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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.
Full Name: Anton Šťastný. Position: LW • Shoots: Left. 6-0 , 188lb (183cm, 85kg) Born: August 5 , 1959 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. Draft: Philadelphia, 12th round (198th overall), 1978 NHL Amateur, Quebec, 4th round (83rd overall), 1979 NHL Entry (Re-entry) Relatives: Brothers Marián Šťastný, Peter Šťastný. 20.
- August 5, 1959
Anton Stastny was selected in the 4th round of the 1979 Draft after scoring 51 points and winning a Czechoslovak Extraliga Championship with HC Slovan Bratislava. He debuted with the Nordiques in 1980-81 and scored 39 goals and 85 points.
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- Early Life
- Early Hockey Careers
- Peter and Anton Defect to Canada
- Marián’S Defection
- With The Québec Nordiques
- Peter The Great
- Anton
- Marián
- Post-Hockey Careers
- Significance
Born to Stanislav and Franciska Šťastný, Marián (born 8 January 1953), Peter (born 18 September 1956) and Anton (born 5 August 1959) were part of a family of six children. Their other siblings are older brothers Bohumil and Vladimír — who became a noted hockeycoach in Slovakia — and younger sister Eva. The family was raised in a small apartment in ...
By 1976, Marián and Peter were the heart of the Czechoslovakian national team that won the gold medal at the world championships. Both also played at the 1976 Canada Cuptournament, where the team finished second. The younger Anton joined them in time to successfully defend the Czechoslovakian team’s world title in 1977. All three were part of the n...
A number of NHL teams were interested in the Šťastnýbrothers. The Québec Nordiques, who drafted Anton in 1979, were the most persistent and even planned to help the brothers defect at the 1980 Olympic Winter Gamesin Lake Placid, New York — however, Czechoslovakian security was too tight. A better opportunity came later that year, in August 1980, wh...
Marián did not know anything about Peter and Anton’s plans until a couple of hours before they left. The brothers knew Marián could not leave with them, as his wife and three children were back home in Bratislava. Marián instead went home and applied for emigration to Canada through the proper channels; however, his application was denied. Communis...
The Šťastnýbrothers dominated the National Hockey Leagueimmediately upon their arrival. In his first season, Peter set NHL rookie records for assists (70) and points (109) while winning the Calder Trophyas Rookie of the Year (1980). Anton had an impressive 39 goals and 85 points that year as well. In one game against Washington, the two brothers sc...
Peter emerged as a true NHL superstar and was known by many as “Peter the Great” — only Wayne Gretzkyscored more total points in the 1980s. He played for the Québec Nordiques from 1980 to 1990, and was the team’s leading scorer. In 1990, Peter was traded to the New Jersey Devils, and from 1993 to 1995 he played with the St. Louis Blues. He retired ...
Anton played 650 games in the NHL from 1980 to 1989, all with the Québec Nordiques. He scored 252 goals and 636 points — the third-highest total in Nordiques history. He then moved to Switzerland, where he played with HC Fribourg-Gottéron (1989–90) and EHC Olten (1990–92), before returning to Slovakia to play with HC Slovan Bratislava in the 1993–9...
Marián scored a fantastic 89 points in his first NHL season (1981–82). In the first half of his second season, he was one of the league’s top scorers. However, during his 60th game, he suffered a devastating shoulder injury that ended his season and hampered him for the rest of his career. He would play two more injury-plagued seasons in Québec bef...
Following the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Peter and Anton returned to their homeland, Slovakia. Peter has been very active in the development of hockey in the country; and in 2004, became a member of the European Parliament, representing Slovakia. His two sons, Yan and Paul (both born in Qu...
The Šťastnýs’ success helped to fast-track the acceptance of European players in the NHL. Their offensive dominance paved the way for many European players from both sides of the Iron Curtain, including Jari Kurri, Mats Näslund and Thomas Steen in the 1980s. In particular, the Šťastnýbrothers inspired a wave of young Czech and Slovak players to def...
Anton Šťastný (born August 5, 1959 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) is a former Slovak professional ice hockey left winger who played nine seasons with the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League from 1980 until 1989.
Anton Šťastný (* 5. august 1959, Bratislava) je bývalý slovenský hokejový útočník, najmladší člen hviezdneho bratského tria, ktoré tvorili okrem neho Peter a Marián.
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