Henrik Lundqvist is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender born in 1982 who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers and was nicknamed King Henrik. He was nominated for the Vezina Trophy in each of his first three seasons, won it in 2012, and is the only goaltender in league history with eleven 30-win seasons in his first twelve seasons. Before the NHL he starred for Frölunda in Sweden, and in 2006 he led Sweden to Olympic gold at the Turin Winter Games. He entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2023 and the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2025.
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He holds the record for most wins by a European-born goaltender in the NHL.
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