Marián Šťastný

Marián Šťastný (born January 8, 1953) is a Slovakian former professional ice hockey right wing who played for five seasons in the National Hockey League from 1981 through 1986 for the Quebec Nordiques and Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to moving to the NHL Šťastný had played in Czechoslovakia for Slovan ChZJD Bratislava with his brothers, Peter and Anton. They defected in 1980, joining the Nordiques, though Marián waited until 1981 to join them.

Marián Šťastný
Born (1953-01-08) January 8, 1953
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Left
Played for Slovan ChZJD Bratislava
HC Dukla Jihlava
Quebec Nordiques
Toronto Maple Leafs
HC Sierre
National team  Czechoslovakia
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19741987

Playing career

Šťastný played for Slovan ChZJD Bratislava of the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League from 1974 to 1981. During this time, he represented Czechoslovakia in five World Championships (winning two gold medals), two Winter Olympics, and the 1976 Canada Cup. He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics.[1]

In 1981, Šťastný joined his two younger brothers, Peter and Anton, as free agents with Quebec Nordiques, playing with them for four seasons. 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 was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs before the beginning of the 1985–1986 season, playing one season in Toronto before ending his career in Switzerland with the HC Sierre.

Personal life

Šťastný was born in Bratislava, the third 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 Marián's birth, which was followed by Peter (1956), Anton (1959), 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] Vladimir was the former assistant coach of the Slovakia national ice hockey team. Peter's sons, Yan Stastny played in the NHL, and Paul Stastny, currently plays in the NHL for the Winnipeg Jets.

Šťastný retired to the Quebec City area and after a brief attempt at coaching with the Junior Tier II CNDF hockey team, is now the owner of a golf club and a hotel in Saint-Nicolas, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River near Quebec City.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1970–71 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR
1971–72 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR 171128
1972–73 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR
1973–74 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR 14721
1974–75 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR 4436276357
1975–76 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR 3117112853
1976–77 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR 43282048
1977–78 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR 4433235658
1978–79 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR 40393574
1979–80 HC Dukla Jihlava CSSR 1486140
1979–80 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR 2120153522
1981–82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 7435548927 16314175
1982–83 Quebec Nordiques NHL 6036437932 20000
1983–84 Quebec Nordiques NHL 6820325226 92352
1984–85 Quebec Nordiques NHL 50714214 20000
1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 7023305321 30000
1986–87 HC Sierre NDA 2723194224
CSSR totals 237 181 137 318 212
NHL totals 322121173294110 32517227
  • CSSR totals do not include numbers from the 1970–71 season to the 1973–74 season.

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1971 Czechoslovakia EJC
1972 Czechoslovakia EJC 5 5 4 9 6
1975 Czechoslovakia WC 53140
1976 Czechoslovakia WC 82462
1976 Czechoslovakia CC 71452
1977 Czechoslovakia WC 1074112
1978 Czechoslovakia WC 94594
1979 Czechoslovakia WC 80552
1980 Czechoslovakia OLY 656114
Senior totals 5322295116

See also

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marián Šťastný Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  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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