Post by Bob McKenzie on Apr 22, 2020 9:32:40 GMT -5
SCOUTING REPORT
1. Daniel Alfredsson (RW) - Sweden - Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden)
Daniel Alfredsson is a Swedish-Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He spent 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), 17 with the Ottawa Senators and his 18th with the Detroit Red Wings.
Alfredsson was the long-time captain of the Senators, serving from 1999 to 2013. With the Senators, Alfredsson usually played on the first line, which was formerly nicknamed the "CASH" or "Pizza" line with centre Jason Spezza and left winger Dany Heatley, before Heatley's trade to the San Jose Sharks. He had traditionally been the fourth forward on the ice in the role of pointman on Ottawa's powerplay.
He was one of the league's top two-way players, and he holds the Senators' franchise records for goals (426), assists (682) and points (1,108) with 1,178 games played. He had played for Sweden internationally 14 times, including the 2006 gold medal and 2014 silver medal-winning Olympic teams. He was the 75th player to reach 1,000 career points in the NHL, doing so after scoring three goals in a win over the Buffalo Sabres on 22 October 2010. Alfredsson holds an Honorary Degree from Carleton University.
Alfredsson has participated in 14 international tournaments for Sweden:
1995 World Championships (silver medal)
1996 World Championships
1996 World Cup of Hockey
1998 Winter Olympics
1999 World Championships (bronze medal)
2001 World Championships (bronze medal)
2002 Winter Olympics
2004 World Championships (silver medal)
2004 World Cup of Hockey
2005 World Championships
2006 Winter Olympics (alternate captain, gold medal)
2010 Winter Olympics (alternate captain)
2012 World Championships (captain)
2014 Winter Olympics (alternate captain, silver medal)
At the 2006 Olympics, Alfredsson set personal highs in goals (5), assists (5) and points (10) and played on the second line with Mats Sundin and Henrik Zetterberg. After an injury to Peter Forsberg, Alfredsson took Forsberg's spot as the alternate captain, along with Captain Sundin and defenseman Nicklas Lidström. Alfredsson was named captain of Sweden for the first time at the 2012 IIHF World Championship.
Awards
International:
Swedish Championship 2005
Winter Olympics Gold Medal 2006
Winter Olympics Silver Medal 2014
NHL:
NHL All-Rookie Team 1996
Calder Memorial Trophy 1996
NHL All-Star Game 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008 (starter), 2012 (starter)
NHL All-Star 2nd Team 2006
King Clancy Memorial Trophy 2012
Mark Messier Leadership Award 2013
Records
Holds the Senators record for regular season goals, assists and points.
Holds the Senators record for highest +/- rating in a season, set in 2006–07 with +42.
Holds the Senators record for most points in a regular season game, set in 2007–08, with 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points.
Holds the Senators playoff records for most games played, goals, assists and points.
Other Notables
Scored the first shootout goal in NHL history during the 2005–06 season.
Led the Swedish Gold Medal winning Olympic hockey team in scoring (with 5 goals and 5 assists in 8 games played) during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
10 April 2010 was officially declared as "Daniel Alfredsson Day" in Ottawa, in honour of his 1,000th NHL game.
Was the first European-born and trained captain to lead his team to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2007.
Improved his point totals for six consecutive seasons from 1998–99 to 2005–06 inclusive, a franchise record.
Appears on the cover of the Swedish version of the EA Sports NHL 09 video game.
Won the first major award in modern Senators history when he was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1995–96.
He has played in 119 of the playoff games of the modern Senators.
He led the league in goals during the 2006–07 playoffs and tied linemates Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley with 22 points to lead the league in playoff scoring.
Daniel Alfredsson became the first player in modern Senators history to have his jersey number retired on December 2016.
PROS:
Troll Level 5000
CONS:
Notorious cheap shot artist?
1. Daniel Alfredsson (RW) - Sweden - Vastra Frolunda HC (Sweden)
Daniel Alfredsson is a Swedish-Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He spent 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), 17 with the Ottawa Senators and his 18th with the Detroit Red Wings.
Alfredsson was the long-time captain of the Senators, serving from 1999 to 2013. With the Senators, Alfredsson usually played on the first line, which was formerly nicknamed the "CASH" or "Pizza" line with centre Jason Spezza and left winger Dany Heatley, before Heatley's trade to the San Jose Sharks. He had traditionally been the fourth forward on the ice in the role of pointman on Ottawa's powerplay.
He was one of the league's top two-way players, and he holds the Senators' franchise records for goals (426), assists (682) and points (1,108) with 1,178 games played. He had played for Sweden internationally 14 times, including the 2006 gold medal and 2014 silver medal-winning Olympic teams. He was the 75th player to reach 1,000 career points in the NHL, doing so after scoring three goals in a win over the Buffalo Sabres on 22 October 2010. Alfredsson holds an Honorary Degree from Carleton University.
Alfredsson has participated in 14 international tournaments for Sweden:
1995 World Championships (silver medal)
1996 World Championships
1996 World Cup of Hockey
1998 Winter Olympics
1999 World Championships (bronze medal)
2001 World Championships (bronze medal)
2002 Winter Olympics
2004 World Championships (silver medal)
2004 World Cup of Hockey
2005 World Championships
2006 Winter Olympics (alternate captain, gold medal)
2010 Winter Olympics (alternate captain)
2012 World Championships (captain)
2014 Winter Olympics (alternate captain, silver medal)
At the 2006 Olympics, Alfredsson set personal highs in goals (5), assists (5) and points (10) and played on the second line with Mats Sundin and Henrik Zetterberg. After an injury to Peter Forsberg, Alfredsson took Forsberg's spot as the alternate captain, along with Captain Sundin and defenseman Nicklas Lidström. Alfredsson was named captain of Sweden for the first time at the 2012 IIHF World Championship.
Awards
International:
Swedish Championship 2005
Winter Olympics Gold Medal 2006
Winter Olympics Silver Medal 2014
NHL:
NHL All-Rookie Team 1996
Calder Memorial Trophy 1996
NHL All-Star Game 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2008 (starter), 2012 (starter)
NHL All-Star 2nd Team 2006
King Clancy Memorial Trophy 2012
Mark Messier Leadership Award 2013
Records
Holds the Senators record for regular season goals, assists and points.
Holds the Senators record for highest +/- rating in a season, set in 2006–07 with +42.
Holds the Senators record for most points in a regular season game, set in 2007–08, with 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points.
Holds the Senators playoff records for most games played, goals, assists and points.
Other Notables
Scored the first shootout goal in NHL history during the 2005–06 season.
Led the Swedish Gold Medal winning Olympic hockey team in scoring (with 5 goals and 5 assists in 8 games played) during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
10 April 2010 was officially declared as "Daniel Alfredsson Day" in Ottawa, in honour of his 1,000th NHL game.
Was the first European-born and trained captain to lead his team to the Stanley Cup Finals in 2007.
Improved his point totals for six consecutive seasons from 1998–99 to 2005–06 inclusive, a franchise record.
Appears on the cover of the Swedish version of the EA Sports NHL 09 video game.
Won the first major award in modern Senators history when he was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1995–96.
He has played in 119 of the playoff games of the modern Senators.
He led the league in goals during the 2006–07 playoffs and tied linemates Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley with 22 points to lead the league in playoff scoring.
Daniel Alfredsson became the first player in modern Senators history to have his jersey number retired on December 2016.
PROS:
Troll Level 5000
CONS:
Notorious cheap shot artist?
