Bob Nystrom
| Bob Nystrom | |||
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| Born |
October 10, 1952 , Sweden |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | New York Islanders | ||
| NHL Draft | 33rd overall, 1972 New York Islanders |
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| Playing career | 1972–1986 | ||
Robert Thore Nystrom (born October 10, 1952) is a retired Swedish-born Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He played for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1972–86. He is best remembered as having scored the winning goal at the 7:11 mark of overtime to give the New York Islanders the 1980 Stanley Cup title. This signaled the first of four straight championships for the club. He was also among the last NHL players to not wear a helmet during a game.
Playing his minor hockey in Hinton, Alberta, Nystrom is immortalized on the town's wall of fame. He is arguably the most successful NHL player from the geographical area that yielded the likes of Dave Scatchard and Dean McAmmond.
His son Eric plays professional hockey for Norwegian Stavanger Oilers and previously for Nashville Predators, Calgary Flames, Minnesota Wild, and Dallas Stars.
Born Thore Robert Nyström in , Sweden, Nystrom came to Canada as a four-year-old and starred for the BCJHL's Kamloops Rockets in 1969–70. He was an emotional sparkplug on the Calgary Centennials of the WCJHL for two seasons and was claimed 33rd overall by the Islanders in 1972. He played half a season for minor league affiliate New Haven Nighthawks of the American Hockey league before being promoted to the Islanders in March 1973, wearing number 5.
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