Pär Mårts Explained

Position:Forward
Shoots:Left
Played For:AIK
Västerås IK
Ntl Team:Sweden
Birth Date:30 April 1953
Birth Place:Falun, Sweden
Career Start:1975
Career End:1980

Pär Mårts (born 30 April 1953) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and coach of the Swedish National team.

Playing career

Mårts started his playing career in 1971 for playing VIK Västerås HK in Swedish third-tier division. The following season the club was promoted to Sweden's second-tier division HockeyAllsvenskan. In his fourth season 1974-75 he joined Stockholm based club AIK helping them win promotion for Elitserien. During the 1975–76 and 1979-80 seasons, he played 174 games in Elitserien, totalling 121 points (63 goals, 58 assists) and 63 penalty minutes. Mårts played his last five seasons of his active playing career for Västerås IK in HockeyAllsvenskan.[1]

Coaching career

Mårts has functioned as ice hockey coach since 1986 and is currently head coach of HV71, which he has won one Swedish Championships with. He has coached Västerås IK, Swedish national junior team, Swedish national team, AIK and HV71.

For season 2007-08 Mårts took over as head coach for the Swedish national junior teams; Team 19 and Team 20. His contract with the Swedish Ice Hockey Association spans over three years.[2]

In 2011 he took over the national team which beat favourite Czech team in Košice,Slovakia.

Awards

Career statistics

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1971-72VIK Västerås HKSwe-316191433----------
1972-73Västerås IKSwe-2164592----------
1973-74Västerås IKSwe-2272217398----------
1974-75AIKSwe-2261415290----------
1975-76AIKSEL361112237----------
1976-77AIKSEL321412264----------
1977-78AIKSEL361711281663250
1978-79AIKSEL36691518----------
1979-80AIKSEL3415142918----------
1980-81Västerås IKSwe-2262523481431236
1981-82Västerås IKSwe-2321723403440222
1982-83Västerås IKSwe-2281426402154484
1983-84Västerås IKSwe-2271526411492246
1984-85Västerås IKSwe-22599188----------
Elitserien totals17463581216363250
Statistics as of 21 April 2006.[1] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pär Mårts . Elite Prospects . 17 September 2006.
  2. Web site: Pär Mårts tar över Juniorkronorna/Team 20 . Swedish Ice Hockey Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20071008030831/http://www.swehockey.se/t2.asp?p=65501&x=1&a=905747 . dead . 8 October 2007 . Swedish . 1 March 2007.
  3. Web site: Pär Mårts - player profile and career stats . European Hockey.Net . 17 September 2006.