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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Peter Andersson
Selected in
ninth round
No. 173 overall by Washington Capitals
Born March 2, 1962
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Defense
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Timra (Sweden)
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Hometown:
Sodertalje, Sweden |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Timra | Sweden Jr. |
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-- | -- |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
European Junior Championships: 1980 (bronze medal)
European Junior Championships All-Star First Team: 1980 |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 17, 1983 (Washington at
Toronto)
Numbers: 19 (Washington); 29
(Quebec)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1995 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1986 |
Washington, Quebec | 172 |
10 | 41 |
51 | 81 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1986 |
Washington, Quebec | 7 |
0 | 2 |
2 | 2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Signed first NHL contract with Washington in May 1983. ...
Wore No. 2 during Washington's 1983 training camp. ... Missed start of 1983-84 season with torn MCL in left knee, an injury suffered
when he was checked by Ted Bulley during Washington's Sept. 25, 1983, preseason
game vs. Pittsburgh in Baltimore. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Timra (Sweden Jr.); Umea
(Sweden); Team Sweden; Binghamton (AHL); Zug, Kloten (Switzerland)
Olympics:
1988 (bronze medal), 1992
(fifth place)
Canada Cup:
1984 (second), 1987 (third), 1991 (fourth)
World Championships: 1982
(fourth place), 1983 (fourth place), 1987 (gold medal),
1989 (fourth), 1990 (silver medal), 1991 (gold medal)
World Junior Championships: 1981
(gold medal), 1982 (fifth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Swedish Championship:
1987 (Umea)
Sweden World All-Star Team:
1981-82, 1982-83, 1991-92 (Umea)
1984-85: Played on AHL regular-season champion (Binghamton).
Miscellaneous: Played on first
Swedish team to win a gold medal at World
Junior Championships in 1981. ... Worked as an electrician during off-seasons
of his early playing days in Sweden. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Washington traded Andersson to Quebec
in exchange for 1986 third-round pick (Shawn Simpson) on March 10, 1986. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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