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Peter "Poppe" Popovic (Serbian: Popović; born 10 February 1968) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman of Serbian ancestry, and currently an assistant coach of the Sweden men's national team. Popovic was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 5th round (93rd overall) of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.
Peter Popovic | |||
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![]() Peter Popovic in September 2010 | |||
Born |
Köping, Sweden | 10 February 1968||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
Weight | 231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Västerås IK Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Södertälje SK | ||
NHL draft |
93rd overall, 1988 Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 1988–2006 |
Popovic began his National Hockey League career with Montreal in 1994, where he played for five seasons. He also played for the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Boston Bruins. He left the NHL after the 2001 season, having played 485 games, then played for five seasons in Södertälje SK.
On 23 April 2009 Popovic was named the new head coach of Södertälje SK. In 2011, after Södertälje's relegation to HockeyAllsvenskan, Popovic was dismissed from the club. He has also been an assistant coach at VIK Västerås HK under Lars Ivarsson.[1] On 14 April 2011, Popovic was named an assistant coach of Tre Kronor.[2]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1986–87 | Västerås IK Hockey | SWE U20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Västerås IK Hockey | SWE.2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | ||
1987–88 | Västerås IK Hockey | SWE.2 | 28 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | ||
1988–89 | Västerås IK Hockey | SEL | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Västerås IK Hockey | Allsv | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
1989–90 | Västerås IK Hockey | SEL | 30 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1990–91 | Västerås IK Hockey | SEL | 40 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1991–92 | Västerås IK Hockey | SEL | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Västerås IK Hockey | SEL | 39 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1993–94 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 47 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1994–95 | Västerås IK Hockey | SEL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 33 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 79 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
1996–97 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 78 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 69 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | New York Rangers | NHL | 68 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 54 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 60 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 50 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 50 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 49 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 36 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
2005–06 | VIK Västerås HK | SWE.2 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SEL totals | 361 | 27 | 79 | 106 | 395 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | ||||
NHL totals | 488 | 10 | 63 | 73 | 291 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
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