| International Starred on the Czechoslovakian National Team which won the World and European Championships in 1976 and 1977 ... Silver medalist in 1978 and 1979 ... Played at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics ... Finalist with the Czech team at the 1976 Canada Cup ... Became a Canadian citizen on April 2, 1984 ... Played for Team Canada at the 1984 Canada Cup ... Joined the Slovak National Team before the 1993-94 season for an Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sheffield, England ... Rejoined the team as a member of Slovan Bratislava in early November to play at Telehockeycup in Norway ... Played at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics and the 1995 World Championship (Pool B) as a member of Slovakian National Team.
Career From 1973 to 1980 played for Slovan Bratislava of the Czechoslovak League ... Won a Czechoslovakian League champion title in 1979 with Slovan Bratislava ... A year after, he was named the Player-of-the-Year of the Czechoslovakian League ... Joined the Quebec Nordiques before the 1980-81 NHL season ... Won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the Year after setting NHL records for most assists (70) and most points (109) by a rookie (Teemu Selanne broke his points record in with 132 for the Winnipeg Jets in 1992-93) ... Statsnty's point totals in the 1980s topped only by Wayne Gretzky ... Had 100 points or more in seven of 15 NHL seasons with Quebec, New Jersey and St.Louis ... Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1988 ... Recorded 450 goals and 789 assists for 1,239 points in 977 regular season games ... Added 33 goals and 72 assists for 105 points in 93 playoff games ... Was the top-scoring European in NHL history until being surpassed by Jari Kurri. |
