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Anders Hedberg

Swedish ice hockey player

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Born: February 25, 1951
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1.Stated in Sveriges befolkning 2000
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Birthplace: Q10509154
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1.Stated in Sveriges befolkning 2000
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Citizenship: Sweden
Occupation: ice hockey player
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1.Stated in Eurohockey.comRetrieved 2022-04-25
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Overview

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Anders Hedberg is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who was one of the first European-born players to make an impact in North America. He played internationally for the Sweden men's national ice hockey team, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997. Along with countryman Ulf Nilsson, Hedberg signed a contract to play for the Winnipeg Jets in the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1974, after having represented both Modo Hockey and Djurgårdens IF in his native Sweden. Hedberg subsequently played during seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers. He was twice voted best junior in Sweden and is a graduate from the Stockholm School of Physical Education (GIH). As part of the "Hot Line" with teammates Bobby Hull and Ulf Nilsson that played from 1974 to 1978, Hedberg won two Avco World Trophies as WHA champions with the Winnipeg Jets. In 1977, he became the first player to score more than 50 goals in the first 50 games in a season, doing so with 51 goals.

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NHL skater stats — season by season

7 seasons · from AIDB's NHL skater dataset

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	S	S%
1978–79	NYR	80	33	45	78	20	33	6	0	5	214	15.4
1979–80	NYR	80	32	39	71	15	21	7	0	4	241	13.3
1980–81	NYR	80	30	40	70	0	52	7	1	3	243	12.3
1981–82	NYR	4	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	0	8	0.0
1982–83	NYR	78	25	34	59	17	12	4	0	5	163	15.3
1983–84	NYR	79	32	35	67	18	16	6	0	2	209	15.3
1984–85	NYR	64	20	31	51	-14	10	9	0	2	142	14.1
Career		465	172	225	397	53	144	39	1	21	1,220	14.1

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Sex or gender: male
Member of sports team: New York Rangers
Winnipeg Jets
Djurgårdens IF Hockey
Given name: Anders
Sport: ice hockey
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1.Stated in Eurohockey.comRetrieved 2022-04-25
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Position played on team / speciality: winger
Family name: Hedberg
Mass: 175 lb
Shooting handedness: left-handed shot
Participant in: 2002 Winter Olympics
Awards: Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy(1985)
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1.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=24940
2.hockeydb.com/ihdb/awards/awarddetail.php?award_id=3
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League: National Hockey League(1978–1985)
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/h/hedbean01.html
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Number of matches played/races/starts: 465 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/h/hedbean01.html
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Total goals in career: 172(1979–1985) league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/h/hedbean01.html
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Total shots in career: 1,220 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/h/hedbean01.html
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Penalty minutes in career: 144 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/h/hedbean01.html
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Career plus-minus rating: 53 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/h/hedbean01.html
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Total points in career: 397 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/h/hedbean01.html
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Total assists in career: 225 league: National Hockey League
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1.Stated in Hockey Referencehockey-reference.com/players/h/hedbean01.html
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