Jan Fredrik "Freddy" Modin (born 8 October 1974) is a Swedish former professional

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who played 14 seasons in the

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(NHL). He is best remembered for his most productive years with the

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, with whom he won the

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in 2004.

Playing career

Modin played his youth league games for Njurunda SK, like Henrik Zetterberg. In 2008, the club renamed their arena—until then known as Njurunda Ishall—to Modin & Zetterberg-hallen. Modin was drafted 64th overall by the

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in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the

on October 1, 1999, where he served as an alternate captain for several seasons. In 2001, he was the lone Lightning player at the 51st NHL All-Star Game and won the "Hardest Shot" competition with a blast clocked at 102.1 mph. He went on to win the

with the Lightning in the 2003–04 season. For the 2004–05 season, Fredrik Modin returned to Sweden to play for

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due to the NHL lockout. He scored 12 goals, 24 assists and had a total of 36 points. On June 30, 2006, he was traded to the

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(along with Fredrik Norrena) in exchange for Marc Denis. Modin served as an alternate captain for the Blue Jackets. He has begun to decline in production, due to injuries. He scored a goal in Game 4 of the Blue Jackets' opening round playoff series against the

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, the Blue Jackets' first-ever playoff appearance. During the 2009–10 season, at the NHL trade deadline, Modin was traded by the Blue Jackets to the

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for future considerations on March 3, 2010. On September 6, 2010, Modin signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the

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. He posted 7 goals in 36 games for the Thrashers. On February 28, 2011, Modin was traded to the Calgary Flames for a seventh round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Hampered by a lingering back injury in his last two seasons, Modin announced his retirement on May 19, 2011.

Awards

* Gold medal at the Ice Hockey World Championship in

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. * Played in the

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in 2000-2001. * Hardest Shot at NHL SuperSkills Competition in

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(102.1 mph). * Bronze medal at the Ice Hockey World Championship in

. *

winner with

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

. * He is a member of the

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having won the 1998 World Championships, the 2004 Stanley Cup with

and

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in 2006. * Most points in World Cup of Hockey

* All-star team World Cup of Hockey

* Gold medal at the

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Modin, Fredrik 1974 births Living people Atlanta Thrashers players Brynäs IF players Calgary Flames players Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets players Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Los Angeles Kings players Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics National Hockey League All-Stars Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey Ice hockey people from Sundsvall Stanley Cup champions Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish ice hockey left wingers Tampa Bay Lightning players Timrå IK players Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Toronto Maple Leafs players