Anton Šťastný

Anton Šťastný (born August 5, 1959) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey left winger who played nine seasons with the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League (NHL) 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 have been involved in ice hockey at a professional level. Anton's son, Thomas Šťastný, played in Switzerland, last for Martigny in 2015.

Anton Šťastný
Šťastný in 2011
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 HC Slovan Bratislava
Quebec Nordiques
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
EHC Olten
National team  Czechoslovakia and
 Slovakia
NHL Draft 198th overall, 1978
Philadelphia Flyers
83rd overall, 1979
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 19761994

Playing career

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.

Personal life

Anton was born in Bratislava, the fifth son of Stanislav and Frantiska. His two older brothers, Vladimir (born 1945) and Bohumil (born 1947) were born when the family still lived in the village of Pružina, about 170 kilometres northeast of Bratislava. They moved to Bratislava before the birth of Marián (1953), Peter (1956), and Eva (1966). Stanislav worked for a state-run company that built hydro-electric dams until 1980 when he retired, and mainly dealt with managing inventory.[2] Frantiska stayed at home and raised the children.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava TCH 4419173622
1978–79 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava TCH 4432195138
1979–80 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava TCH 4030306033
1980–81 Quebec Nordiques NHL 8039468512 54372
1981–82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 6826467216 165101510
1982–83 Quebec Nordiques NHL 7932609225 42240
1983–84 Quebec Nordiques NHL 6925376214 92577
1984–85 Quebec Nordiques NHL 7938428030 163366
1985–86 Quebec Nordiques NHL 7431437419 31120
1986–87 Quebec Nordiques NHL 772735628 1338116
1987–88 Quebec Nordiques NHL 6927457214
1988–89 Quebec Nordiques NHL 557303712
1988–89 Halifax Citadels AHL 1695144
1989–90 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NDA 36252247 3347
1990–91 EHC Olten NDA 36261440 10101626
1991–92 EHC Olten NDA 3320193966 81061622
1993–94 HC Slovan Bratislava SVK 1168142
TCH totals 128816614793
NHL totals 650252384636150 6620325231

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1977 Czechoslovakia EJC 66280
1978 Czechoslovakia WJC 64264
1979 Czechoslovakia WJC 63476
1979 Czechoslovakia WC 85162
1980 Czechoslovakia OLY 64482
Junior totals 181382110
Senior totals 1495144

See also

References

  1. "1978 NHL Amateur Draft -- Anton Stastny". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  2. Laflamme 2012, p. 61
  3. Laflamme 2012, p. 62

Bibliography

  • Laflamme, Robert (2012), Les Stastny: Le Coup de Génie de Gilles Léger (in French), Montreal: Hurtubise, ISBN 978-2-89647-873-6
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