Peter astn

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Peter astn (born 18 September 1956), also known colloquially as "Peter the Great" and
"Stosh", is a retired Slovak professional ice hockey player who played in the National
Hockey League (NHL) from 1980 to 1995. Stastny is the second highest scorer of the 80's
after Wayne Gretzky. During his time with the Quebec Nordiques, Stastny became a
Canadian citizen. Since 2004, he has also served as a Member of the European Parliament
for Slovakia. During his NHL career, he played with the Quebec Nordiques, New Jersey
Devils, and St. Louis Blues.

Peter astn
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1998

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998 and ranks 34th all time in NHL
points (and second overall for Slovaks). He is the father of current St. Louis Blues forward
Paul Stastny.

Contents
1 NHL career
1.1 NHL milestones and records
2 Personal life
3 Career in politics
4 irok controversy
5 Awards
6 Career statistics
7 International play
7.1 International statistics
8 See also
9 References
10 Bibliography
11 External links

Born

18 September 1956
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

Height

6 ft 2 in (188 cm)

Weight

195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)

Position

Center

Shot

Left

Played for

Quebec Nordiques
New Jersey Devils
St. Louis Blues
Slovan Bratislava (Cze-1/SlEx)

National team

NHL career
Peter astn was a prolific scorer in the NHL in the 1980s. He started his career in the
NHL with the Quebec Nordiques in 1980 and was traded in 1990 to the New Jersey Devils.
As a star member of a team playing in a francophone city, Stastny endeared himself to the
Quebec fans by learning to speak French, and later learned to speak English. He retired as
a member of the St. Louis Blues in 1995.

Czechoslovakia
Canada &
Slovakia

NHL Draft

Undrafted

Playing career 19751995

Peter astn

When the startling news broke in 1980 that Czechoslovakia player of the year, Peter
astn, and his brother Anton, had defected to Canada to play with the Quebec
Nordiques, it represented a watershed moment in professional hockey as one of the first
major stars of Eastern bloc hockey to join the NHL. The following year, his brother Marin
joined them to become the third trio of brothers to play on the same professional hockey
team (the first being the Bentley brothers of the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1940s and the
second being the Plager brothers of the St. Louis Blues in the 1970s).

Member of the European parliament

for Slovakia
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 July 2004
Personal details

The trickle of Czechoslovak and Soviet hockey players rapidly became a flood following
his footsteps. According to Peter, his defection "was the best decision I ever made. It has
given my family the choices and options that people behind the Iron Curtain could only
dream of. Then, to play pro hockey with my two brothers was like icing on the cake."
On the ice, Peter proved to be both consistent and productive. He scored 450 goals and
added 789 assists for a total of 1239 points in the regular season. After retiring as a player,
he captained the Slovak national team in various international tournaments and still enjoys
huge popularity among Slovaks.

Born

18 September 1956
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

Political

Slovak Democratic and Christian

party

Union - Democratic Party, (EPP-ED)

Spouse(s) Darina astn

NHL milestones and records

1st player in NHL history to collect over 100 points in rookie year (109). Note: Wayne Gretzky had 137 points in his first year in the
NHL (197980), but was not considered a "rookie", due to his time spent with the World Hockey Association's Indianapolis Racers
and Edmonton Oilers, where he won the rookie of the year award in that league during the 197879 season with 110 points.
One of four players to record 1000 or more points in the decade of the 1980s (1059). Previously, only Phil Esposito had topped 1000
points in one decade. Only Gretzky outscored astn in the 1980s decade.

 One of 7 players in NHL history to record at least 6 consecutive 100+ point seasons.
Shares NHL record for assists by a rookie (70) with Jo Juneau.
Holds NHL record for points in a game by a rookie with 8 (four goals and four assists on 22 February 1981 against Washington
Capitals).
Holds NHL record for points in a road game with 8 (four goals and four assists on 22 February 1981 against Washington Capitals).
Holds NHL record for points in 2 consecutive games with 14 (3 goals and 3 assists on 20 February 1981 against Vancouver Canucks
and 4 goals and 4 assists on 22 February 1981 against Washington Capitals).[1]
Recorded 100th NHL point with an assist on 29 March 1981 against the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first official NHL rookie to
accomplish the feat.
Recorded 1000th NHL point on 19 October 1989 with a goal against the Chicago Blackhawks, and was the second European-born
player, and first trained in Europe, in NHL history to do so. Stan Mikita, the first European-born player to score 1000 points, was born
in Slovakia, but raised in Canada.
4th fastest player in NHL history to score 200 points (131 GP) behind Wayne Gretzky (117), Mario Lemieux (128) & Cy Denneny
(130)
2nd fastest player in NHL history to score 300 points (186 GP) behind Wayne Gretzky (159) tied with Mario Lemieux (186)
3rd fastest player in NHL history to score 400 points (247 GP) behind Wayne Gretzky (197) & Mario Lemieux (240)
3rd fastest player in NHL history to score 500 points (322 GP) behind Wayne Gretzky (234) & Mario Lemieux (287)
3rd fastest player in NHL history to score 600 points (394 GP) behind Wayne Gretzky (273) & Mario Lemieux (323)
3rd fastest player in NHL history to score 700 points (457 GP) behind Wayne Gretzky (317) & Mario Lemieux (363)
4th fastest player in NHL history to score 800 points (531 GP) behind Wayne Gretzky (352) & Mario Lemieux (410) & Mike Bossy
(525)
4th fastest player in NHL history to score 900 points (599 GP) behind Wayne Gretzky (385) Mario Lemieux (463) & Mike Bossy
(582)
4th fastest player in NHL history to score 1000 points (682 GP) behind Wayne Gretzky (424) Mario Lemieux (513) & Mike Bossy
(656)

Personal life
In addition to his brothers (and teammates) Marin and Anton,[2] Peter also has an older brother, Vladimr, who was an assistant coach of the
Slovak national ice hockey team. He is the only coach with all three medals in Slovak ice hockey history. Peter also has brother Bohumil and
sister Eva.
Peter is the father of Yan Stastny, who made his NHL debut in 200506 with the Edmonton Oilers and is currently playing in Nuremberg,
Germany, and Paul Stastny, who began his career with the Colorado Avalanche (the same franchise as the Quebec Nordiques, Peter's first
NHL team) in 200607 and wears the same number (#26). Born in Quebec City but raised in St. Louis, Yan played for Team USA
(http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/2005-05-10-worlds-stastny_x.htm) in the 2005 and 2006 IIHF World Championships (Paul would
represent Team USA in the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics). The family is thus the first hockey family known to have
represented four different countries (Czechoslovakia, Canada, Slovakia, USA) in international play. Paul broke the record for a scoring streak
in a rookie season in the NHL and was a finalist for the 20062007 Calder Trophythe NHL honour for "Rookie of the Year" won by his
father in 198081.

Career in politics
astn has always been known for his resentment of the Communist regime in
Czechoslovakia. He joined the party SDK-DS of the former Prime-minister Mikul
Dzurinda to pursue a career in the European Parliament since he is fluent in both English and
French. He was elected as leader of the 2004 European Parliament candidate list for the
SDKU.
In the June 2009 election he was re-elected as the second of his party's MEPs.[3] His campaign
slogan was "With Courage and Determination for a Strong Slovakia" (Slovak: S odvahou a
nasadenm pre siln Slovensko).

Photo of Peter astn's 2009 campaign for

election to the European Parliament

He is a signatory of the Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism.[4]

irok controversy
astn has called for Juraj irok to step-down as the President of Slovak Ice Hockey Federation, stating poor performance, pursuing own
financial interests over the welfare of Slovak Hockey as well as moral incredibility after it was revealed that Mr irok was former tB
officer and he still has not sufficiently explained his friendship and involvement with Viktor Koen and his fraudulent financial manoeuvres
regarding so-called Harvard Funds. These grievances were penned in a letter to Ren Fasel in a letter describing irok as a threat to
democracy and integrity of the game in March 2008, as a result of irok's actions in the 1980s (during which time Peter and two of his
brothers had defected to Canada). Three months later, with irok having not resigned from HC Slovan Bratislava, for whom astn had
played prior to his defection to Canada, or the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation, astn resigned from the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame as a
result, and had all references to him pulled from Samsung Arena, the home arena of Slovan at the time.[5]

Awards
Calder Memorial Trophy 1981
Played in 6 NHL All-Star Games 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988
World Championships Best Forward Award 1995
Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame 1998
Ranked number 56 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players, the highest-ranking Slovak-trained (or
Czechoslovak-trained) player 1998
Inducted into IIHF Hall of Fame 2000
Inducted into Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame 2002 but he voluntarily quit and had his trophies retrieved as a form of protest against
Mr irok.

Career statistics
Season
1974
75
1975
76
1976
77
1977
78
1978
79
1979
80
1980
81
1981
82
1982
83
1983
84
1984
85
1985
86
1986
87
1987
88
1988
89
1989
90
1989
90
1990
91
1991
92
1992
93
1993
94
1993
94
1994
95

Regular season
Playoffs
Team
League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
HC Slovan Bratislava
CS-Jr.
Jr.
HC Slovan Bratislava

CS

32 19 9

28

HC Slovan Bratislava

CS

44 25 27 52

HC Slovan Bratislava

CS

42 29 24 53

28

HC Slovan Bratislava

CS

39 32 23 55

21

HC Slovan Bratislava

CS

41 26 26 52

58

Quebec Nordiques

NHL

77 39 70 109 37

5 2 8 10

Quebec Nordiques

NHL

80 46 93 139 91

12 7 11 18 10

Quebec Nordiques

NHL

75 47 77 124 78

4 3 2 5

10

Quebec Nordiques

NHL

80 46 73 119 73

9 2 7 9

31

Quebec Nordiques

NHL

75 32 68 100 95

18 4 19 23 24

Quebec Nordiques

NHL

76 41 81 122 60

3 0 1 1

Quebec Nordiques

NHL

64 24 53 77

43

13 6 9 15 12

Quebec Nordiques

NHL

76 46 65 111 69

Quebec Nordiques

NHL

72 35 50 85 117

Quebec Nordiques

NHL

62 24 38 62

24

New Jersey Devils

NHL

12 5

11

16

6 3 2 5

New Jersey Devils

NHL

77 18 42 60

53

7 3 4 7

New Jersey Devils

NHL

66 24 38 62

42

7 3 7 10 19

New Jersey Devils

NHL

62 17 23 40

22

5 0 2 2

St. Louis Blues

NHL

17 5 11 16

4 0 0 0

HC Slovan Bratislava

SVK

St. Louis Blues

NHL

NHL totals
CS/SVK totals

977 450 789 1239 824 93 33 72 105 125

202 131 113 244 107

International play
astn was the first player in ice hockey history to represent three different countries in
Medal record

three different international tournaments.[6]

Competitor for

International statistics

Czechoslovakia

Men's ice hockey

World Championships
1976 Poland
1977 Austria
1978 Czechoslovakia
1979 Soviet Union
Canada Cup
1976 Canada Cup
Competitor for

Canada

Men's ice hockey

Canada Cup
1984 Canada Cup

Year
1975
1975
1976
1976
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1984
1994
1995

Team
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Canada
Slovakia
Slovakia
Junior totals
Senior totals

Event
WJC
EJC
WJC
WC
CC
WC
WC
WC
OLY
CC
OLY
WC-B

GP

5
4
9
7
10
10
8
6
8
8
6

66

G
4
3
1
8
0
3
5
2
7
1
5
8
8
31

A
0
1
1
4
4
5
6
3
7
2
4
8
2
35

Pts
4
4
2
12
4
8
11
5
14
3
9
16
10
66

PIM

4
0
0
2
0
7
6
6
0
9
0

30

See also
List of NHL statistical leaders
Notable families in the NHL
List of NHL players with 1000 points

References
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

MaGuire, Liam. "Twitter universe in action on the weekend courtesy of Sam Gagner and the Super bowl".
[1] (http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2014/01/20/canada-names-three-dufour-lapointe-sisters-to-olympic-team/)
"Results of the 2009 election, SDKU candidates" (http://www.volbysr.sk/volbyep2009/sr/tab5_5en.html), Slovak Statistical Office 7 June 2009
"Prague Declaration: Selected signatories". Institute for Information on the Crimes of Communism. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
Stastny open letter against Siroky (http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=13985), accessed 8 March 2010
Hockey's Book of Firsts, p.46, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9

Bibliography
2003 NHL Official Guide & Record Book, pages 167, 196, 200. Dan Diamond and Associates, Inc. ISBN 0-920445-79-9 (Canada),
ISBN 1-57243-500-3 (United States)

External links
Peter Stastny's biography (http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?
type=Player&mem=P199803&list=ByName#photo) at Legends of Hockey (http://www.legendsofhockey.net/)

 Profile at the European Parliament Website (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/groupAndCountry/view.do?

partNumber=1&group=1533&country=SK&language=EN&id=28170)
Peter astn's career statistics (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=5156) at The Internet Hockey Database
(http://www.hockeydb.com/)
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