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Peter Šťastný (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈpeter ˈʂcastniː]; born 18 September 1956), also known colloquially as "Peter the Great" and "Stosh", is a Slovak-Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1980 to 1995. Šťastný is the second-highest scorer of the 1980s, after Wayne Gretzky. During his time with the Quebec Nordiques, Šťastný became a Canadian citizen. From 2004 to 2014, he 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 Šťastný
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1998
Šťastný in 2011
Born	(1956-09-18) 18 September 1956 (age 66) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Slovan Bratislava Quebec Nordiques New Jersey Devils St. Louis Blues
National team	Czechoslovakia,  Canada and  Slovakia
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1975–1995
Medal record Representing Czechoslovakia Men's ice hockey World Championships 1976 Poland 1977 Austria 1978 Czechoslovakia 1979 Soviet Union Canada Cup 1976 Canada Cup Representing Canada Men's ice hockey Canada Cup 1984 Canada Cup
Member of the European parliament for Slovakia
In office 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2014
Personal details
Political party	Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party, (EPP-ED)
Spouse	Darina Šťastná

He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998 and ranks 34th all time in NHL points (and second overall for players born in Slovakia). In 2017, Šťastný was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.[1] He is the father of current Carolina Hurricanes forward Paul Stastny.

NHL career

Šťastný 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, Šťastný 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.[1]

When the startling news broke in 1980 that Czechoslovakia player of the year, Šťastný, and his brother, Anton, had defected to Canada to play with the Quebec Nordiques, it represented a watershed moment in professional ice hockey as one of the first major stars of Eastern bloc hockey to join the NHL. The following year, his brother, Marián, joined them and they became the third trio of brothers to play on the same professional ice 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).[1] Peter and Anton share the rookie record for points in a game, with 8, which they accomplished in the same game against the Washington Capitals on February 22, 1981. Two days earlier, they each recorded six points against the Vancouver Canucks. These two games, played two days apart, are four out of the nine total instances in which rookies have recorded at least 6 points in a game.[2]

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.[1]

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 (1979–80), 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 1978–79 season with 110 points.
• Shares NHL record for assists by a rookie (70) with Joé Juneau (Gretzky had 86 assists in his first year).
• 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).[3]

Personal life

Šťastný was born in Bratislava, the fourth son of Stanislav and Frantiska Šťastný. His two older brothers, Vladimir (born 1945) and Bohumil (born 1947), were born when the family still lived in the village of Pružina, about 170 kilometres northeast of Bratislava. They moved to Bratislava before the birth of Marián (1953), Peter (1956), Anton (1959), and Eva (1966). Stanislav worked for a state-run company that built hydro-electric dams until 1980 when he retired, and mainly dealt with managing inventory.[4] Frantiska stayed at home and raised the children.[5] Vladimir served as an assistant coach of the Slovak national ice hockey team. He is the only coach with all three medals in Slovak ice hockey history.[1]

Peter is the father of Yan Stastny, and Paul Stastny. Paul began his career with the Colorado Avalanche (the same franchise as the Quebec Nordiques, Peter's first NHL team) in 2006–07, followed by the St. Louis Blues, for whom Peter also played. Paul also played for Vegas Golden Knights and currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes . Yan made his NHL debut in 2005–06 with the Edmonton Oilers and last played professionally for the EHC Lustenau in 2018.[6] Born in Quebec City but raised in St. Louis, Yan played for Team USA in the 2005 and 2006 World Championships. Paul would represent Team USA in the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics. The family is the first ice hockey family known to have represented four countries in international play (Czechoslovakia, Canada, Slovakia, United States). Paul broke the record for a scoring streak in a rookie season in the NHL and was a finalist for the 2006–07 Calder Memorial Trophy, which was won by his father in 1980–81.[1]

Career in politics

Šťastný has always been known for his resentment of the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia. He joined the party SDKÚ-DS of the former Prime-minister Mikuláš 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.[6]

In the June 2009 election he was re-elected as the second of his party's MEPs.[7] His campaign slogan was "With Courage and Determination for a Strong Slovakia" (Slovak: S odvahou a nasadením pre silné Slovensko). He was MEP until 2014.[6]

He is a signatory of the Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism.[8]

Široký controversy

Šťastný has called for Juraj Široký 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 Široký was former ŠtB officer and he still has not sufficiently explained his friendship and involvement with Viktor Kožený and his fraudulent financial manoeuvres regarding so-called Harvard Funds. These grievances were penned in a letter to René Fasel in a letter describing Široký as a threat to democracy and integrity of the game in March 2008, as a result of Široký's actions in the 1980s (during which time Peter and two of his brothers had defected to Canada). Three months later, with Široký having not resigned from HC Slovan Bratislava, for whom Šťastný had played prior to his defection to Canada, or the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation, Šťastný 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.[9]

International play

Šťastný was the first player in ice hockey history to represent three countries in three international tournaments.[10]

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 Široký.
• Inducted into Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame - 2010

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1974–75	Slovan ChZJD Bratislava	CSSR Jr		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Slovan ChZJD Bratislava	CSSR		32	19	9	28	—		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Slovan ChZJD Bratislava	CSSR		44	25	27	52	—		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Slovan ChZJD Bratislava	CSSR		42	29	24	53	28		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Slovan ChZJD Bratislava	CSSR		39	32	23	55	21		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Slovan ChZJD Bratislava	CSSR		41	26	26	52	58		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		77	39	70	109	37		5	2	8	10	7
1981–82	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		80	46	93	139	91		12	7	11	18	10
1982–83	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		75	47	77	124	78		4	3	2	5	10
1983–84	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		80	46	73	119	73		9	2	7	9	31
1984–85	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		75	32	68	100	95		18	4	19	23	24
1985–86	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		76	41	81	122	60		3	0	1	1	2
1986–87	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		64	24	53	77	43		13	6	9	15	12
1987–88	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		76	46	65	111	69		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		72	35	50	85	117		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		62	24	38	62	24		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	New Jersey Devils	NHL		12	5	6	11	16		6	3	2	5	4
1990–91	New Jersey Devils	NHL		77	18	42	60	53		7	3	4	7	2
1991–92	New Jersey Devils	NHL		66	24	38	62	42		7	3	7	10	19
1992–93	New Jersey Devils	NHL		62	17	23	40	22		5	0	2	2	2
1993–94	St. Louis Blues	NHL		17	5	11	16	4		4	0	0	0	2
1993–94	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK		4	0	4	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	St. Louis Blues	NHL		6	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
CSSR totals				198	131	109	240	107		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				977	450	789	1,239	824		93	33	72	105	125

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1975	Czechoslovakia	WJC		5	3	2	5	—
1975	Czechoslovakia	EJC		5	3	1	4	4
1976	Czechoslovakia	WJC		4	1	1	2	0
1976	Czechoslovakia	WC		9	8	4	12	0
1976	Czechoslovakia	CC		7	0	4	4	2
1977	Czechoslovakia	WC		10	3	5	8	0
1978	Czechoslovakia	WC		10	5	6	11	7
1979	Czechoslovakia	WC		8	2	3	5	6
1980	Czechoslovakia	OLY		6	7	7	14	6
1984	Canada	CC		8	1	2	3	0
1994	Slovakia	OLY		8	5	4	9	9
1995	Slovakia	WC B		6	8	8	16	0
Junior totals				14	7	4	11	—
Senior totals				66	31	35	66	30

See also

• List of NHL statistical leaders
• Notable families in the NHL
• List of NHL players with 1,000 points

References

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)
• Laflamme, Robert (2012), Les Stastny: Le Coup de Génie de Gilles Léger (in French), Montreal: Hurtubise, ISBN 978-2-89647-873-6

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Profile at the European Parliament Website
• Peter Šťastný at Olympedia
• Peter Šťastný at Olympics.com
• Peter Šťastný at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Vladimír Martinec	Golden Hockey Stick 1980	Succeeded by Milan Nový
Preceded by Ray Bourque	Winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy 1981	Succeeded by Dale Hawerchuk
Sporting positions
Preceded by Mario Marois	Quebec Nordiques captain 1985–1990	Succeeded by Steven Finn Joe Sakic

На других языках

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[de] Peter Šťastný

Peter Šťastný (* 18. September 1956 in Bratislava, Tschechoslowakei) ist ein ehemaliger slowakischer Eishockeyspieler. Zwischen 2004 und 2014 war er Abgeordneter im Europaparlament.

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- [en] Peter Šťastný

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[ru] Штястны, Петер

Пе́тер Штя́стны (словацк. Peter Šťastný; 18 сентября 1956, Братислава, Чехословакия) — хоккеист, центральный нападающий игравший в НХЛ с 1980 по 1995 годы. Выступал за сборные Чехословакии (1975—1980), Канады (1984) и Словакии (1994—1995). В НХЛ выступал за команды «Квебек Нордикс», «Нью-Джерси Девилз» и «Сент-Луис Блюз».

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