Niklas Kronwall
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"Hans Niklas Kronwall" is a Swedish people/Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman (ice hockey)/defenceman and Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains/alternate captain for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kronwall started his career in Järfälla HC in Sweden, and has played for the Swedish National Team. In the NHL, Kronwall has gained notoriety for being an open ice hitter, and the phrase "being Kronwalled" was coined to describe his signature back-pedaling hits.

His younger brother Staffan Kronwall/Staffan plays for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

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I wish I would've played in other circumstances. I feel bad for him.

I couldn't have been more ready when I returned. But the only way to get back to playing shape is to play.

It takes a period of time. It takes a while to get back to that pace.

I think it would be hard, because you've got to suddenly change your life drastically.

It's something I've looked forward to for a long time. It'll be fun to go out there and play again.

Everything has been happening pretty quick the last week. A week ago I was back in Detroit. It feels pretty good to be here.

It's really sad things happened the way they did. I just hope that things can work out in some way down the road; maybe the doctors will come up with something new. But only time can tell.

If he doesn't end up getting another medal, I'm offering him the medal. I feel he deserves it more than I do.