Henrik Lundqvist debuted in the then Elitserien with Frölunda in 2000, aged 18. Five years later, he walked right into the New York Rangers, and the rest is hockey history.
15 years later, Henrik Lundqvist ended his career prematurely due to a heart defect, and in connection with that, the Rangers retired his jersey number 30.
News24 has gathered what the Swedes google the most about the former NHL star.
Henrik Lundqvist’s wife – is he married to Therese Andersson?
Henrik Lundqvist is married to his wife Therese Andersson41. The couple married in the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean in 2011 and have two daughters together.
During Henrik Lundqvist’s long NHL career, Therese Andersson has chosen a life in the shadows.
– It was actively chosen for the sake of the children and her, that it’s nice when we’re out when people don’t know who they are. She feels comfortable in that role, says Henrik Lundqvist in SVT’s documentary “Henrik Lundqvist – a hockey saga”.
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Henrik Lundqvist’s children: Daughters Charlise Lundqvist and Juli Lundqvist
Henrik Lundqvist and Therese Andersson have two children, the daughters Charlie and July Lundqvist.
After his hockey career, it has become more fatherly life for Lundqvist.
– The girls have their gymnastics, where we are a couple of times a week. There won’t be much driving, but we go to training, he has said in an interview with Gothenburg Post.
Henrik Lundqvist with the children and wife Therese. Photo: Mary Altaffer/TTWhere does Henrik Lundqvist live?
Henrik Lundqvist lives in an apartment in Tribeca in New York. He also has an apartment in Gothenburg, and a luxurious summer house by the water in Onsala outside Gothenburg.
– Right now it feels right to live there and we are enjoying ourselves very well. There is school, activities and work – so our life is there. At the same time, it is always important for us to come home and meet everyone here, because we love Gothenburg, Henrik Lundqvist said in GP.
Henrik Lundqvist wealth – how big is his net worth?
During his time in the NHL, Henrik Lundqvist was the league’s best-paid goaltender for many years with an annual income of over SEK 50 million. According to the salary site CapFriendly the Swede recorded close to 968 million kroner during his career.
But money also flows in through the majority of jobs and investments.
Henrik Lundqvist is also a partner in Goco Active, a new center for health and physical activity, and in the hedge fund Noord Asset Management, according to Today’s industry.
He is also the face of the dandruff shampoo Head & Shoulder, co-owner of the restaurant Tiny’s in New York, expert commentator on the television channel TNT, and runs his own perfume brand HL Perfumes Next Chapter.
But exactly how rich Henrik Lundqvist is, there are no official figures.
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Henrik Lundqvist’s family – who are his parents?
Henrik Lundqvist grew up in Åre with his father Peter Lundqvist who was a ski instructor and mother Eva Johansson, who is a physiotherapist, writes GP.
He also has a twin brother, Joel Lundqvist, which you can read more about below, and an older sister named Gabriella Lundqvist.
Is Joel Lundqvist Henrik Lundqvist’s brother?
Joel Lundqvist is not only Henrik Lundqvist’s brother, but they are also twins.
– When we grew up, Henrik and I were almost like one person. We did everything together. We competed together. We had the same friends. We were always together and always supported each other. It was nice to grow up and have him as a friend and as a brother and to always feel that support, says Joel Lundqvist about his brother NHL.com
Here you can read everything about Joel Lundqvist: Wife, children, salary and Henrik Lundqvist.
Joel Lundqvist took help from Henrik Lundqvist before the television debut