Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Zetterberg akasarudzwa neDetroit Red Wings 210th yakazara mumutambo wechinomwe we1999 NHL Entry Draft
. Detroit yakanga iri pasi pekutsoropodzwa panguva iyoyo ye "kuisa ramangwana rayo", kutengesa kure mazhinji eayo ekutanga sarudzo mu1999 Draft. Mushure mekutamba Timrå IK yeSweden Elitserien yemwaka wa 2000-01 na 2001-02, Zetterberg akasaina chibvumirano chake chepasi-pasi musi wa 16 Chivabvu 2002. Zetterberg akauya kuDetroit kuzotamba mwaka wake wekutanga muNHL mumwaka wa2002-03.