Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Lidström malitere ọrụ ya na Avesta, Sweden, na-egwu Skogsbo SK, tupu ya agaa na VIK Västerås HK nke Swedish Elitserien. N'ime oge atọ ya na ndị otu ahụ, ọ gbara bọọlụ na egwuregwu 103, na-agba goolu iri na abụọ na inye aka iri atọ. Ndị Detroit Red Wings họpụtara ya dị ka onye nke 53 na 1989 NHL Entry Draft
, Lidström sonyeere ndị otu ahụ na oge 1991-92, ọ bụ ezie na ọ laghachiri igwu egwu maka Västerås IK maka obere oge n'oge 1994-95 NHL lockout. Lidström nwetara akara 60 na oge rookie ya, na-emecha nke abụọ na Pavel Bure na ịtụ vootu maka Calder Trophy nke afọ ahụ. A họpụtara ya na 1992 NHL All-Rookie Team, ya na onye otu Red Wings na-agbachitere Vladimir Konstantinov.