Quick Facts
Biography
Hans Peter Helander (born December 4, 1951 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish retired professional hockey player who played seven games for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League.
Career
Peter Helander began his career as an ice hockey player at Rönnskärs IF, from 1971 to 1974 he was active in the second division 2. Subsequently, he played for eight years for the Skellefteå AIK - first for a year in Division 1 and from the 1975/76 season in the newly founded Elitserien. With the Skellefteå AIK he won the Swedish championship in the 1977/78 season. In the years 1981 and 1982 he was elected to the Swedish World All Star team. In the NHL Entry Draft 1982 he was in the eighth round as a total of 153. He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings for the 1982/83 season in the National Hockey League in seven games. In parallel, he played for the team of the Kings, the New Haven Nighthawks, in the American Hockey League, scoring one goal in nine games and three assists. He then ended his career at the age of 31.
International
For Sweden, Helander participated in the World Championship in 1981 and 1982. In addition, he played for hiscountry at the Canada Cup in 1981. His biggest success with the national team was the silver medal at the 1981 World Cup.
Statistics
| Season | Team | League | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ | B | AT | pts | Pun | PJ | B | AT | pts | Pun | |||||
| 1971-1972 | Rönnskärs IF | Division 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1972-1973 | Clemensnäs IF | Division 2 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1973-1974 | Clemensnäs IF | Division 2 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1974-1975 | Skellefteå AIK | Division 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| 1975-1976 | Skellefteå AIK | Elitserien | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 1976-1977 | Skellefteå AIK | Elitserien | 29 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 26 | |||||||
| 1977-1978 | Skellefteå AIK | Elitserien | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1978-1979 | Skellefteå AIK | Elitserien | 36 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 40 | |||||||
| 1979-1980 | Skellefteå AIK | Elitserien | 32 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980-1981 | Skellefteå AIK | Elitserien | 33 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1981-1982 | Skellefteå AIK | Elitserien | 30 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 50 | |||||||
| 1982-1983 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1982-1983 | New Haven Nighthawks | THE H | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| NHL Totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
At the International level
| Year | Competition | PJ | B | AT | pts | Pun | +/- | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | World Championship | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Silver medal | |||
| 1981 | Canada Cup | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Fifth Place | |||
| 1982 | World Championship | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | Fourth place |
Achievements and awards
- 1978 Swedish champion with the Skellefteå AIK
- 1981 silver medal at the World Championship
- 1981 Swedish World All-Star Team
- 1982 Swedish World All-Star Team