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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Robert Nordmark
Selected in
10th round
No. 191 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Born
August 20, 1962
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Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Frolunda (Sweden)
Birthplace:
Lulea, Sweden
Hometown: Lulea, Sweden |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Lulea | Sweden |
24 | 4 |
2 | 6 |
16 | | 1980-81 |
Frolunda | Sweden |
34 | 4 |
3 | 7 |
30 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Junior Championships: 1981 (gold medal)
European Junior
Championships: 1980 (bronze medal)
Miscellaneous: Not selected in 1980 NHL Entry Draft despite being
eligible. ... Played on first Swedish team to win gold medal at World Junior
Championships in 1981. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 8, 1987 (St. Louis at
Vancouver)
Numbers: 27 (St. Louis); 6
(Vancouver)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 2001 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1987-1991 |
St. Louis, Vancouver | 236 |
13 | 70 |
83 | 254 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1989 | Vancouver | 7 |
3 | 2 |
5 | 8 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
DRAFT RE-ENTRY: 1987 (St. Louis, No. 59
overall in Round 3)
Vancouver Playoffs Goals Leader: 1989 (3, tie)
Vancouver Records: Most assists in one period (3 in second period vs.
Calgary on Dec. 16, 1988, shares record)
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1987 preseason with separated shoulder,
suffered at St. Louis' training camp in September 1987. ... Missed part of
1989-90 season with back spasms, suffered in November 1989. ... Missed part
of 1990-91 season with twisted ankle, suffered in Vancouver's Oct. 17, 1990,
game vs. St. Louis. ... Played first NHL game against Vancouver and his last in a Vancouver uniform. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Gavle, Lulea (Sweden); Vasteras, Stockholm Djurgarden (Sweden); Rauma
(Finland); Zurich (Switzerland); Klagenfurt (Austria); Stockholm Hammarby (Sweden);
Nottingham (Great Britain)
World Championships: 1986
(silver), 1987 (gold), 1995 (silver)
World Junior Championships: 1982
(fifth place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Named Stockholm Djurgarden
(Sweden) assistant coach prior to 2002-03 season and held position into
2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Was named Sweden's top defenseman
at 1987 World Championships. ... Worked as a firefighter and ambulance
driver during off-seasons of playing days in Sweden before entering NHL in
1987. ... Came out of retirement during 2003-04 season to play for
injury-depleted Stockholm Djurgarden (Sweden) team that he was coaching.
Personal: Cousin of former NHL player Anders Eldebrink. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| DRAFT RE-ENTRY: Detroit never signed Nordmark,
who remained in Sweden. His draft rights lapsed after the 1983-84 season,
and he became eligible to re-enter the draft. He was selected by St. Louis
in the third round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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