Patrik Sundström
Encyclopedia
Patrik Sundström is a retired professional
ice hockey
centre, who played in the NHL
for ten seasons.
in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft
.
One of the best players raised by IF Björklöven
in Umeå
, whom he played for three full seasons before heading over to the Vancouver Canucks
. He played in Vancouver
for five seasons before being traded to the New Jersey Devils
for Kirk McLean
and Greg Adams, where he spent another five seasons before returning home to play another two seasons for Björklöven and was a contributing factor to them being promoted back to the Swedish Elitserien
in 1993.
Patrik scored a total of 588 points (219 goals, 319 assists) in 676 games in the NHL
and 86 points (41 goals, 45 assists) in 115 games in the SEL.
He represented Sweden at the 1980
and 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
. He also represented Sweden in 31 official caps including the 1981
and 1982 World Ice Hockey Championships
and the 1981
and 1984 Canada Cup
.
At present he is working with youth hockey in Umeå.
He is the father of New Jersey Devils
prospect Alexander Sundström
, and twin brother of Peter Sundström
who also played in the NHL. His father, Elon Sundström, and uncle, Kjell Sundström, both played hockey at the highest Swedish level.
Professional
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
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centre, who played in the NHL
National Hockey League
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for ten seasons.
Playing career
Sundström was drafted 175th overall by the Vancouver CanucksVancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft
1980 NHL Entry Draft
The 1980 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum. This was the first time that an NHL arena hosted the draft. The National Hockey League teams selected 210 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1979–80 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the...
.
One of the best players raised by IF Björklöven
IF Björklöven
IF Björklöven is a Swedish professional ice hockey club in Umeå, Västerbotten, in northern Sweden...
in Umeå
Umeå
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, whom he played for three full seasons before heading over to the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
. He played in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
for five seasons before being traded to the New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
for Kirk McLean
Kirk McLean
Kirk Alan McLean is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers and New York Rangers...
and Greg Adams, where he spent another five seasons before returning home to play another two seasons for Björklöven and was a contributing factor to them being promoted back to the Swedish Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
in 1993.
Patrik scored a total of 588 points (219 goals, 319 assists) in 676 games in the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
and 86 points (41 goals, 45 assists) in 115 games in the SEL.
He represented Sweden at the 1980
1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
-Leading scorers:-Tournament awards:-Pool B:The second tier of the World Junior Championship was contested in Klagenfurt, Austria from March 7 to 13, 1980. Eight teams were divided into two groups of four that played a round robin, followed by placement games against the respective team in the...
and 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 6th edition World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from December 22, 1981 until January 2, 1982. The tournament was hosted by the United States in various cities across the state of Minnesota with some games also played in the...
. He also represented Sweden in 31 official caps including the 1981
1981 World Ice Hockey Championships
The 1981 Ice Hockey World Championships took place at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg, Sweden from 12 April to the 26 April. Eight teams took part, firstly splitting into two groups of two, with the best two from each group advancing to the final group. These teams then play each other in the...
and 1982 World Ice Hockey Championships
1982 World Ice Hockey Championships
The 1982 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Finland from the 15 April to the 29 April. The games were played in Helsinki and Tampere. Eight teams took part, and each played each other once. The four best teams then played each other once more. This was the 48th World Championships, and...
and the 1981
1981 Canada Cup
The 1981 Canada Cup was the second best-on-best ice hockey world championship and involved the world's top six hockey nations. Tournament games were held in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Ottawa. The Soviet Union defeated Canada in a single game final to win its first title, while Soviet...
and 1984 Canada Cup
1984 Canada Cup
The 1984 Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played during the first three weeks of September 1984. The best-of-three final took place between Canada and Sweden, with Canada winning two games to nil...
.
At present he is working with youth hockey in Umeå.
He is the father of New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
prospect Alexander Sundström
Alexander Sundstrom
Patrik Alexander Sundström is a Swedish-Canadian hockey player. He currently plays for Brynäs IF in the Swedish Elitserien....
, and twin brother of Peter Sundström
Peter Sundstrom
Peter W. Sundström is a retired Swedish ice hockey player, and is the twin brother of former NHL'er Patrik Sundström....
who also played in the NHL. His father, Elon Sundström, and uncle, Kjell Sundström, both played hockey at the highest Swedish level.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | IF Björklöven IF Björklöven IF Björklöven is a Swedish professional ice hockey club in Umeå, Västerbotten, in northern Sweden... |
SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
36 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,... |
NHL | 74 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1983–84 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 78 | 38 | 53 | 91 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1984–85 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 71 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 79 | 18 | 48 | 66 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 72 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 78 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | ||
| 1988–89 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 65 | 28 | 41 | 69 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 74 | 27 | 49 | 76 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 71 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 1991–92 AHL season The 1991–92 AHL season was the 56th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigns from divisions into three divisions, creating the new Atlantic division. Fifteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Fredericton Canadiens finished first overall in the regular season... |
Utica Devils Utica Devils The Utica Devils were an ice hockey team of the American Hockey League. The team played in Utica, New York at the Utica Memorial Auditorium.-History:... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | IF Björklöven IF Björklöven IF Björklöven is a Swedish professional ice hockey club in Umeå, Västerbotten, in northern Sweden... |
SEL | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 679 | 219 | 369 | 588 | 349 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 25 | ||||
Awards
- Bronze medal - 1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships1980 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships-Leading scorers:-Tournament awards:-Pool B:The second tier of the World Junior Championship was contested in Klagenfurt, Austria from March 7 to 13, 1980. Eight teams were divided into two groups of four that played a round robin, followed by placement games against the respective team in the...
- Gold medal - 1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships1981 World Junior Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 5th edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from December 27, 1980 until January 2, 1981. The tournament was held in Füssen, West Germany...
- Best forward at the 1981 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- Silver medal - 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships1981 World Ice Hockey ChampionshipsThe 1981 Ice Hockey World Championships took place at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg, Sweden from 12 April to the 26 April. Eight teams took part, firstly splitting into two groups of two, with the best two from each group advancing to the final group. These teams then play each other in the...
- Golden Puck - 1981–82
- Silver medal - 1984 Canada Cup1984 Canada CupThe 1984 Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament played during the first three weeks of September 1984. The best-of-three final took place between Canada and Sweden, with Canada winning two games to nil...
- Viking AwardViking AwardThe Viking Award is awarded annually to the best Swedish ice hockey player in North America. The winner is decided by a vote among the players themselves. Only Mats Sundin has received the award four times. Peter Forsberg, Markus Näslund and Börje Salming have received it three...
- (best Swedish player of the NHL) 1983–84 and 1988–89
Records
- NHL record for points in a playoff game on April 22, 1988 (8) -- (the record has since been tied by Mario LemieuxMario LemieuxMario Lemieux, OC, CQ is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is acknowledged to be one of the best players of all time. He played 17 seasons as a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League between 1984 and 2006...
on April 25, 1989) - Vancouver Canucks' franchise record for points in a regular season game on February 29, 1984 (7)
- Vancouver Canucks' franchise record for assists in a regular season game on February 29, 1984 (6)
- Vancouver Canucks' franchise record for goals in one season for a center during 1983–84 (38)