Who is Henrik Lundqvist’s wife? Know all about Therese Anderson.

Henrik and Therese married each other in the year 2011.

Henrik Lundqvist in a file photo. (image credits: instagram)
By Soumyadeep Mondal | Jun 25, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Henrik Lundqvist is married to Therese Anderson. Henrik and Therese married each other in the year 2011. Henrik first met with Therese in 1998 while he was playing for Frölunda HC in Swedish Elitserien. Henrik surprised Therese with a huge diamond ring at a surprise party.

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Who is Henrik Lundqvist’s wife?

Therese is one of the founder members of the Henrik Lundqvist Foundation along with her husband. It is a non-profit organization that focuses on health and education for children and families. It is an international organization, with community partners in New York City, Sweden, and the Dominican Republic. Therese and Henrik have two kids with both being girls.

Henrik Lundqvist is regarded by many as one of the best ice hockey goaltender to have played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was born on 2 March,1982 in Are Municipality, Sweden.  He started out his career in the Elitserien league for Frölunda HC on 21 September 2000 in a 4–2 loss against Brynäs IF. He bounced back and recorded his first win in the following game against the IF Björklöven, allowing one goal and stopping 18 shots while being short-handed. In 180 appearances with Frölunda, he registered a 1.96 goals against average and a .927 save percentage, leading them to four consecutive playoff appearances and winning two titles in 2003 and 2005.

He had played for the New York Rangers for 15 years joining them way back in 2005 after he left his home-team Frölunda to play in the NHL. He was named in the NHL First All-Star Team in 2012 and has been in the NHL All-Decade Second Team of 2010-19. He has won the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award two times and also the Vezina Trophy that is presented to the best goaltender of the year in NHL in 2012. He has also won the WC Best Goaltender title in 2004 and been the part of the WC All-Star Team that same year. He was also the part of the Olympic All-Star Team in 2014. Henrik Lundqvist wears the #65 jersey for the San Jose Sharks.