Patrik Sundström
Olof Patric Waldemar Sundström is a retired professional ice hockey centre, who played in the NHL for ten seasons.Playing career
Sundström was drafted 175th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.
One of the best players developed by IF Björklöven in Umeå, with whom he played for three full seasons, in 1982 he headed overseas to play in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks. Sundstrom played in Vancouver for five seasons before being traded to the New Jersey Devils on September 15, 1987 for Kirk McLean, Greg Adams and New Jersey's second round choice in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft, where he played another five seasons.
On April 22, 1988, Sundstrom set a Stanley Cup playoffs record by recording eight points in New Jersey's 10-4 victory over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of the Patrick Division Final. This broke the previous record of seven points, recorded on three occasions by Wayne Gretzky while with the Edmonton Oilers.
After leaving the NHL in 1992, he returned to Sweden to play the 1992-1993 season for Björklöven and was a contributing factor to them being promoted back to the Swedish Elite League in 1993.
Sundstrom scored a total of 588 points in 679 regular season NHL games and 86 points in 115 games in the SEL.
Sundstrom represented Sweden at the 1980 and 1982 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He also represented Sweden in 31 official "caps" including the 1981, 1982 World Ice Hockey Championships, the 1981 and the 1984 Canada Cups.
At present he is working with youth hockey in Umeå.
He is the father of former New Jersey Devils prospect Alexander Sundström, and twin brother of Peter Sundström who also played in the NHL. His father, Elon Sundström, and uncle, Kjell Sundström, both played hockey at the highest Swedish level.Career statistics
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