Kent-Erik Andersson (born 24 May 1951) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars and New York Rangers.
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| Born |
24 May 1951 Örebro, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right wing | ||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Right | ||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Minnesota North Stars New York Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1970–1986 | ||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editAndersson played seven seasons in the NHL, five with the Minnesota North Stars[1] and two with the New York Rangers.[2] In his native Sweden he played for Färjestads BK, and in his last game with them won the Swedish Championship in 1986. After that season, he was forced to retire due to an eye injury. He also played for the Swedish National team and in 1977 he got a silver medal at the World Championship.
Awards and achievements
edit1977 silver medalist - World Championships
Records
editThis section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (February 2013) |
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | Örebro SK | SWE II | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Färjestad BK | SWE | 22 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Färjestad BK | SWE | 14 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Färjestad BK | SWE | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | ||
| 1974–75 | Färjestad BK | SWE | 27 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 33 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1977–78 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 73 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 41 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 61 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 77 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 70 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | New York Rangers | NHL | 71 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Rangers | NHL | 63 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 32 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1985–86 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 25 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||
| SWE totals | 75 | 47 | 30 | 77 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | ||||
| SEL totals | 116 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 58 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 456 | 72 | 103 | 175 | 78 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1977 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1978 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |
| 1981 | Sweden | CC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 25 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | |||
International play
editTeam Sweden - 1981 Canada Cup
References
edit- ^ NHL.com. "Kent-Erik Andersson Dallas Stars". Retrieved on 15 May 2013.
- ^ NHL.com. "Kent-Erik Andersson New York Rangers". Retrieved on 15 May 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database