Hardy Astrom

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Skelleftea, Sweden, March 29, 1951.
HEIGHT: 6'0".
WEIGHT: 170 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 30 (Sweden 1976).
CATCHES: Left
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"First practice in Colorado, we were working on breakout drills. I shoot the puck at Hardy from the far blue line, and it goes right through his legs. 'Fluke,' I figure, so I shoot another one. Right through his legs again. 'Next drill,' I said. Actually, Hardy was a nice guy, he just had a weakness with pucks." (Don Cherry, former Colorado Rockies coach)

TRANSACTIONS:

Signed as free agent by New York Rangers, March 15, 1977.
Rights traded (by Rangers) to Colorado Rockies for Bill Lochead, July 2, 1979.

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DID YOU KNOW?

Astrom became the second European-born and European-trained goaltender to make his National Hockey League debut, on February 25, 1978. (Thanks to Joe Pelletier for researching this!)
Former Colorado coach Don Cherry could probably make a living telling stories about Hardy Astrom. "We were working on breakout drills. I shoot the puck at him from the red line and it goes right through his legs and in. I grab another puck, shoot it at him and that one goes in. 'Next drill!', I yell."

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
68-69 IFL Lulea SWEDEN2
69-70 IFL Lulea SWEDEN2
70-71 IFL Lulea SWEDEN2
71-72 IFL Lulea SWEDEN2
72-73 IFL Lulea SWEDEN2
73-74 IFL Lulea SWEDEN2
74-75 Skelleftea AIK SWEDEN       30   1800                96   3.20                    0
75-76 Skelleftea AIK SWEDEN       36   2160               149   4.14                    1
76-77 Sweden CANADA CUP            4    240   1   2   1    17   4.00                    0
      Skelleftea AIK SWEDEN       35   2092               142   4.07                    0
      Sweden WORLD                 4    188   1   2   0    10   3.19                    1
77-78 New York Rangers NHL         4    240   2   2   0    14   3.50                    0   0   0     0
      New Haven Nighthawks AHL    27   1572  17   5   3    69   2.63     818   .913     5   0   1     2
      Sweden WORLD                 4    208                15   4.33
78-79 Skelleftea AIK SWEDEN       26   1515               101   4.00                    0
79-80 Colorado Rockies NHL        49   2574   9  27   6   161   3.75                    0   0   0     6
80-81 Colorado Rockies NHL        30   1642   6  15   6   103   3.76                    0   0   1     2
      Fort Worth Texans CHL        7    345   1   5   0    21   3.65     176   .881     0   0   1     4
81-82 Oklahoma City Stars CHL     35   1911  12  18   1   154   4.84     982   .843     0   0   1    12
82-83 Modo AIK SWEDEN2
83-84 Modo AIK SWEDEN             36   1083                39   2.16
84-85 Sodertalje SK SWEDEN        27   1508                85   3.38                    3
85-86 Sodertalje SK SWEDEN        28   1650                87   3.16                    0
THREE (3) NHL SEASONS             83   4456  17  44  12   278   3.74                    0   0   1     8

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
74-75 Skelleftea AIK SWEDEN        5    307           19   3.71
80-81 Fort Worth Texans CHL        1     20   0   0    3   9.00                    0
81-82 Oklahoma City Stars CHL      2     61   0   1    8   7.87                    0
84-85 Sodertalje SK SWEDEN         8    495   5   3   26   3.15                    1
85-86 Sodertalje SK SWEDEN         7    420   4   3   23   3.29                    0

INTERNATIONAL GAME DIRECTORY:

Played for Sweden in 1976 Canada Cup.
09/03/76: W (60m, 27/29) 5-2 victory vs. United States (Curran).
09/05/76: T (60m, 17/20) 3-3 tie vs. Soviet Union (Tretiak).
09/07/76: L (60m, 33/33) 0-4 defeat vs. Canada (Vachon).
09/09/76: L (60m, 23/31) 6-8 defeat vs. Finland (Leppanen).

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