Lidström wuxuu xirfadiisa ciyaareed ka bilaabay Avesta, Sweden, isaga oo la ciyaaraya Skogsbo SK, ka hor inta uusan u dhaqaaqin inuu la ciyaaro VIK Västerås HK ee Elitserien ee Sweden. Saddex xilli ciyaareed oo uu la qaatay kooxda, wuxuu ciyaaray 103 kulan, isagoo dhaliyay 12 gool iyo 30 caawin. Waxaa soo saaray Detroit Red Wings 53aad guud ahaan 1989 NHL Entry Draft
, Lidström wuxuu ku biiray kooxda xilli ciyaareedkii 1991-92, in kasta oo uu ku soo laabtay inuu u ciyaaro Västerås IK muddo gaaban intii lagu jiray xiritaanka NHL ee 1994-95. Lidström wuxuu dhaliyay 60 dhibcood xilli ciyaareedkiisii rookie, isagoo kaalinta labaad ka galay Pavel Bure codbixinta Calder Trophy ee sanadkaas. Waxaa loo doortay kooxda 1992 NHL All-Rookie Team, oo ay weheliyaan saaxiibkiis Red Wings daafaca Vladimir Konstantinov.