Canucks legend Henrik Sedin's son is excelling in a different sport
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Henrik Sedin (and his brother Daniel) put together a legendary hockey career for the Vancouver Canucks.
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He's in the Hall of Fame for his accomplishments on the ice.
His son is taking a different path, though.
Valter Sedin is a soccer player.
He's part of Team Canada's under-20 roster for the prestigious Maurice Revello Tournament in France:
Valter Sedin, son of Henrik Sedin, has been named to Canada Soccer's U20 roster for the upcoming Maurice Revello Tournament in France.
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 23, 2026
(via: Canada Soccer, 📸: @wfc2) pic.twitter.com/3kKiALGMS3
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As you'd expect, Valter grew up in Vancouver. He was a part of the Whitecaps' academy.
In 2025, he joined the academy at Hammarby, a club in Sweden (Henrik is originally from Sweden).
For what it's worth, Valter is eligible to represent both Canada and Sweden internationally. He trained in 2023 and 2024 with the Sweden under-17 team but has trained with multiple levels of the Canada youth program more recently.
He won't become officially locked into either country until he potentially plays at the senior level for one of them.
In the meantime, Valter Sedin will continue to try and make his own name for himself.