Peter Šťastný

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Hockey Hall of Fame , 1998
IIHF Hall of Fame , 2000
Peter Šťastný
Date of birth September 18, 1956
place of birth Bratislava , Czechoslovakia
Nickname Peter the Great, Stosh
size 186 cm
Weight 89 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Career stations
until 1980 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava
1980-1990 Québec Nordiques
1990-1993 New Jersey Devils
1993-1995 St. Louis Blues

Peter Šťastný (born September 18, 1956 in Bratislava , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Slovak ice hockey player . Between 2004 and 2014 he was a member of the European Parliament .

Athletic career

Peter Šťastný began his career in Czechoslovakia in 1975 in the professional team of Slovan ChZJD Bratislava , where he developed into a top scorer. He played for Bratislava until 1980, then fled to North America with his brother Anton to play in the National Hockey League .

The two brothers were signed as free agents by the Québec Nordiques and both became important pillars of the team. In February 1981 they both caused a stir when they were the first brother pair and so far the last to ever manage a hat trick in an NHL game in a 9-3 win over Vancouver . Less than 48 hours later, Peter scored four goals in one game and Anton three goals when the Nordiques won a game 11: 7. Peter Šťastný scored 109 points (39 goals, 70 assists) in his first season, setting a rookie record that Teemu Selänne from Finland broke ten years later . He was also awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the best new professional.

In 1981 Marián Šťastný also joined the Nordiques. Peter played the best season of his career with 139 points (46 goals, 93 assists), but the team did n't get very far in the playoffs .

Šťastný during an ice hockey game

The Nordiques' dream duo at the time was Peter Šťastný and Michel Goulet . Both were the team's top scorers and very often achieved at least 100 points each per season.

In 1984 Šťastný now had Canadian citizenship and took part in the Canada Cup with the Canadian team . In 1976 he had already contested the competition for Czechoslovakia. In Czechoslovakia, the use of Šťastnýs was taken up as a provocation and the management of the Canadian team was asked not to use Šťastný. It remained the only missions for Canada.

With the Šťastný brothers and Goulet, the Nordiques regularly took part in the playoffs until 1987, but they never made it to the Stanley Cup finals . Peter Šťastný led the Nordiques as team captain . After that, the team went downhill and missed the playoffs in 1988 and 1989. During the 1989/90 season Goulet and Šťastný left the team. Goulet went to Chicago and Šťastný went to the New Jersey Devils . But there was also no great sporting success and Šťastný no longer scored as in Québec.

In 1993 he returned to his homeland and played four games in the Slovak league for his home team from Bratislava and competed with the Slovak national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer . After the Winter Games he went back to the USA and signed a contract with the St. Louis Blues . But it was only a relatively short guest appearance. After 17 games in the current season and six in the following, he ended his career.

In his honor, the Québec Nordiques hung a banner with his number 26 in the ice hockey arena after his retirement and the number was no longer given to any player in the Nordiques. Shortly thereafter, the team moved to Denver and renamed the Colorado Avalanche . Šťastný's number was reassigned from that point in time.

In 1998 he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and in 2000 into the Hall of Fame of the International Ice Hockey Federation ( IIHF ). He has been a member of the Slovak Hall of Fame since 2002. In March 2007, Peter Šťastný was appointed to the Admission Committee of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

After Wayne Gretzky , Peter Šťastný was the most prolific scorer in the NHL in the 1980s.

International

Šťastný played internationally for Czechoslovakia at the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1976 , 1977 , 1978 and 1979 as well as the Canada Cup in 1976 and the Olympic Winter Games in 1980 .

He played for Canada at the Canada Cup 1984 . He represented his home country Slovakia at the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1995 World Cup .

Political career

Since he was and has always remained very popular in Slovakia, he embarked on a career as a politician, took part in the first Slovakian European elections and has been a member of the European Parliament for the SDKÚ party since 2004 . He was re-elected in 2009 and retained his mandate until the next European elections in 2014.

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1975/76 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava 1st League 32 19th 9 28 -
1976/77 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava 1st League 44 25th 27 52 -
1977/78 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava 1st League 42 29 24 53 28
1978/79 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava 1st League 39 32 23 55 21st
1979/80 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava 1st League 41 26th 26th 52 58
1980/81 Québec Nordiques NHL 77 39 70 109 37 5 2 8th 10 7th
1981/82 Québec Nordiques NHL 80 46 93 139 91 12 7th 11 18th 10
1982/83 Québec Nordiques NHL 75 47 77 124 78 4th 3 2 5 10
1983/84 Québec Nordiques NHL 80 46 73 119 73 9 2 7th 9 31
1984/85 Québec Nordiques NHL 75 32 68 100 95 18th 4th 19th 23 24
1985/86 Québec Nordiques NHL 76 41 81 122 60 3 0 1 1 2
1986/87 Québec Nordiques NHL 64 24 53 77 43 13 6th 9 15th 12
1987/88 Québec Nordiques NHL 76 46 65 111 69 - - - - -
1988/89 Québec Nordiques NHL 72 35 50 85 117 - - - - -
1989/90 Québec Nordiques NHL 62 24 38 62 24 - - - - -
1989/90 New Jersey Devils NHL 12 5 6th 11 16 6th 3 2 5 4th
1990/91 New Jersey Devils NHL 77 18th 42 60 53 7th 3 4th 7th 2
1991/92 New Jersey Devils NHL 66 24 38 62 42 7th 3 7th 10 19th
1992/93 New Jersey Devils NHL 62 17th 23 40 22nd 5 0 2 2 2
1993/94 St. Louis Blues NHL 17th 5 11 16 4th 4th 0 0 0 2
1993/94 HC Slovan Bratislava Extra league 4th 0 4th 4th 0 - - - - -
1994/95 St. Louis Blues NHL 6th 1 1 2 0 - - - - -
1st league overall 198 131 109 240 107
Extraliga overall 4th 0 4th 4th 0 - - - - -
NHL overall 977 450 789 1239 824 93 33 72 105 125

International

Represented Czechoslovakia in:

Represented Canada to:

Represented Slovakia at:

year team event Sp T V Pt SM
1975 Czechoslovakia U20 World Cup 4th 0 4th
1975 Czechoslovakia U19 European Championship 5 3 1 4th 4th
1976 Czechoslovakia U20 World Cup 4th 1 1 2 0
1976 Czechoslovakia WM 9 8th 4th 12 0
1976 Czechoslovakia Canada Cup 7th 0 4th 4th 2
1977 Czechoslovakia WM 10 3 5 8th 0
1978 Czechoslovakia WM 10 5 6th 11 7th
1979 Czechoslovakia WM 8th 2 3 5 6th
1980 Czechoslovakia Olympia 6th 7th 7th 14th 6th
1984 Canada Canada Cup 8th 1 2 3 0
1994 Slovakia Olympia 8th 5 4th 9 9
1995 Slovakia B-WM 6th 8th 8th 16 0
Juniors overall 8th 2 10
Men overall 72 39 43 82 30th

( 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 )

Achievements and Awards

International

  • Gold medal at the European Championship
  • Gold medal at the European Championship
  • Silver medal at the European Championship
  • Silver medal at the European Championship
  • 1984 gold medal at the Canada Cup
  • 1994 Winter Olympics All-Star Team
  • 1995 Promotion to the A group at the B World Championship
  • 1995 top scorer in the B World Championship
  • 1995 Best striker in the B World Championship
  • 1995 All-Star-Team of the B World Championship

family

With Peter Šťastný a total of five members of the family were active in the NHL, or are still playing there. His older brother Marián completed 322 games, his younger brother Anton 650. Peter Šťastnýs sons Yan and Paul were respectively are also active in the NHL.

literature

  • Dan Diamond: 2003 NHL Official Guide & Record Book . Dan Diamond and Associates, Inc, 2003, ISBN 1-57243-500-3 , pp. 167, 196, 200 .

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personal data
SURNAME Šťastný, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stastny, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovak ice hockey player and politician, MEP
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Bratislava