| International Member of Sweden's team at the 1988 European Junior and 1990 World Junior Championships ... Member of Team Sweden at the 1991 Canada Cup ... Played for Sweden on the gold medal-winning 1991 team that posted a 5-0-5 record at the World Championship ... Also played on the 1994 team that captured bronze medal at Worlds ... Played in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and at the 1998 Nagano Olympics ... Returned to Olympics in 2002 and was second on Team Sweden in scoring with one goal and five assists and led all defenseman in the tournament in scoring despite finishing out of the medals ... Earned a silver medal at the 2004 World Championship ... Member of Team Sweden at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
Career Detroit's third choice, 53rd overall, in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft ... Played three seasons for Vasteras in the Swedish Elite League from 1989-90 to 1990-91 ... First runner-up to Pavel Bure for the 1991-92 Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year ... Was first among NHL rookies in plus/minus and in assists and ranked third in scoring ... Set club record for assists by a rookie defenseman with 49 and tied Reed Larson's rookie defenseman point mark with 60 ... Ranked second among defensemen in playoff scoring in 1994-95 with 16 points (Paul Coffey ranked first)... In 1995-96, he set a career-high for points with 67 (17 goals, 50 assists) ... Finished tied for sixth with Chicago's Gary Suter in points scored by a defenseman ... Won the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 1997 ... Led the NHL in scoring among defensemen with 17 goals and 42 assists for 59 points in 80 games in 1997-98 ... Won Stanley Cup with Red Wings in 1998 ... 2001 Norris Trophy winner ... Won Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy with Red Wings in 2002 ... Winner of the Norris Trophy in 2002 and 2003 ... Named to the NHL First All-Star team in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. |
