Anton Šťastný

Anton Šťastný

Born	(1959-08-05) August 5, 1959 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Quebec Nordiques
National team	Czechoslovakia
NHL Draft	198th overall, 1978 Philadelphia Flyers 83rd overall, 1979 Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1976–1994

Anton Šťastný (born August 5, 1959) is a former Slovak professional ice hockey left winger who played nine seasons with the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League from 1980 until 1989. He was the first player born and trained in Slovakia to be drafted by an NHL team. He is the brother of Vladimír, Bohumil, Eva, Marián, and Peter Šťastný, and the uncle of Yan Stastny and Paul Stastny (both Peter's sons), all of whom are (or have been) involved in ice hockey at a professional level. Anton's son, Thomas Šťastný, played in Switzerland, last for Martigny in 2015.

Šťastný was originally drafted 198th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft, but the selection was ruled invalid after it was determined Šťastný was too young to be drafted.^[1] He re-entered and was drafted 83rd overall by the Nordiques in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. He played 650 career NHL games, scoring 252 goals and 384 assists for 636 points and scored at least 25 goals in eight consecutive seasons.

He played his first nine seasons alongside his brother Peter, four of which were also played alongside Marian. They were the third trio of brothers to play on the same professional 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). He ranks ninth overall in NHL points by a Slovak player.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977–78	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czech	44	19	17	36	22	—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czech	44	32	19	51	38	—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czech	40	30	30	60	33	—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	80	39	46	85	12	5	4	3	7	2
1981–82	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	68	26	46	72	16	16	5	10	15	10
1982–83	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	79	32	60	92	25	4	2	2	4	0
1983–84	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	69	25	37	62	14	9	2	5	7	7
1984–85	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	79	38	42	80	30	16	3	3	6	6
1985–86	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	74	31	43	74	19	3	1	1	2	0
1986–87	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	77	27	35	62	8	13	3	8	11	6
1987–88	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	69	27	45	72	14	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Quebec Nordiques	NHL	55	7	30	37	12	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Halifax Citadels	AHL	16	9	5	14	4	—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NDA	36	25	22	47	—	3	3	4	7	—
1990–91	EHC Olten	NDA	36	26	14	40	—	10	10	16	26	—
1991–92	EHC Olten	NDA	33	20	19	39	66	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	HC Slovan Bratislava	SVK	11	6	8	14	2	—	—	—	—	—
Czech totals			128	81	66	147	93	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			650	252	384	636	150	66	20	32	52	31

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1977	Czechoslovakia	EJC	6	6	2	8	0
1978	Czechoslovakia	WJC	6	4	2	6	4
1979	Czechoslovakia	WJC	6	3	4	7	6
1979	Czechoslovakia	WC	8	5	1	6	2
1980	Czechoslovakia	OLY	6	4	4	8	2
Junior totals			18	13	8	21	10
Senior totals			14	9	5	14	4

References

↑ "1978 NHL Amateur Draft -- Anton Stastny". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved July 29, 2016.

External links

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