Patrik Sundström
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Patrik Sundström (born 14 December 1961 in Skellefteå, Sweden) is a retired professional ice hockey centre, who played in the NHL for 10 seasons.
Sundström was drafted 175th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.
One of the best players raised by IF Björklöven in Umeå, whom he played for 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, 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 Elite League 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 1979/1980 and 1981/1982 WJC. He also represented Sweden in 31 official caps including the 1981 and 1982 IIHF World 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.
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1982–1992 | Season Highs | NHL | 79 | 38 | 53 | 91 | 48 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | ||
10 Seasons | Career | NHL | 679 | 219 | 369 | 588 | 349 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 25 |
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[edit] Merits/Awards
- WJC bronze 1979/1980
- WJC gold 1980/1981
- Best forward at the 1980/1981 WJC
- World Championship silver1981
- Golden Puck 1981/1982
- Canada Cup silver 1984
- Viking Award (best Swedish player of the NHL) 1983/1984 and 1988/1989
Preceded by Peter Lindmark |
Golden Puck 1982 |
Succeeded by Hakan Loob |
[edit] Records
- NHL, Most Points In A Playoff Game: 8 points
April 22nd, 1988, New Jersey vs Washington, 3 goals, 5 assists (the record has since been tied by Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins on April 25th, 1989, in a 10–7 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers. Lemieux had 5 goals, 3 assists)
- Franchise record, Vancouver Canucks, Most Points in a regular season game: 7
February 29th, 1984 against Pittsburgh, 1 goal, 6 assists.
- Franchise record, Vancouver Canucks, Most Assists in a regular season game: 6
February 29th, 1984 against Pittsburgh
- Franchise record, Vancouver Canucks, Most Points in one season for a center: 91
1983/1984, 38 goals, 53 assists
- Franchise record, Vancouver Canucks, Most Goals in one season for a center: 38
1983/1984
[edit] Teams
- IF Björklöven 1978/1979 – 1981/1982
- Vancouver Canucks 1982/1983 – 1986/1987
- New Jersey Devils 1987/1988 – 1991/1992
- Utica Devils (AHL) 1991/1992