Anders Kallur
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Anders Kallur is a Swedish retired professional ice hockey
player.
Kallur played for Modo Hockey
and Södertälje SK
before moving to Djurgårdens IF
in 1978. He was awarded Guldpucken
as the best player of the 1978–79 season. He was signed by New York Islanders
in 1979 and played his entire North American career with that team (except for two games with Indianapolis Checkers
).
Kallur was part of the first NHL team (1979-80 New York Islanders
) to win a Stanley Cup with Europeans on its roster. He played with Islanders during their entire 4 Stanley Cup
wins from 1980 to 1983. Together with fellow Swede Stefan Persson he was the first European player to win the Stanley Cup. Kallur is currently a scout within the New York Islanders organization.
Anders Kallur is the father of Swedish athletes Jenny
and Susanna Kallur
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player.
Kallur played for Modo Hockey
MODO Hockey
Modo Hockey is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The club plays in Sweden's premier ice hockey league, the Elitserien. They were founded in 1921 and have won two Elitserien championships; in 1979 and 2007. The team's home arena is the Fjällräven Center since 2006...
and Södertälje SK
Södertälje SK
Södertälje Sportklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje were charter members of Elitserien when the league was founded in 1975 and have since played 24 seasons in the league...
before moving to Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens IF Hockey
Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish...
in 1978. He was awarded Guldpucken
Guldpucken
Guldpucken is awarded annually to the ice hockey player of the year in Sweden. It is similar to the NHL's Hart Memorial Trophy. Normally it goes to a player in the Swedish Elite League...
as the best player of the 1978–79 season. He was signed by New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
in 1979 and played his entire North American career with that team (except for two games with Indianapolis Checkers
Indianapolis Checkers
The Indianapolis Checkers were a minor league professional ice hockey team from Indianapolis, Indiana. The Checkers' home arena was the Pepsi Coliseum. The team originated in the Central Hockey League where they played from 1979 to 1984. The Checkers filled a void left by the departed Indianapolis...
).
Kallur was part of the first NHL team (1979-80 New York Islanders
1979–80 New York Islanders season
The 1979-80 New York Islanders season was the eighth in the franchise's history. It involved winning the Stanley Cup. During the season, the Islanders dropped below the 100-point mark for the first time in five years, earning only 91 points....
) to win a Stanley Cup with Europeans on its roster. He played with Islanders during their entire 4 Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
wins from 1980 to 1983. Together with fellow Swede Stefan Persson he was the first European player to win the Stanley Cup. Kallur is currently a scout within the New York Islanders organization.
Anders Kallur is the father of Swedish athletes Jenny
Jenny Kallur
Jenny Margareta Kallur is a former Swedish track and field athlete who competed in hurdling and sprinting events. Her twin sister Susanna Kallur, whom she is four minutes older than, is also a 100 m hurdler...
and Susanna Kallur
Susanna Kallur
Susanna Elisabeth Kallur is a Swedish athlete competing mainly in sprint hurdles. She has won several international medals, including the gold medal in the 100 m hurdles at the 2006 European Athletics Championships...
.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1975–76 | Modo Hockey MODO Hockey Modo Hockey is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The club plays in Sweden's premier ice hockey league, the Elitserien. They were founded in 1921 and have won two Elitserien championships; in 1979 and 2007. The team's home arena is the Fjällräven Center since 2006... |
SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
36 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Södertälje SK Södertälje SK Södertälje Sportklubb is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan. Södertälje were charter members of Elitserien when the league was founded in 1975 and have since played 24 seasons in the league... |
SEL | 31 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 30 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens IF Hockey Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish... |
SEL | 35 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | New York Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... * |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
76 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | New York Islanders* | NHL | 78 | 36 | 28 | 64 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1981–82 | New York Islanders* | NHL | 58 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1982–83 | New York Islanders* | NHL | 55 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Islanders | NHL | 54 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1984–85 | New York Islanders | NHL | 51 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 372 | 101 | 110 | 211 | 149 | 78 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 32 | ||||
- *Stanley Cup champions