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Marián Šťastný

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Marián Šťastný
Born (1953-01-08) 8 January 1953 (age 71)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 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 1974–1987

Marián Šťastný (born 8 January 1953) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey right winger 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.

Playing career

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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 signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs before the beginning of the 1985–86 NHL season, playing one season in Toronto before ending his career in Switzerland with the HC Sierre.

Political activity

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Šťastný was elected vice-chairman of the Slovak World Congress in July 1987. To protest the Communist regime's violations of religious freedom and human rights, he organized protests in front of Czechoslovakian embassies for the following March 25. He communicated these plans to dissident leader Ján Čarnogurský in a hidden letter on a chocolate wrapper. These plans led to the Candle demonstration in Bratislava.[2]

Personal life

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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.[3] Frantiska stayed at home and raised the children.[4] Vladimir was the former assistant coach of the Slovakia national ice hockey team. Marián's nephews Yan and Paul Stastny, both sons of Peter, have also played in the NHL.

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.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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    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 17 11 28
1972–73 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR
1973–74 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR 14 7 21
1974–75 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR 44 36 27 63 57
1975–76 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR 31 17 11 28 53
1976–77 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR 43 28 20 48
1977–78 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR 44 33 23 56 58
1978–79 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR 40 39 35 74
1979–80 HC Dukla Jihlava CSSR 14 8 6 14 0
1979–80 Slovan ChZJD Bratislava CSSR 21 20 15 35 22
1981–82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 74 35 54 89 27 16 3 14 17 5
1982–83 Quebec Nordiques NHL 60 36 43 79 32 2 0 0 0 0
1983–84 Quebec Nordiques NHL 68 20 32 52 26 9 2 3 5 2
1984–85 Quebec Nordiques NHL 50 7 14 21 4 2 0 0 0 0
1985–86 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 70 23 30 53 21 3 0 0 0 0
1986–87 HC Sierre NDA 27 23 19 42 24
CSSR totals 237 181 137 318 212
NHL totals 322 121 173 294 110 32 5 17 22 7
  • CSSR totals do not include numbers from the 1970–71 season to the 1973–74 season.

International

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Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1971 Czechoslovakia EJC
1972 Czechoslovakia EJC 5 5 4 9 6
1975 Czechoslovakia WC 5 3 1 4 0
1976 Czechoslovakia WC 8 2 4 6 2
1976 Czechoslovakia CC 7 1 4 5 2
1977 Czechoslovakia WC 10 7 4 11 2
1978 Czechoslovakia WC 9 4 5 9 4
1979 Czechoslovakia WC 8 0 5 5 2
1980 Czechoslovakia OLY 6 5 6 11 4
Senior totals 53 22 29 51 16

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "Candle Manifestation of 1988". Retrieved 9 Apr 2024.
  3. ^ Laflamme 2012, p. 61
  4. ^ Laflamme 2012, p. 62

Bibliography

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  • 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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