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Peter Šťastný (born September 18, 1956, Bratislava, Slovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1980 to 1995, and since 2004 a member of the European parliament.After Wayne Gretzky, Peter Stastny was the most prolific scorer in the NHL in the 1980s. He started his carreer in the NHL with the former Quebec Nordiques. He was traded in 1989 to the New Jersey Devils and retired while with St. Louis Blues in 1994-95. He was inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.
When the startling news broke in 1980 that Czechoslovakia player of the year, Peter Stastny and his brother Anton had defected to Canada to play with the Quebec Nordiques, it may have been the most important event in modern day professional hockey. The following year, his brother Marian joined them to become the first trio of brothers to play in the same professional hockey team. The trickle of Czech and Soviet hockey players rapidly became a flood following his footsteps. According to Peter, his defection “was the best decision I ever made. It has given my family the choices and options that people behind the iron curtain could only dream of. Then, to play pro hockey with my two brothers was like icing on the cake.”
On the ice, Peter proved to be both consistent and productive. He scored 450 goals and added 789 assists for a total of 1239 points in the regular season. After retiring as a player, he captained the Slovak national team in various international tournaments and still enjoys huge popularity among Slovaks.
He also joined the political arena. In 2004, he headed the European elections candidate list of the main ruling-coalition party in Slovakia, the SDKU, and was elected as one of its three Members of the European Parliament.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario Canada in 1998.
He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation's Hall of Fame in 2000.
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