Peter Nordström
Encyclopedia
Hans Peter Nordström is a Swedish
former professional ice hockey
player. He played his last seasons for Leksands IF
.
Nordström started his professional ice hockey career in the Swedish elite club Leksands IF
in 1994. But after only one year he left Leksand IF and signed with its rivals Färjestads BK
. Nordström played with Färjetad until 1998, winning the Swedish Championship in both 1997 and 1998. Then he was drafted by the Boston Bruins
in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft
(3rd round, 78th pick overall).
And in the fall of 1998 he signed with the Bruins. But after the training camp he became assigned to the AHL
club Providence Bruins
. After only playing 13 games with Providence and two games with Boston Nordström went back home to Sweden and Färjestad and playing the rest of the 1998-99 season there.
And currently he is still a member of Färjestads BK and his now playing his elventh season with them. In 2002, he won his third Swedish Championship with Färjestad. In 2006 he added his fourth Championship to his collection, also then with Färjestad.
In Färjestad, Nordström plays winger with double Olympic
gold medal winner, Jörgen Jönsson
(center), and winger Pelle Prestberg
, forming a line called Jönssonligan (The Jönsson Gang in English). The line is named after a famous Swedish movie series with the same name
.
in five World Championships
, 1998 (gold), 1999 (bronze), 2000 (7th place), 2003 (silver) and 2005
(4 place).
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
former professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. He played his last seasons for Leksands IF
Leksands IF
Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Leksand has played 53 seasons in the top Swedish league – between 1951 to 2001, 2002 to 2004, and 2005–06...
.
Nordström started his professional ice hockey career in the Swedish elite club Leksands IF
Leksands IF
Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Leksand has played 53 seasons in the top Swedish league – between 1951 to 2001, 2002 to 2004, and 2005–06...
in 1994. But after only one year he left Leksand IF and signed with its rivals Färjestads BK
Färjestads BK
Färjestads Bollklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 18 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning nine times since Elitserien was started in 1975. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965...
. Nordström played with Färjetad until 1998, winning the Swedish Championship in both 1997 and 1998. Then he was drafted by the Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft
1998 NHL Entry Draft
The 1998 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 27 at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York. A total of 258 players were drafted.- Selections by round :Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.- Round one :- Round two :...
(3rd round, 78th pick overall).
And in the fall of 1998 he signed with the Bruins. But after the training camp he became assigned to the 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...
club Providence Bruins
Providence Bruins
The Providence Bruins are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the primary development team for the NHL's Boston Bruins. They play in Providence, Rhode Island at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.-History:...
. After only playing 13 games with Providence and two games with Boston Nordström went back home to Sweden and Färjestad and playing the rest of the 1998-99 season there.
And currently he is still a member of Färjestads BK and his now playing his elventh season with them. In 2002, he won his third Swedish Championship with Färjestad. In 2006 he added his fourth Championship to his collection, also then with Färjestad.
In Färjestad, Nordström plays winger with double Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
gold medal winner, Jörgen Jönsson
Jörgen Jönsson
Ulf Peter Jörgen Jönsson is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player who last played for Färjestads BK of the Swedish Elitserien. He has represented the Team Sweden 285 times, making him the record holder for most games played in the national team...
(center), and winger Pelle Prestberg
Pelle Prestberg
Pelle Per-Erik Lennart Prestberg is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for Leksands IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan....
, forming a line called Jönssonligan (The Jönsson Gang in English). The line is named after a famous Swedish movie series with the same name
Jönssonligan
Jönssonligan, literally the Jönsson League, is featured in a series of comedic Swedish films. The gang consists of the criminal genius Charles Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson, hence the name, and his two companions "Dynamit-Harry" and Ragnar Vanheden...
.
Retirement
On May 26, 2011, Nordström announced his retirement from hockey due to injuries and said he intends to become a coach.Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994-95 | Leksands IF Leksands IF Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Leksand has played 53 seasons in the top Swedish league – between 1951 to 2001, 2002 to 2004, and 2005–06... |
Elitserien Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1995-96 | Färjestads BK Färjestads BK Färjestads Bollklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 18 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning nine times since Elitserien was started in 1975. The team plays in the highest Swedish league, and have done so since 1965... |
Elitserien | 40 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1996-97 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 44 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1997-98 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 45 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 1998-99 | Providence Bruins Providence Bruins The Providence Bruins are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the primary development team for the NHL's Boston Bruins. They play in Providence, Rhode Island at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.-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... |
13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998-99 | Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... |
NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998-99 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1999-00 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 45 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2000-01 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 49 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 59 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 30 | ||
| 2001-02 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 45 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2002-03 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 44 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 59 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2003-04 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 42 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 2004-05 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 48 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 56 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 66 | ||
| 2005-06 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 18 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 39 | ||
| 2006-07 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 51 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2007-08 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008-09 | Färjestads BK | Elitserien | 27 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2009-10 | Leksands IF | Swe-1 | 44 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010-11 | Did not play due to injury | |||||||||||||
| Elitserien totals | 549 | 121 | 185 | 306 | 528 | 131 | 37 | 58 | 95 | 203 | ||||
| AHL totals | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
International play
Nordström has represented SwedenSwedish national men's ice hockey team
The Swedish men's national ice hockey team, or Tre Kronor , as it is called in Sweden, is one of the most successful ice hockey teams in the world...
in five World Championships
Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...
, 1998 (gold), 1999 (bronze), 2000 (7th place), 2003 (silver) and 2005
2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2005 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held March 7 - May 15, 2005, in 7 cities in 6 countries: Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria ; Debrecen, Hungary ; Eindhoven, the Netherlands ; Zagreb, Croatia ; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro ; Mexico City, Mexico...
(4 place).