06 season. As there was no 2004–05 season to set the order for the draft, a lottery was held in which teams were assigned a number of balls, between one and three, based on the number of playoff appearances the team had had in the past three seasons. As the Red Wings had made the playoffs three consecutive seasons, they were given only one ball in the lottery. The Red Wings ended up with the