DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings signed Henrik Zetterberg to the longest contract in team history, a 12-year deal that will keep the star forward in Hockeytown until 2021.

In this Dec. 1, 2008 file photo, Detroit Red Wings center Henrik Zetterberg, of Sweden, skates against the Anaheim Ducks in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit. A report says the Detroit Red Wings have agreed to a contract extension with left wing Henrik Zetterberg that could pay him more than $7 million a year for 10 years A story on The Ann Arbor News's Web site says the team plans a news conference Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Additional terms were not disclosed, but Booth Newspapers reported the deal was worth slightly more than $72 million.

"Henrik is one of the world's premier players at both ends of the ice," general manager Ken Holland said Wednesday. "This is a tremendous commitment on the part of the organization as well as by Henrik."

"We are thrilled that a player we drafted and developed will play out his career in Detroit with this lifetime contract," he said.

Zetterberg, a 28-year-old native of Sweden, is in his sixth NHL season, all with Detroit. He has 43 points in 45 games this season.

Zetterberg, a seventh-round selection in the 1999 draft, won a gold medal at the 2006 Olympics playing for the Swedish national team and scored the clinching goal in Game 6 of last year's Stanley Cup finals, leading the Red Wings over the Pittsburgh Penguins.