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| 1974 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Stefan Persson
Selected in
14th round
No. 214 overall by New York Islanders
Born
December 22, 1954
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Gavle Brynas (Sweden)
Birthplace: Umea, Sweden
Hometown:
Pitea, Sweden |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1970-71 |
Pitea | Sweden-2 | 8 |
0 | 1 |
1 | -- | | 1971-72 |
Pitea | Sweden-2 |
18 | 5 |
1 | 6 |
-- | | 1972-73 |
Pitea | Sweden-2 |
16 | 6 |
7 | 13 |
-- | | 1973-74 |
Gavle | Sweden |
14 | 1 |
3 | 4 |
8 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1974
(fourth) (unofficial tournament)
European Junior Championships: 1973
(silver medal)
Miscellaneous:
Played in first World Junior Championships in Leningrad, an unofficial
tournament that helped set stage for first official World Juniors in 1977. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 13,
1977 (N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo)
Numbers: 7 (N.Y. Islanders)
Stanley Cup:
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983.
Status: Retired 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1986 |
N.Y. Islanders | 622 |
52 | 317 | 369 |
574 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1978-1985 | N.Y. Islanders |
102 | 7 | 50 |
57 | 69 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1984 (N.Y. Islanders)
N.Y. Islanders Good Guy Award (Media Vote): 1985-86 (co-winner)
N.Y. Islanders Records: Most points by a rookie defenseman (56 in
1977-78), most assists by a rookie defenseman (50 in 1977-78), most
consecutive games with at least one assist (nine in 1978-79, shares record), most
assists by a defenseman in one game (5 vs. Quebec on Jan. 24, 1981)
Miscellaneous: Signed with N.Y. Islanders in June 1977. .... Wore No. 20 during N.Y. Islanders' 1977 training camp.
... Was used on power play in his first NHL game. ... Paired on defense with Denis Potvin for N.Y. Islanders
in 1977-78. ... Set NHL record (since broken) for assists by a rookie defenseman
with 50 in 1977-78. ... Missed part of 1977-78 season with broken nose, an
injury suffered when he was cross-checked by Brad Gassoff during a game vs.
Vancouver. ... Paired on defense with Dave Lewis for N.Y. Islanders in
1978-79. ... Joined Anders Kallur as first European-trained players to have
their names engraved on Stanley Cup in 1980. ... Paired on defense with Dave Langevin for N.Y. Islanders from 1980 to 1983. ... Missed end of 1981 playoffs
with broken jaw, an injury suffered when he was hit by a shot during N.Y.
Islanders' April 20, 1981, playoff game at Edmonton. ... Missed part of
1981-82 season with two cracked ribs, an injury suffered in N.Y. Islanders'
season-opener on Oct. 7, 1981, at Los Angeles. ... Missed part of 1982
playoffs with separated shoulder, an injury suffered in N.Y. Islanders' April
13, 1982, playoff game vs. Pittsburgh. ... Tied N.Y. Islanders record (since
broken) for most assists in a playoff game with three vs. Pittsburgh on April
8, 1982. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with pulled back muscle, an injury
suffered in November 1982. ... Missed part of 1983 playoffs with sprained
right knee, an injury suffered in N.Y. Islanders' April 26, 1983, playoff game
at Boston. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season after having tonsils removed in
late January 1984. ... Paired on defense with Paul Boutilier for N.Y.
Islanders in 1983-84. ... Missed part of 1984 playoffs with separated
shoulder, an injury suffered in N.Y. Islanders' April 26, 1984, playoff game
at Montreal. ... Suspended for first five games of 1984-85 season for
high-sticking Philadelphia's Darryl Stanley during 1984 preseason game. ...
Missed parts of 1984-85 season with broken right foot, an injury suffered in
January 1985, and bruised thigh. ... Retired from NHL immediately after being
traded by N.Y. Islanders to Winnipeg in exchange for a 1986 eighth-round pick at the NHL trading deadline on
March 11, 1986. He told N.Y. Islanders he would not report to Winnipeg and
instead ended his NHL career. The NHL negated the trade after Persson retired. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Gavle (Sweden); Boras
(Sweden Div. 3)
Canada Cup: 1981 (fifth place)
World Championships:
1977 (silver medal)
World Junior Championships: 1999 (fourth) (as
general manager)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Sweden Top Defenseman: 1976-77 (Gavle)
Management Career:
Worked in front office for Boras (Sweden) after his retirement.
Miscellaneous: Returned to Skene,
Sweden, for summers during his NHL playing days. ... Retired for first time
after the 1987-88 season but came back to play for Boras (Sweden) in 1989-90
before retiring from hockey for good.
Personal: Full name is Stefan E.
Persson. ... Husband of Swedish journalist Ulla Persson. |
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SNAPSHOT '74 | | Total Selected: |
246 | | Forwards: |
138 | | Defense: |
84 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
171 | | College Players: |
44 |
| Canadian: |
200 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
40 | | U.S.-Born: |
39 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
98 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
15 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
21 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
5 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
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