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National LeagueNational Hockey League [NHL] (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 07 Jan 2014)
HeroKent Nilsson, the first Swede to score over 50 goals in the NHL. (slam.canoe.ca/slamchats, 20 Apr 2005)
AwardsHe was awarded the 2013 Mark Messier Leadership Award, which is given to the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team in the NHL. (redwings.nhl.com, 09 Jan 2014)
He was awarded the 2012 King Clancy Trophy, given to the NHL player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to his community. (redwings.nhl.com, 09 Jan 2014)
He played in the NHL All Star games in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1994, 2008 and 2012. (redwings.nhl.com, 09 Jan 2014)
He led Sweden in scoring in the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano with two goals and three assists in four games. (IIHF, 23 Jan 2006)
He was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy [Rookie of the Year] in 1996, becoming the second Swede to win the award. (Forecaster, 29 Nov 2005)
GeneralOTTAWA SENATORS GREAT
He played for the Ottawa Senators for 18 years and served as their captain from 1999 to 2013 before moving to Detroit Red Wings in 2013/14 as a free agent following a contract dispute. He left the Senators as the club's all-time leader in games played, goals scored, assists and points. He received vocal applause from the Ottawa crowd and chants of 'Alfie' when he returned to play against the Senators for the Red Wings for the first time, in December 2013. (redwings.nhl.com, 09 Jan 2014; youtube.com, 01 Dec 2013; sports.nationalpost.com, 01 Dec 2013)
NHL DRAFT
He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the sixth round, 133rd overall pick, of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. (IIHF, 09 Oct 2001)
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