Peter Stastny

Template:Titlelacksdiacritics Peter Šťastný (born September 18, 1956 in Bratislava, Slovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1980 to 1995. Since 2004, he has also served as a Member of the European Parliament.

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Playing 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 and was traded in 1989 to the New Jersey Devils. He retired while with St. Louis Blues in 1994-95.

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 may have been the most important event in modern day professional hockey. The following year, his brother Marian Stastny joined them to become the second trio of brothers to play in the same professional hockey team (the first were the Bentley brothers of Chicago Blackhawks in 1940s). The trickle of Czech 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.

Stastny was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto in 1998, and into the International Ice Hockey Federation's Hall of Fame in 2000.

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.

Awards

Career Statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1980-81 Quebec NHL 77 39 70 109 37 5 2 8 10 7
1981-82 Quebec NHL 80 46 93 139 91 12 7 11 18 10
1982-83 Quebec NHL 75 47 77 124 78 4 3 2 5 10
1983-84 Quebec NHL 80 46 73 119 73 9 2 7 9 31
1984-85 Quebec NHL 75 32 68 100 95 18 4 19 23 24
1985-86 Quebec NHL 76 41 81 122 60 3 0 1 1 2
1986-87 Quebec NHL 64 24 53 77 43 13 6 9 15 12
1987-88 Quebec NHL 76 46 65 111 69 -- -- -- -- --
1988-89 Quebec NHL 72 35 50 85 117 -- -- -- -- --
1989-90 Quebec NHL 62 24 38 62 24 -- -- -- -- --
1989-90 New Jersey NHL 12 5 6 11 16 6 3 2 5 4
1990-91 New Jersey NHL 77 18 42 60 53 7 3 4 7 2
1991-92 New Jersey NHL 66 24 38 62 42 7 3 7 10 19
1992-93 New Jersey NHL 62 17 23 40 22 5 0 2 2 2
1993-94 St. Louis NHL 17 5 11 16 4 4 0 0 0 2
1994-95 St. Louis NHL 6 1 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- --
NHL Totals 977 450 789 1239 824 93 33 72 105 125

International Play

NHL Milestones and Records

  • 1st player in NHL history to collect over 100 points in rookie year (109). Wayne Gretzky had 137 points in his first year (1979-80), but was not considered a "rookie".
  • 2nd player in NHL history to record 1000 or more points in one decade (1119).
  • One of 5 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. Wayne Gretzky scored 86 assists in his "rookie" year (1979-80).
  • Holds NHL record for points in a road game with 8 (four goals and four assists on February 22nd, 1981 against Washington Capitals).
  • Recorded 100th NHL point with an assist on March 29th, 1981 against the Montreal Canadiens.
  • Recorded 1000th NHL point on October 19th, 1989 with a goal against the Chicago Blackhawks.


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

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