Peter Helander

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Peter Helander
Born (1951-12-04) 4 December 1951 (age 70)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for

Division 2
Rönnskärs IF
Clemensnäs IF


Elitserien
Skellefteå AIK
NHL
Los Angeles Kings
LAH
New Haven Nighthawks
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 153rd overall, 1982
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1975–1983

Hans Peter Helander (born December 4, 1951 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish retired professional hockey player who played seven games for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League.

Career[]

Peter Helander began his career as an ice hockey player at Rönnskärs IF, from 1971 to 1974 he was active in the second division 2. Subsequently, he played for eight years for the Skellefteå AIK - first for a year in Division 1 and from the 1975/76 season in the newly founded Elitserien. With the Skellefteå AIK he won the Swedish championship in the 1977/78 season. In the years 1981 and 1982 he was elected to the Swedish World All Star team. In the NHL Entry Draft 1982 he was in the eighth round as a total of 153. He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings for the 1982/83 season in the National Hockey League in seven games. In parallel, he played for the team of the Kings, the New Haven Nighthawks, in the American Hockey League, scoring one goal in nine games and three assists. He then ended his career at the age of 31.

International[]

For Sweden, Helander participated in the World Championship in 1981 and 1982. In addition, he played for his country at the Canada Cup in 1981. His biggest success with the national team was the silver medal at the 1981 World Cup.

Statistics[]

Statistics by season
Season Team League Regular Season Playoffs
PJ B AT pts Pun PJ B AT pts Pun
1971-1972 Rönnskärs IF Division 2 18 2 2 4
1972-1973 Clemensnäs IF Division 2 17 5 2 7
1973-1974 Clemensnäs IF Division 2 24 3 2 5
1974-1975 Skellefteå AIK Division 1 8 0 0 0 8
1975-1976 Skellefteå AIK Elitserien 7 1 1 2 6
1976-1977 Skellefteå AIK Elitserien 29 5 2 7 26
1977-1978 Skellefteå AIK Elitserien 29 0 4 4 40 5 0 0 0 8
1978-1979 Skellefteå AIK Elitserien 36 7 4 11 40
1979-1980 Skellefteå AIK Elitserien 32 6 8 14 61 1 0 0 0 0
1980-1981 Skellefteå AIK Elitserien 33 6 8 14 59 3 1 0 1 11
1981-1982 Skellefteå AIK Elitserien 30 6 2 8 50
1982-1983 Los Angeles Kings NHL 7 0 1 1 0
1982-1983 New Haven Nighthawks THE H 9 1 3 4 0
NHL Totals 7 0 1 1 0

At the International level[]

Competition statistics
Year Competition PJ B AT pts Pun +/- Result
1981 World Championship 8 1 2 3 8 Silver medal
1981 Canada Cup 5 0 2 2 8 Fifth Place
1982 World Championship 10 1 2 3 14 Fourth place

Achievements and awards[]

  • 1978 Swedish champion with the Skellefteå AIK
  • 1981 silver medal at the World Championship
  • 1981 Swedish World All-Star Team
  • 1982 Swedish World All-Star Team

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