Henrik Zetterberg Henrik Carl Zetterberg ( born 9 October 1980 ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward and captain of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Along with winning the Stanley Cup in 2008 , Zetterberg won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs . He won gold medals in the 2006 Ice Hockey World Championship and 2006 Winter Olympics , as part of the first team to ever win both tournaments in the same year , also making him a member of the Triple Gold Club . Playing career . Swedish career . Zetterberg started out by playing his youth league games for the Njurunda Sports Club . In 2008 , the club renamed their arena — until then known as Njurunda Ishall — to Modin & Zetterberg - hallen in their honor . Zetterberg caught the attention of Wings Assistant General Manager Jim Nill and Director of European Scouting Håkan Andersson during a tournament in Finland . While Andersson was trying to point out Mattias Weinhandl , Nill could not help noticing " this little Zetterberg guy who always seemed to have the puck . " Zetterberg was selected by the Detroit Red Wings 210th overall in the seventh round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft . Detroit was under criticism at the time for " mortgaging its future , " trading away many of its earlier picks in the 1999 draft . After playing for Timrå IK of the Swedish Elitserien for the 2000 – 01 and 2001 – 02 seasons , Zetterberg came to Detroit to play in the NHL for the 2002 – 03 season . NHL career . Zetterberg , a highly touted rookie , did not disappoint . He made his debut against the San Jose Sharks on October 10 , 2002 , at the Joe Louis Arena . He played in 79 games his rookie season , scoring 22 goals and 22 assists for 44 points , leading all first - year players . Zetterberg finished the season as runner - up for the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year behind St . Louis Blues defenceman Barret Jackman . In his sophomore season , Zetterberg nearly matched his rookie stats despite missing 21 games due to a broken leg suffered against the Vancouver Canucks early in the season on November 5 , 2003 . Due to the owners ' lockout the next season , Zetterberg returned to Sweden to play for Timrå IK in 2004 – 05 , leading the Elitserien in scoring with 50 points in 50 games . As the NHL resumed in 2005 – 06 , Zetterberg emerged as an NHL star and was also named an alternate captain in the absence of team captain Steve Yzerman . He enjoyed his second best statistical season in 2005 – 06 , tallying 39 goals and 85 points , second in team - scoring to Pavel Datsyuk ' s 87 , along with a plus / minus of + 29 and a team - high 17 power play goals . That season , head coach Mike Babcock began assembling an all - Swedish starting lineup which included Zetterberg and teammates Tomas Holmström , Mikael Samuelsson , Nicklas Lidström , and Niklas Kronwall ( sometimes Andreas Lilja ) . The combination was dubbed the " Swedish Five " , a concept similar to the famed Russian Five of the Red Wings during the 1990 ' s . All five players would also skate together at the 2006 Olympics , helping Sweden to a gold medal . With the announced retirement of Steve Yzerman during the season , Swedish newspaper " Aftonbladet " speculated that Zetterberg might take over the captaincy for the Red Wings , but Nicklas Lidström was instead named Yzerman ' s successor while Zetterberg was named an alternate on the day of the Red Wings ' 2006 – 07 season opener . That season , Zetterberg was selected for the 2007 NHL All - Star Game , but withdrew to rest an injured wrist . Later in the year , Zetterberg scored his 100th career goal against the Phoenix Coyotes on February 8 , 2007 , prompting Coyotes head coach Wayne Gretzky to comment that Zetterberg is " probably the most underrated player in the league . " Nine days later , on February 17 , in another game against the Coyotes , Zetterberg picked up his first career hat - trick , all power play goals , and added an assist on an empty - net goal by Jason Williams for a four - point game . He finished the campaign with 68 points in his injury - shortened 63 - game season . Zetterberg began the 2007 – 08 season with a 16 - game point - scoring streak , breaking the record of 14 games set by former Red Wing Norm Ullman in 1960 . He was voted to start for the Western Conference in the 2008 NHL All - Star Game alongside teammates Chris Osgood ( who was named a starter after Roberto Luongo declined ) , Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk , but again did not play in the game due to back problems . Despite missing time due to injury , Zetterberg recorded a career - year with personal bests of 43 goals , 49 assists and 92 points in 75 games . He went on to add a 27 points in 22 playoff games , leading the Red Wings to the 2008 Stanley Cup championship , their 11th in team history . In game six of the Finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins , Zetterberg scored the Stanley Cup - winning goal and was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoffs MVP afterwards . His 13 playoff goals tied with teammate Johan Franzén for the Red Wings record for most in a single postseason . At the end of the season , Zetterberg was also up for the Frank J . Selke Trophy as the best defensive forward , but finished as a runner - up to teammate Pavel Datsyuk . In the final year of his contract in 2008 – 09 , Zetterberg agreed to a 12 - year , $ 73 million contract extension with the Red Wings on January 28 , 2009 . The deal is the longest and most lucrative in franchise history . Zetterberg recorded 11 goals and 13 assists for the Red Wings during the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs that saw them reach Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals , only to lose to their 2008 opponent the Pittsburgh Penguins . Despite a slow start to the 2009 - 10 NHL Season , Zetterberg ' s play quickly improved , and he recorded the fourth hat trick of his career on 14 November against the Anaheim Ducks , scoring three goals in the third period of Detroit ' s 7 – 4 victory . He scored seven goals during the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs , which saw Detroit bow out in the second round against San Jose . Zetterberg posted 80 points in 80 games in the 2010 - 11 NHL season . However , the Red Wings were once again eliminated in the 2nd round to San Jose . In the 2011 - 12 NHL season , Zetterberg played on the 2nd line alongside Valtteri Filppula and Jiri Hudler . Both teammates had career seasons playing on the line centered by Zetterberg . Filppula scored a career high 66 points while Hudler had a 50 - point season ( 25 goals , 25 assists ) . The Red Wings fell 4 – 1 to the Nashville Predators in the first round of the Playoffs , their earliest playoff exit since 2006 . Zetterberg signed with EV Zug in Switzerland during the 2012 NHL lockout . On 15 January 2013 , Zetterberg was named captain of the Red Wings , succeeding Lidström who had retired . Despite missing 13 games due to chronic back problems , he scored over 40 points through the first part of the 2013 - 14 NHL season . However , he sustained another back injury during the 2014 Winter Olympics and underwent surgery , causing him to miss an estimated two months of the season while the Red Wings pursued a berth in the NHL playoffs for the 23rd straight year . Zetterberg returned for the final two games of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs as the Red Wings were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals by the Boston Bruins . He elected not to play for Sweden in the 2014 IIHF World Championship to further recuperate from his back injury . On 6 November 2015 , Zetterberg recorded his 300th career goal against James Reimer of the Toronto Maple Leafs . He became the seventh Sewdish player to reach the 300 goal plateau , and the fifth player in Red Wings franchise history to have 300 goals and 800 points , following Gordie Howe , Alex Delvecchio , Steve Yzerman and Sergei Fedorov . International play . Zetterberg has been a consistent part of the Swedish national team , " Tre Kronor " , since 2001 . He has enjoyed a fair amount of success in the IIHF World Championships , winning a medal in four of the five years he has appeared in that tournament . He was one of just two non - NHLers named to the Swedish squad for the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City , Utah . He won a gold medal in the 2006 Olympics and then again in the 2006 World Championship in Riga , playing a part in the international sweep ( both Olympic and World Champion the same year ) . Zetterberg is one of only eight players to capture this sweep . With the 2008 Stanley Cup championship , Zetterberg became a member of the Triple Gold Club . The term is used for an exclusive group of ice hockey players who have won Olympic gold , World Championship gold , and the Stanley Cup . Zetterberg is one of 22 members of this exclusive club , former head coach Mike Babcock , former team mate Mikael Samuelsson , and current teammate Niklas Kronwall . Zetterberg was named captain of Team Sweden for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi . On - going troubles with a herniated disc in his back , which caused Zetterberg to miss 13 games with the Red Wings earlier in the season , forced Zetterberg out of the 2014 Winter Olympics after one game . Teammate Niklas Kronwall was named captain for the remainder of the tournament . Zetterberg was named to Team Sweden for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey . On 11 August , 2016 , Zetterberg was named captain of the team . However , on 1 September , Zetterberg withdrew from the tournament due to a knee injury . He was replaced by Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund . Personal life . Zetterberg goes by the nicknames of " Zäta " ( pronounced " Zaeta , " which means " Z " in Swedish ) and " Hank , " an anglicized shortening of Henrik that is used by his Red Wings teammates . In the summer of 2008 he became engaged to Emma Andersson , a Swedish model and TV host . On 23 July 2010 , Henrik married his fiancee near the bride ' s hometown in On 20 August 2015 , Emma gave birth to their first child , a son named Love ( pronounced Loo - VEY ) . Zetterberg served several months in the Swedish Army when he was 17 years old — a rare thing among NHL players — as Sweden at that time had a conscription policy .