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Canucks re-sign twin brothers Daniel and Henrik Sedin
August 10, 2005
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- The Canucks re-signed twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin to one-year contracts Wednesday.
``We are pleased to have Henrik and Daniel under contract for another year,'' GM Dave Nonis said in a statement. ``The twins are talented, quality people who have shown continuous improvement in all aspects of their game since joining the Canucks.
``We expect them to take on more responsibility this season and we are extremely excited to have this deal in place.''
During the 2003-04 season, Daniel Sedin had a career-high 54 points (18 goals, 36 assists) in 82 games to finish fourth in scoring on the Canucks. He has played in 315 NHL games with Vancouver, getting 61 goals and 90 assists.
Henrik Sedin had a career-high 42 points (11 goals, 31 assists) in 76 games during 2003-04 to rank sixth in Canucks scoring. He has played in 318 games with Vancouver, scoring 44 goals and 102 assists.
The forwards are 24. They spent the lockout season playing for Modo in their native Sweden.
Daniel and Henrik Sedin were drafted by Vancouver second and third overall in 1999.
August 10, 2005
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- The Canucks re-signed twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin to one-year contracts Wednesday.
``We are pleased to have Henrik and Daniel under contract for another year,'' GM Dave Nonis said in a statement. ``The twins are talented, quality people who have shown continuous improvement in all aspects of their game since joining the Canucks.
``We expect them to take on more responsibility this season and we are extremely excited to have this deal in place.''
During the 2003-04 season, Daniel Sedin had a career-high 54 points (18 goals, 36 assists) in 82 games to finish fourth in scoring on the Canucks. He has played in 315 NHL games with Vancouver, getting 61 goals and 90 assists.
Henrik Sedin had a career-high 42 points (11 goals, 31 assists) in 76 games during 2003-04 to rank sixth in Canucks scoring. He has played in 318 games with Vancouver, scoring 44 goals and 102 assists.
The forwards are 24. They spent the lockout season playing for Modo in their native Sweden.
Daniel and Henrik Sedin were drafted by Vancouver second and third overall in 1999.