Marián Šťastný

Slovak ice hockey player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSlovak ice hockey player
PlacesSlovakia
isAthlete Ice hockey player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth8 January 1953, Bratislava, Slovakia
Age71 years
Star signCapricorn
Family
Siblings:Anton Šťastný Peter Šťastný
Stats
Weight:195 lbs
Sports Teams
Quebec Nordiques
Toronto Maple Leafs
HC Sierre-Anniviers
The details

Biography

Marián Šťastný (born January 8, 1953) is a former Slovak professional ice hockey right wing 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 HC Slovan Bratislava with his brothers, Peter and Anton. They defected in 1980, joining the Nordiques, though Marián waited until 1981 to join them.

Playing career

Šťastný played for HC Slovan 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.

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 was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs before the beginning of the 1985–1986 season, playing one season in Toronto before ending his career in Switzerland with the HC Sierre.

Personal life

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. Frantiska stayed at home and raised the children. Vladimir was the former assistant coach of the Slovakia national ice hockey team. Peter's sons, Yan Stastny played in the NHL, and Paul Stastny, currently plays in the NHL for the Las Vegas Golden Knights.

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1970–71Slovan ChZJD BratislavaCSSR
1971–72Slovan ChZJD BratislavaCSSR171128
1972–73Slovan ChZJD BratislavaCSSR
1973–74Slovan ChZJD BratislavaCSSR14721
1974–75Slovan ChZJD BratislavaCSSR4436276357
1975–76Slovan ChZJD BratislavaCSSR3117112853
1976–77Slovan ChZJD BratislavaCSSR43282048
1977–78Slovan ChZJD BratislavaCSSR4433235658
1978–79Slovan ChZJD BratislavaCSSR40393574
1979–80HC Dukla JihlavaCSSR1486140
1979–80Slovan ChZJD BratislavaCSSR2120153522
1981–82Québec NordiquesNHL743554892716314175
1982–83Québec NordiquesNHL603643793220000
1983–84Québec NordiquesNHL682032522692352
1984–85Québec NordiquesNHL5071421420000
1985–86Toronto Maple LeafsNHL702330532130000
1986–87HC Sierre-AnniviersNDA2723194224
CSSR totals237181137318212
NHL totals32212117329411032517227
  • CSSR totals do not include numbers from the 1970–71 season to the 1973–74 season.

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1971CzechoslovakiaEJC
1972CzechoslovakiaEJC55496
1975CzechoslovakiaWC53140
1976CzechoslovakiaWC82462
1976CzechoslovakiaCC71452
1977CzechoslovakiaWC1074112
1978CzechoslovakiaWC94594
1979CzechoslovakiaWC80552
1980CzechoslovakiaOLY656114
Senior totals5322295116
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