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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Gunnar Persson
Selected in 12th round
No.
199 overall by New York Islanders
Born August
24, 1958
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Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Gavle (Sweden)
Birthplace: Gavle, Sweden (Canada)
Hometown:
Gavle, Sweden |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1977-78 |
Gavle | Sweden |
29 | 1 |
5 | 6 |
4 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1978 (silver medal) |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Gavle (Sweden)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Swedish Championship: 1980 (Gavle)
Coaching Career: Named Gavle (Sweden) assistant coach after his retirement
in 1989 and remained in that position through 1998-99 season. ... Named Gavle
(Sweden) co-head coach prior to 1999-00 season and remained in that position
through 2002-03 season.
Personal: Father of Swedish player Joakim Persson (born 1981). |
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SNAPSHOT '78 | | Total Selected: |
234 | | Forwards: |
143 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
127 | | College Players: |
80 |
| Canadian: |
170 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
47 | | U.S.-Born: |
47 |
| European: |
17 |
| Reached NHL: |
95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
16 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
16 |
| Picks Traded: |
46 |
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