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Revision as of 06:58, 16 December 2006
| Peter Šťastný | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1998 | |||
| File:PeterStastny.jpg | |||
| Born |
September 18, 1956 Bratislava, CZE | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Played for |
St. Louis Blues New Jersey Devils Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1973–1995 | ||
Peter Šťastný (born September 18, 1956 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1980 to 1995. During his time with the Quebec Nordiques, Stastny became a Canadian citizen. Since 2004, he has also served as a Member of the European Parliament for Slovakia. During his NHL career, he played with the Quebec Nordiques, New Jersey Devils and St. Louis Blues
NHL career
After Wayne Gretzky, Peter Stastny was the most prolific scorer in the NHL in the 1980s. He started his career in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques in 1980 and was traded in 1989 to the New Jersey Devils. He retired as a member of the St. Louis Blues in 1995.
When the startling news broke in 1980 that Czechoslovakia player of the year, Peter Stastny, and his brother Anton, had defected to Canada to play with the Quebec Nordiques, it represented a watershed moment in professional hockey as one of the first major stars of Eastern bloc hockey to join the NHL. The following year, his brother Marian Stastny joined them to become the second trio of brothers to play on the same professional hockey team (the first being the Bentley brothers of the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1940s). The trickle of Czechslovak and Soviet hockey players rapidly became a flood following his footsteps. According to Peter, his defection "was the best decision I ever made. It has given my family the choices and options that people behind the Iron Curtain could only dream of. Then, to play pro hockey with my two brothers was like icing on the cake."
On the ice, Peter proved to be both consistent and productive. He scored 450 goals and added 789 assists for a total of 1239 points in the regular season. After retiring as a player, he captained the Slovak national team in various international tournaments and still enjoys huge popularity among Slovaks.
Peter is the father of Yan Stastny, who made his NHL debut in 2005-06 with the Edmonton Oilers, and Paul Stastny, who is a rookie for the Colorado Avalanche. Born in Quebec City but raised in St. Louis, Yan played for Team USA in the 2005 IIHF World Championships, making the Stastnys the first hockey family known to have represented four different countries (Czechoslovakia, Canada, Slovakia, USA) in international play.
NHL Milestones and Records
- 1st player in NHL history to collect over 100 points in rookie year (109). Note: Wayne Gretzky had 137 points in his first year in the NHL (1979-80), but was not considered a "rookie", due to his time spent with the World Hockey Association's Indianapolis Racers and Edmonton Oilers, where he won the rookie of the year award in that league during the 1978-79 season with 104 points.
- 2nd player in NHL history to record 1000 or more points in one decade (1119 in the 1980s).
- One of 7 players in NHL history to record at least 6 consecutive 100+ point seasons.
- Shares NHL record for assists by a rookie (70) with Joe Juneau.
- Holds NHL record for points in a road game with 8 (four goals and four assists on February 22, 1981 against Washington Capitals).
- Recorded 100th NHL point with an assist on March 29, 1981 against the Montreal Canadiens.
- Recorded 1000th NHL point on October 19, 1989 with a goal against the Chicago Blackhawks, and was the second European-born player, and first trained in Europe, in NHL history to do so. Stan Mikita, the first European-born player to score 1000 points, was born in Czechoslovakia, but raised in Canada.
Awards
- Calder Memorial Trophy - 1981
- Played in 6 NHL All-Star Games - 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988
- World Championships Best Forward Award - 1995
- Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame - 1998
- Ranked number 56 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, the highest-ranking Slovakian-trained (or Czechoslovakian-trained) player - 1998
- Inducted into IIHF Hall of Fame - 2000
- Inducted into Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame - 2002
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973-74 | HC Slovan Bratislava | CZE | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| 1974-75 | HC Slovan Bratislava | CZE | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| 1975-76 | HC Slovan Bratislava | CZE | 32 | 19 | 9 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1976-77 | HC Slovan Bratislava | CZE | 44 | 25 | 27 | 52 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1977-78 | HC Slovan Bratislava | CZE | 42 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1978-79 | HC Slovan Bratislava | CZE | 39 | 32 | 23 | 55 | 21 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1979-80 | HC Slovan Bratislava | CZE | 41 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 58 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1980-81 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 77 | 39 | 70 | 109 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | ||
| 1981-82 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 80 | 46 | 93 | 139 | 91 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | ||
| 1982-83 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 75 | 47 | 77 | 124 | 78 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1983-84 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 80 | 46 | 73 | 119 | 73 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 31 | ||
| 1984-85 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 75 | 32 | 68 | 100 | 95 | 18 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 24 | ||
| 1985-86 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 76 | 41 | 81 | 122 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1986-87 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 64 | 24 | 53 | 77 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 1987-88 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 76 | 46 | 65 | 111 | 69 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1988-89 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 72 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 117 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1989-90 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 62 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1989-90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1990-91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 77 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1991-92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 66 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | ||
| 1992-93 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 62 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1993-94 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 17 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1993-94 | HC Slovan Bratislava | CZE | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 977 | 450 | 789 | 1239 | 824 | 93 | 33 | 72 | 105 | 125 | ||||
| CZE Totals | 202 | 131 | 113 | 244 | 107 | |||||||||
International play
- Played for Czechoslovakia in IIHF World Championships - 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
- Played for Czechoslovakia in Canada Cup - 1976
- Played for Canada in Canada Cup - 1984
- Played for Slovakia in 1994 Winter Olympics
- Played for Slovakia in IIHF World Championships - 1995
Political career
Stastny also joined the political arena. In 2004, he headed the European elections candidate list of the main ruling-coalition party in Slovakia, the SDKU, and was elected as one of its three Members of the European Parliament.
See also
- List of retired NHL players
- List of NHL statistical leaders
- List of NHL seasons
- Notable families in the NHL
- List of NHL players with 1000 points
Bibliography
2003 NHL Official Guide & Record Book
Publisher: Dan Diamond and Associates, Inc
ISBN (Canada): 0-920445-79-9
ISBN (United States): 1-57243-500-3
Pages used: 167, 196, 200
- 1956 births
- Calder Trophy winners
- Czechoslovak ice hockey players
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- Living people
- Members of the European Parliament from Slovakia
- National Hockey League 100-point seasons
- National Hockey League players with retired numbers
- National Hockey League families
- New Jersey Devils players
- Quebec Nordiques players
- Slovak ice hockey players
- St. Louis Blues players