Off The Ice
In 2009, Lundqvist became the Rangers spokesman for the Garden of Dreams Foundation, which works mostly with Madison Square Garden and its tenants to host charitable events and grant wishes to sick children, similar to the Make-a-Wish Foundation. In this role, Lundqvist will host the events and record public service messages. In order to benefit the charity, Lundqvist launched a clothing line, called the Crown Collection, on 19 January 2012. The items of the Crown Collection are available exclusively at retail outlets within the confines of Madison Square Garden.
Lundqvist has appeared in a video supporting You Can Play, a campaign dedicated to fighting homophobia in sports.
In 2004, he was awarded Best Dressed in Sweden. In April 2006 he was named one of People's World's 100 Most Beautiful People. In December 2008, he was named one of Page Six Magazine's Top 25 Best Dressed in 2008.
In 2007 a video appeared on the website YouTube with a drunk man impersonating Lundqvist. Two major Swedish tabloids, Aftonbladet and Expressen, wrote about the event. Aftonbladet later released a statement from a man claiming to have been the impersonator in the clip.
Lundqvist used to play guitar in a Swedish rock band called Box Play.
Lundqvist also has a restaurant called Tiny's located in TriBeCa. He has worked on this project with former Rangers teammate, Sean Avery (who owns his own restaurant in New York City called Warren 77) and some other business partners.
Additionally, Lundqvist has been married to Therese Andersson since the summer of 2011.
On July 10th, 2012, Lundqvist's wife gave birth to a daughter named Charlise Lundqvist in New York City.
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