Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Name Peter Helander Played for Los Angeles Kings | Shot Left Position Defence | |
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Born December 4, 1951 (age 72)
Stockholm, Sweden ( 1951-12-04 ) Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) NHL Draft 153rd overall, 1982
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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.
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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 his country at the Canada Cup in 1981 . His biggest success with the national team was the silver medal at the 1981 World Cup.