Anders Hedberg (born February 25, 1951 in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who was one of the first European-born players to make an impact in North America. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Örnsköldsvik (pronounced Earn'sholds'veek is a town (pop 29000 in Ångermanland, Sweden and is the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Along with countryman Ulf Nilsson, Hedberg signed a contract to come over to play for the Winnipeg Jets in the World Hockey Association in 1974, after having represented both MODO Hockey and Djurgårdens IF in his native Sweden. Ulf Nilsson may refer to Ulf Nilsson (ice hockey (b 1950) - a Swedish former professional ice hockey player Ulf Nilsson (politician The Winnipeg Jets were a professional Hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The World Hockey Association (French Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional Ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 MODO Hockey is an Ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The home arena was earlier Kempehallen, built in 1964 but from the 2006-07 Djurgårdens IF Hockey is the Ice hockey department of the Swedish club Djurgårdens IF, based in Stockholm. Prior to the mid-seventies, Europeans generally did not come to play in the National Hockey League, as the cartel of NHL owners had poor (some would say xenophobic) opinions of Europeans and European hockey. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Xenophobia is an intense and/or irrational dislike and sometimes fear of people from other countries Players such as the Slovak-born but Canadian-raised Stan Mikita were the exception. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Stanislav "Stan" Mikita (born May 20 1940) is a Slovak born Canadian retired professional Ice hockey player generally Hedberg was an instant sensation in the WHA, recording 100 points in 65 games in his first season, and playing alongside established superstar Bobby Hull. Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull OC (born January 3, 1939 is a retired Canadian Ice hockey player
Hedberg played a starring role as the Jets won Avco World Trophy titles in 1976 and 1978. The Avco World Trophy also known as the Avco Cup was the championship trophy of the original World Hockey Association ( 1972 - 1979) In the summer of 1978, Nilsson and Hedberg signed with the NHL's New York Rangers for $2. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. 4 million, further weakening the struggling WHA which would cease operations after just one more season. Hedberg recorded 856 professional points in North American hockey over 751 games, and would retire from the Rangers in 1985.
After his active career, Hedberg has among other things worked as an assistant to general manager Craig Patrick of the New York Rangers and as a scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and was also the general manager of the Swedish national men's ice hockey team between 2000 and 2002. General Manager or GM for short is a descriptive term for certain executives in a Business operation Craig Patrick (born May 20 1946 in Detroit Michigan) is an American hockey player coach and general manager the son of Lynn Patrick and the grandson The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. "Leafs" and "Maple Leafs" redirect here For the former American Hockey League team see St General Manager or GM for short is a descriptive term for certain executives in a Business operation 2008 World Championship team 2006 teams Olympic record 1920 - Finished in 4th place 1924 - Finished He was the North American/European hockey co-ordinator of the Ottawa Senators for 3 years[1], and in August, 2007, returned to the New York Rangers as the Head Professional European Scout. The Ottawa Senators (Les Sénateurs d'Ottawa are a professional Ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Awards & Achievements
- Swedish Junior Player-of-the-Year (1969 & 1970)
- Named Best Forward at EJC-A (1970)
- Lou Kaplan Trophy Winner (1975)
- WHA Second All-Star Team (1975 & 1978)
- WHA First All-Star Team (1976 & 1977)
- Avco Cup Championships (1976 & 1978)
- Played in the 1976 Canada Cup Tournament
- Bill Masterton Trophy Winner (1985)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1985)
- Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
References
External links
- Anders Hedberg's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Anders Hedberg's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Anders Hedberg's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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Bill Masterton Trophy Winner 1985 |
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