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IIHF Hall of Fame , 1997
Hedberg is different
Date of birth February 25, 1951
place of birth Örnsköldsvik , Sweden
Nickname The Swedish Express
size 179 cm
Weight 80 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Left
Career stations
1966-1967 Svedjeholmens IK
1967-1972 MoDo Hockey Örnsköldsvik
1972-1974 Djurgårdens IF
1974-1988 Winnipeg Jets
1978-1985 New York Rangers

Anders Hugo Hedberg (born February 25, 1951 in Örnsköldsvik ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player who played from 1974 to 1985 for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League and the Winnipeg Jets in the World Hockey Association .

Career

As a player

In Sweden he played for MoDo Hockeyklubb in Örnsköldsvik and was invited to the national team for the first time at the age of 17 in 1969, but had to decline because of his studies. In 1970 he came to his first international assignments and was able to convince.

With the Swedish national ice hockey team he played at the World Championships in 1970 , 1972 , 1973 and 1974 and was able to win the silver and bronze medals twice. In Sweden he had meanwhile switched to Djurgårdens IF .

In the summer of 1974 he went to North America. Europeans were still the exception in the National Hockey League , but players from Scandinavia were on the rise in the still young World Hockey Association . At the Winnipeg Jets , he and his compatriot Ulf Nilsson played in a series with the legendary Bobby Hull . The three formed one of the strongest series of storms in the WHA. He was named the best rookie in his first season . In the coming years he was always among the best scorers of the WHA and was able to exceed the 100 points from his first season in the following three seasons.

For the 1978/79 season he moved together with Ulf Nilsson in the NHL to the New York Rangers . He was also able to convince there and was top scorer twice in his first three years. He represented the NHL at the 1979 Challenge Cup . He missed the 1981/82 season almost completely due to injury. In his last NHL season 1984/85 he played in the NHL All-Star Game and was the first European to be awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy .

As a functionary

Between 1991 and 1997 Hedberg was employed as a scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs . He was then assistant general manager of the franchise for two years. In 2000 he was appointed General Manager of the Swedish national team and held this role for two years. He took part in two world championships and the 2002 Winter Olympics with the national team. Between 2002 and 2007 he was director of player development for the Ottawa Senators . He then became Chief Scout for Europe for the New York Rangers.

As part of the men's ice hockey world championship in 1997 , he was honored with admission to the IIHF Hall of Fame . In February 2012 he was also inducted into the Swedish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame .

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1967/68 Modo hockey Div. 1 21st 12 6th 18th - - - - - -
1968/69 Modo hockey Div. 1 19th 10 12 22nd 2 - - - - -
1969/70 Modo hockey Div. 1 28 14th 25th 39 - - - - - -
1970/71 Modo hockey Div. 1 28 13 10 23 2 - - - - -
1971/72 Modo hockey Div. 1 8th 4th 5 9 0 - - - - -
1972/73 Djurgårdens IF Div. 1 26th 12 10 22nd 6th - - - - -
1973/74 Djurgårdens IF Div. 1 28 17th 13 30th 6th - - - - -
1974/75 Winnipeg Jets WHA 65 53 47 100 45 - - - - -
1975/76 Winnipeg Jets WHA 76 50 55 105 48 13 13 6th 19th 15th
1976/77 Winnipeg Jets WHA 68 70 61 131 48 20th 13 16 29 13
1977/78 Winnipeg Jets WHA 77 63 59 122 60 9 9 6th 15th 2
1978/79 New York Rangers NHL 80 33 46 79 33 18th 5 4th 9 12
1979/80 New York Rangers NHL 80 32 39 71 21st 9 3 2 5 7th
1980/81 New York Rangers NHL 80 30th 40 70 52 14th 8th 8th 16 6th
1981/82 New York Rangers NHL 4th 0 1 1 0 - - - - -
1982/83 New York Rangers NHL 78 25th 34 59 12 9 4th 8th 12 4th
1983/84 New York Rangers NHL 79 32 35 67 16 5 1 0 1 0
1984/85 New York Rangers NHL 64 20th 31 51 10 3 2 1 3 2
NHL overall 465 172 226 398 144 58 22nd 24 46 31
WHA total 286 236 222 458 201 42 35 28 63 30th

International

year team event Sp T V Pt SM
1968 Sweden U19 European Championship 5 6th 1 7th 0
1969 Sweden U19 European Championship 5 5 0 5 2
1970 Sweden U19 European Championship 5 6th - - -
1970 Sweden WM 9 2 3 5 0
1972 Sweden WM 10 6th 5 11 4th
1973 Sweden WM 10 2 5 7th 0
1974 Sweden WM 10 7th 3 10 2
1976 Sweden Canada Cup 5 3 2 5 4th
1981 Sweden Canada Cup 5 4th 2 6th 0
Seniors total 49 24 20th 44 10

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Stan Fischler, Shirley Fischler: Fischlers' Ice Hockey Encyclopedia. Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, 1979, p. 253, ISBN 0-690-01856-8 .
personal data
SURNAME Hedberg, Anders
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hedberg, Anders Hugo (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Örnsköldsvik , Sweden