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Everyone here seems to agree that Victor Hedman is a hockey prodigy. At 16, he not only has the skills, speed and size — 6-foot-5, 215 pounds — to be a great defenseman, but, according to his coach, Hedman also possesses that rare, quiet determination that elevates raw talent into stardom.
So when Hedman is among the top five picks in the 2009 N.H.L. draft, as is widely expected, he will be the pride of this town of 30,000 hockey-loving souls.
But he will not be the first. The pride will have to be shared with many others. The three players who lead the Vancouver Canucks in points this season all hail from Ornskoldsvik: the Sedin twins, Daniel and Henrik, and the All-Star left winger Markus Naslund. [The Canucks trail the Ducks, three games to one, in the Western Conference semifinals. Game 5 is Thursday night in Anaheim.]
A Puck-Crazed Town in Sweden Churns Out N.H.L. Stars
Seeded on Thu May 3, 2007 8:34 AM EDT
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