Anders Kallur

Anders Kallur (born 6 July 1952) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He was a four-time Stanley Cup winner with the New York Islanders.

Anders Kallur
Born	(1952-07-06) 6 July 1952 (age 72) Ludvika, Sweden
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Falu IF HC Tunabro Modo AIK Södertälje Sportsklubb Djurgårdens IF Hockey New York Islanders
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1970–1985

Kallur played for Modo Hockey and Södertälje SK before moving to Djurgårdens IF in 1978. He was awarded Guldpucken as the best player of the 1978–79 season.^[1] He was signed by New York Islanders in 1979 and played his entire North American career with that team (except for two games with Indianapolis Checkers).

Together with fellow Swede Stefan Persson, Kallur was part of the first NHL team (1979-80 New York Islanders) to win a Stanley Cup with European-trained players on its roster. Scottish-born Dunc Munro of the Montreal Maroons was the first European-born player to win the Stanley Cup.^[2] Kallur played with the Islanders during all four of their Stanley Cup championships from 1980 to 1983.^[3] He is currently a scout in the New York Rangers organization focusing on European prospects.^[4]

Anders Kallur is the father of Swedish athletes Jenny, Martin and Susanna Kallur.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1970–71	Falu IF	SWE II		18	6	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Falu IF	SWE II		18	15	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	HC Tunabro	SWE		14	3	3	6	4		6	3	1	4	0
1973–74	HC Tunabro	SWE		14	5	3	8	4		13	8	7	15	22
1974–75	Modo AIK	SWE		30	30	16	46	26		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Modo AIK	SEL		36	11	16	27	33		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Södertälje SK	SEL		31	14	9	23	26		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Södertälje SK	SEL		30	5	7	12	10		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		36	25	21	46	32		4	3	3	6	2
1979–80	New York Islanders	NHL		76	22	30	52	16		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	Indianapolis Checkers	CHL		2	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	New York Islanders	NHL		78	36	28	64	32		12	4	3	7	10
1981–82	New York Islanders	NHL		58	18	22	40	18		19	1	6	7	8
1982–83	New York Islanders	NHL		55	6	8	14	33		20	3	12	15	12
1983–84	New York Islanders	NHL		65	9	14	23	24		17	2	2	4	2
1984–85	New York Islanders	NHL		51	10	8	18	26		10	2	0	2	0
SWE totals				58	38	22	60	34		19	11	8	19	22
SEL totals				133	55	53	108	101		4	3	3	6	2
NHL totals				383	101	110	211	149		78	12	23	35	32

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981	Sweden	CC		5	3	1	4	0

References

1. "Hederpriser, Historik". swehockey.se. Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
2. IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All Time, Szymon Szemberg and Andrew Podnieks, p.74, Fenn Publishing, Bolton, Ontario, Canada, 2008, ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4
3. Anna Asker (10 October 2006). "Hockeyproffset blev en soft idrottspappa". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 January 2010.
4. "New York Rangers Directory". New York Rangers Official Website.

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

Preceded by Rolf Edberg	Guldpucken 1979	Succeeded by Mats Näslund