Position: LW, C
Jersey #: 40 (#20 retired by Timra in
Sweden)
Shoots: Left Height:
5'11"
Weight: 190 lbs
Birthdate:
1980-10-09
Born: Njurunda,
Sweden Hometown:
Timra,
Sweden
Acquired
by Red Wings:
Detroit's
4th choice, seventh round,
(210th overall) in the 1999 NHL Entry
Draft
Contract History:
1st
Contract, 2002: 3 years = 2.5 million (plus bonuses), Expires
2005
2002-03 $875 Thousand
2003-04 $825
Thousand
2004-05 $800
Thousand (Not paid due to 2004-05 NHL
lockout)
Agent: Sports
Management Group Inc., Marc Levine, Gunnar Svensson
2nd Contract, 2005: 4 years = 10.6 million
2.65 Million a season. Expires
2009.
Agent: Sports
Management Group Inc., Marc Levine, Gunnar
Svensson
3rd Contract, 2009:
12 years= 73 million
2009-10 $7.4
Million 2010-11 $7.75 Million 2011-12 $7.75 Million 2012-13
$7.75 Million 2013-14 $7.5 Million 2014-15 $7.5
Million 2015-16 $7.5 Million 2016-17 $7.5 Million 2017-18
$7.0 Million 2018-19 $3.35 Million 2019-20 $1.0
Million 2020-21 $1.0 Million Average 6 million a
season. Expires 2021.
Agent: Sports
Management Group Inc., Marc Levine, Gunnar
Svensson
Injury
History:
2009-10 Missed 8 games (12/17/09- 1/5/10)
with separated left shoulder
2008-09 Missed 3 games (1/29/09 - 2/2/09) with back
spasms
Missed 2 games (10/15/08 - 10/19/08) with sore groin
2007-08 Missed All-Star Game (01/27/08) with sore
back
Missed 2 games (1/22//08 - 01/23/08) with sore back
Missed 5 games (12/22/07 - 01/02/08) with back spasms
2006-07 Missed final 19 games of the season (02/26/07 -
04/11/07) with inflamed disc in back
2006-07 Missed All-Star Game (01/24/07) with tendonitis
in left wrist
2005-06 Missed 3 games
(01/18/06 - 01/23/06) with bruised hip
2003-04 Missed 21 games (11/4/03 - 12/15/03)
with fractured right fibula
2002-03 Missed 3 games (10/25/02 through 10/29/02)
with sore groin
Lives
in Bloomfield Hills, MI during NHL season.
Marital
Status: Engaged, reported by reputable
Swedish sources, Aftonbladet
and Expressen,
to be engaged to Swedish singer/actress Emma
Andersson. as of August 1st, 2008. Emma was in attendance and
later on the ice when Hernik won the Conn Smythe Award and the
Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 2008 as well as at the victory
parade a few days later in Detroit.
The couple live
together in Bloomfield Hills, MI and reportedly spend
the off-season at Emma's summer residence in Scania and in
Henrik's house on Alnö outside Pretoria.
Children:
None
Henrik's
Parents: Father, Goran, a hockey coach in
Njurunda.
Zetterberg's House in Bloomfield Hills,
MI
Mother, Ulla, an office
supervisor.
Swedish
singer/actress, Emma Andersson
Surname:
Zetterberg:
A Swedish ornamental name composed of the elements Zetter, an
ornamental spelling of the place name element säter 'mountain
pasture' + berg 'mountain'. (Pronounced Setter-Bear-j, with a
soft j)
Name:
Henrik: Scandinavian, Low German, Hungarian and
Slovene form of Henry From the Germanic name Heimiric which
meant "home ruler", composed of the elements heim "home"
and ric "power, ruler".
Nicknames:
"Zata",
means "Z" in Swedish (He is known by this to fans in Sweden)
Hank, short
for Henrik (...it
was Brett Hull who began calling Henrik Zetterberg Hank because he
didn't like Henrik. For some, even Hank was too long, so they
shortened it to Z )
Henrik's
first job ever was a summer job working in a bowling alley
as part of a school program.
“I did most of the things,
like cleaning the alley. If there was a problem with the machine,
you'd have to run back and fix it." says
Zetterberg.
Military Experience: At age 17, Zetterberg
served in the Swedish Army for just 7 and 1/2 months, specializing
in locating and conducting surveillance on the enemy.
"I didn't want to go! But, I ended up going and had a
fun time. I was the guy who goes out before everybody and tries to
find out where the enemy is on the field. It was something to
remember!" says Zetterberg.
Military service is mandatory in Sweden. All Swedish men between
age 18 and 47 can be called to serve with the armed
forces. Less than one fifth of the country's eligible
19-year-olds are actually drafted each year. Military service
comprises between 8 to 15 months of training, taking the school
terms into consideration.
FAVORITES:
Clothes: "Zatacollection", "Tiger"
(Swedish), Hugo Boss suits
Pet pug named Donnie Brasco
Movie: "The Godfather", "Donnie Brasco"
Hobbies: Boating, Wake boarding.
Favorite off season sporting activity: Tennis. "I grew up with a
tennis court 20 (meters) away from my house (in Klockarberget,
Njurunda). I always played tennis." Also played soccer growing up in
Sweden.
Why he chose hockey over soccer: "I'm from up north
in Sweden and hockey is bigger up there than soccer, so it was an
easy choice," says Zetterberg.
Cars: Porsche, but he drives an SUV (BMW X5) also has a BMW
M5.
Music: "Some days I listen to a lot of Swedish music. Lars Winnerbäck is one and
Ulf Lundell is another.
But I like all kinds of music, so it’s tough for me to point out one
that I really listen to. Right now before I go down to the game in
my car I listen to a lot of Bob Dylan music, that’s kind of what
it’s been lately." -January 2008
Childhood Idols: Wayne
Gretzky and Mats Sundin.
Food: Steak |