Nicklas Lidström 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 the Detroit Red Wings, which he captained for the final six seasons of his career. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest defensemen in NHL history. Over his 20 NHL seasons, Lidström won four Stanley Cup championships, seven James Norris Memorial Trophies (awarded to the NHL's top defenceman), one Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP, and was voted into 12 NHL All-Star Games. The Red Wings never
Conn Smythe Trophy Smythe Trophy have all been Canadian. The non-Canadian winners are Americans Brian Leetch, who won it in , Tim Thomas in , Jonathan Quick in , and Patrick Kane in ; Russians Evgeni Malkin and Alexander Ovechkin, who won it in and , respectively; and Swedes Nicklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg, who won it in and , respectively. Only three players have won the Conn Smythe Trophy and the Hart Memorial Trophy for Most Valuable Player during the regular season in the same year: Orr in 1970 and 1972, Guy Lafleur in and Gretzky in . These three players also