Victor Hedman was picked up by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
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Victor Hedman is regarded by many as one of the best ice hockey defenseman to have played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was born on 18 December, 1990 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. He started his rookie career in the Swedish J20 SuperElit with the Modo Hockey organization. He produced 25 points in 34 games during his debut season in 2006–07. He then switched to professional hockey and joined the Elitserien with Modo at the age of just 16. During the start of the 2008–09 season, he was top first overall amongst all draft-eligible skaters in the International Scouting Services’ preliminary rankings and he was also nominated as the SHL Rookie of the Year.
He currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning having joined them way back in 2009. He has been named in the NHL All-Star Team in 2018 and has played in the NHL All-Star Game on 4 occasions. He has won the James Norris Memorial Trophy once and also won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2020. He is also a 2 times Stanley Cup Champion. He has also won the IIHF World Championship gold medal in 2017 and has also won the Goldpucken that is awarded to the best Swedish player of the year in 2015 and 2021. Victor Hedman wears the #77 jersey for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Victor Hedman was picked up by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He started his first game on 3 October 2009, against the Atlanta Thrashers where he registered his first assist in the NHL. on 5 December, he scored his first NHL goal against the New York Islanders.
| Games | 898 |
| Goals | 134 |
| Assists | 469 |
| Points | 603 |
Victor Hedman has a total net worth of about $30 million in 2022. While his time in the Tampa Bay Lightning, Hedman signed a three-year contract way back in 2009 valuing $10,500,000 with an average salary of $3,500,000. In 2012, Hedman signed a five-year $20,000,000 contract with an average salary of $4,000,000. He then went onto sign an eight-year contract of $63,000,000 with an average salary of $7,875,000.
Victor Hedman has signed several endorsements deals earning him around $4 million per year with:
Victor Hedman is married to long-time girlfriend Sanna Grundberg. The couple got married on 23rd July, 2017 at Ornskoldsvik, in their hometown. Sanna Grundberg was born in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, and currently lives with Victor in Tampa, Florida. Despite being very young, Sanna and Victor have been together for years. Reports from a file suggests that Victor and Sanna had been seeing each other since 2009 and have been together ever since. At that time, Sanna was 18 years old, and was unable to work due to her immigration status. However, she was once described as a supportive ladyfriend and that possibly hasn’t changed. Victor and Sanna have a child with each other, a small boy.
