Own a piece of ice hockey history with this 2013 Goodwin Champions Autograph of Nicklas Lidstrom, the National Hockey League Hall of Fame Defenseman. This card features a hard-signed authentic autograph by Lidstrom himself, certified by Upper Deck. It is an original issue in near mint condition, with a 20 pt card thickness and made of card stock material. The card attributes include autograph, parallel, and insert.
This single card is from the Goodwin Champions Autographs insert set, part of the 2013 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions series.
Erik Nicklas Lidström (born 28 April 1970 in Krylbo, Sweden) played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings from 1991 to 2012, which he captained for the final six seasons of his career. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defencemen in NHL history and nicknamed "The Perfect Human."
Over his 20 NHL seasons, Lidström won four Stanley Cup championships, seven James Norris Memorial Trophies (awarded to the NHL's top defenceman), one Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff most valuable player, and was voted into 12 NHL All-Star Games. The Red Wings never missed the playoffs during his career, the longest streak of playoff appearances for a player in league history. Lidström was the first European-born-and-trained captain of a Stanley Cup-winning team, as well as the first European player named playoff MVP. Lidström is also the all-time leader in games played with a single NHL team by a European-born player.
Lidström was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2014. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on 9 November 2015. In 2017, Lidström was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history.