Peter Sundström

Peter Sundström
Born	(1961-12-14) 14 December 1961 Skellefteå, Sweden
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Rangers Washington Capitals New Jersey Devils
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	50th overall, 1981 New York Rangers
Playing career	1978–1995

Medal record
Representing Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
	1987 Vienna
World Junior Championships
	1981 West Germany

Olof Peter Walentin Sundström (born 14 December 1961) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, and is the twin brother of former National Hockey League player Patrik Sundström. He currently works as a European scout for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Career

Selected by the New York Rangers in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, he played parts of three seasons for the Rangers. He sat out a year before signing with the Washington Capitals and played with them for two seasons.

Sundström was traded to the New Jersey Devils prior to the start of the 1989–90 NHL season, and played with his brother Patrik on the Devils that season. He played hockey in Sweden during the next five years before he retired in 1995.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1978–79	IF Björklöven	SEL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	IF Björklöven	SEL		8	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	IF Björklöven	SEL		29	7	2	9	8		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	IF Björklöven	SEL		35	10	14	24	18		7	2	1	3	0
1982–83	IF Björklöven	SEL		33	14	11	25	26		3	2	0	2	4
1983–84	New York Rangers	NHL		77	22	22	44	24		5	1	3	4	0
1984–85	New York Rangers	NHL		73	18	26	44	34		3	0	0	0	0
1985–86	New York Rangers	NHL		53	8	15	23	12		1	0	0	0	2
1985–86	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		8	3	6	9	4		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	IF Björklöven	SEL		36	22	16	38	44		6	2	5	7	8
1987–88	Washington Capitals	NHL		78	8	17	25	34		14	2	0	2	6
1988–89	Washington Capitals	NHL		35	4	2	6	14		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	New Jersey Devils	NHL		21	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Utica Devils	AHL		31	11	28	39	6		5	4	1	5	0
1990–91	Malmö IF	SEL		40	12	19	31	50		2	1	0	1	4
1991–92	Malmö IF	SEL		40	10	17	27	36		10	5	6	11	2
1992–93	Malmö IF	SEL		40	11	15	26	36		6	1	0	1	18
1993–94	Malmö IF	SEL		40	4	14	18	28		11	5	2	7	8
1994–95	Malmö IF	SEL		40	9	13	22	30		9	1	4	5	2
SEL totals				342	99	121	220	278		54	19	18	37	46
NHL totals				335	61	84	145	122		23	3	3	6	8

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981	Sweden	WJC		5	2	3	5	4
1982	Sweden	WC		8	3	1	4	2
1983	Sweden	WC		10	3	3	6	2
1984	Sweden	CC		8	2	2	4	8
1987	Sweden	WC		10	1	1	2	6
1987	Sweden	CC		6	1	0	1	2
Senior totals				42	10	7	17	20

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com