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A stellar performer for more than a decade with the New York Rangers, the goaltender from Are, Sweden, has been one of the top players of his generation and one of the top goaltenders of all time. Since arriving in the NHL in 2005-06, Lundqvist has won the Vezina Trophy, Olympic gold and led the League in victories.
The Rangers selected Lundqvist in the seventh round (No. 205) in the 2000 NHL Draft while he was playing for Frolunda in the Swedish Junior League. Over the next five years, Lundqvist was the top goaltender in Sweden, winning the Honken Trophy, the equivalent to the Vezina, three consecutive times from 2003-05.
In 2005, Lundqvist established league records for lowest playoff goals-against average (1.05), highest save percentage (.962), most single-season shutouts (six) and longest shutout streak (172:29). He was named the Guldpucken winner as league MVP and the Guldhjalmen winner as the players' choice for MVP. In the postseason, Lundqvist helped lead Frolunda to a league championship by going 12-2 with a 1.05 GAA. Lundqvist also won a championship with Frolunda in 2002-03. …show more content…
He made his NHL debut on Oct. 8, 2005, in an overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils, and got his first NHL victory against New Jersey on Oct. 13, 2005. He got his first NHL shutout on Oct. 17, 2005, stopping 23 shots in a victory against the Florida
A stellar performer for more than a decade with the New York Rangers, the goaltender from Are, Sweden, has been one of the top players of his generation and one of the top goaltenders of all time. Since arriving in the NHL in 2005-06, Lundqvist has won the Vezina Trophy, Olympic gold and led the League in victories.
The Rangers selected Lundqvist in the seventh round (No. 205) in the 2000 NHL Draft while he was playing for Frolunda in the Swedish Junior League. Over the next five years, Lundqvist was the top goaltender in Sweden, winning the Honken Trophy, the equivalent to the Vezina, three consecutive times from 2003-05.
In 2005, Lundqvist established league records for lowest playoff goals-against average (1.05), highest save percentage (.962), most single-season shutouts (six) and longest shutout streak (172:29). He was named the Guldpucken winner as league MVP and the Guldhjalmen winner as the players' choice for MVP. In the postseason, Lundqvist helped lead Frolunda to a league championship by going 12-2 with a 1.05 GAA. Lundqvist also won a championship with Frolunda in 2002-03. …show more content…
He made his NHL debut on Oct. 8, 2005, in an overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils, and got his first NHL victory against New Jersey on Oct. 13, 2005. He got his first NHL shutout on Oct. 17, 2005, stopping 23 shots in a victory against the Florida