Vancouver Canucks: 5 Reasons the Sedin Twins Are Actually Underrated

May 22nd, 2012 by Carol Schram Leave a reply »
If an alien landed on earth and took an interest in pro hockey, it is likely that after some quick observation, he would conclude that the Vancouver Canucks' Daniel and Henrik Sedin are pretty special players.

In addition to being the most successful identical twins in NHL history, they've wracked up a pretty impressive collection of achievements so far in their careers:

1997-98—co-recipients of "Golden Puck" Swedish player of the year award with Modo in their rookie pro season 1999 NHL draft—chosen second and third overall 2006—Olympic Gold Medal with Sweden 2010 Hart Trophy for Henrik—most valuable player as voted by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association 2010 Art Ross Trophy for Henrik—NHL leading scorer 2011 Ted Lindsay Award for Daniel—most valuable player as voted by the players 2011 Art Ross Trophy for Daniel—NHL leading scorer 2011—reached Game 7 of Stanley Cup Finals three All Star Game appearances for Henrik, two for Daniel Despite all their accolades, the Sedins are still criticized in many circles. Early in their careers, they were nicknamed the "Sedin Sisters" due to their tendency to get easi ...

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