Hedman stood out in crowds among his friends, the one outgrowing his clothes quicker than everyone else, though he at least could inherit hand-me-down skates from his older brothers Oscar and Johan.

"Hopefully I can keep it going," Hedman, Sweden's captain and No. 1 defenseman, said with a grin Tuesday, one day before his ...

The way it works in Sweden, most players join their hometown club. They are free to stay there throughout their minor hockey ...

He’s playing the best hockey of his career. But how does Carlson stack up in a comparison with Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning? Hedman, the 2018 Norris Trophy winner, missed a couple ...

Hedman helped lead Team Sweden to various bronze medals between the World Cup of Hockey in 2016 and multiple World Championship tournaments. He brought a pair of silver medals home in back-to-back ...

Playing with his friends in the backyard or at a rink in Ornskoldsvik, a young Victor Hedman was Peter Forsberg streaking down the ice while wearing the three crowns.

Victor Hedman has been a big part of Sweden’s teams ... the first best-on-best that we’ve had since 2016 (World Cup of Hockey), it’s going to be a tremendous honor. “Every time you get ...