Peter Sundström

Peter Sundström
Date of birth	December 14, 1961
place of birth	Skelleftea , Sweden
size	184 cm
Weight	82 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1981 , 3rd lap, 50th position New York Rangers
Career stations
1978-1983	IF Björklöven
1983-1986	New York Rangers
1986-1987	IF Björklöven
1987-1989	Washington Capitals
1989-1990	New Jersey Devils
1990-1995	Malmo Redhawks

Peter Sundström (born December 14, 1961 in Skellefteå ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League from 1978 to 1995 for the New York Rangers , Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils, among others .

Career

Peter Sundström began his career as a hockey player at IF Björklöven , for whom he was active in the Elitserien from 1978 to 1983 and with whom he was only defeated in the finals of the Swedish AIK Ishockey Championship in the 1981/82 season . During his time with Björklöven, the attacker was selected in the third round of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft as a total of 50th player by the New York Rangers . for which he was active in the National Hockey League from 1983 to 1986 . He then returned for a season to his ex-club Björklöven IF, with whom he was the first Swedish champion in the 1986/87 season .

In the summer of 1987 Sundström returned to the NHL, where he was on the ice for the Washington Capitals for two years . During the 1989/90 season he ran in parallel for their league rivals New Jersey Devils and their farm team from the American Hockey League , the Utica Devils . He then returned one more time to Sweden, where he was active until 1995 for the Malmö Redhawks , with whom he won the national championship in 1992 and 1994 respectively.

International

For Sweden Sundström took part in the U20 Junior World Cup in 1981 , as well as the World Cups in 1982 , 1983 and 1987 .

Achievements and Awards

• 1981 gold medal at the U20 Junior World Championship
• 1982 Swedish runner-up with the IF Björklöven
• 1987 Swedish champion with IF Björklöven
• 1987 gold medal at the world championship
• 1992 Swedish champion with the Malmö Redhawks
• 1992 European Cup win with Malmö IF
• 1994 Swedish champion with the Malmö Redhawks

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	6th	338	61	84	145	122
Playoffs	4th	23	3	3	6th	8th

family

Sundström's father Elon and his twin brother Patrik were professional ice hockey players, as was his uncle Kjell . His nephew Alexander currently plays for Brynäs IF in the Swedish Elitserien .

Web links

• Peter Sundström at hockeydb.com (English)
• Peter Sundström at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Peter Sundström at eurohockey.com