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Anders Hedberg

Anders Hugo Hedberg
Right Wing
Born February 25, 1951 in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
Height: 5' 11" Weight: 176 lbs.
 
Anders Hedberg joined fellow countryman Ulf Nilsson in eschewing interest from the rival NHL to sign with the Winnipeg Jets in May 1974. Playing right wing for the first time in order to play with Nilsson and Bobby Hull, the trio gelled almost immediately and the Hot Line, as it came to be known, became one of the best lines in hockey history.

Hedberg tallied at least 50 goals and 100 points in each of his four seasons with the Jets and his best individual season came in 1976-1977, when he tallied 51 goals in 47 games before being shelved with a knee injury. He recovered and went on to score a league-leading 70 goals that season, leading the Jets to their second consecutive trip to the AVCO Cup finals.

Hedberg was named the WHA's rookie of the year in 1974-1975 and named as a Second Team All-Star. He earned First Team honors and a selection to the mid-season All-Star Game for each of his next three seasons and was also named the WHA Player of the Year by The Sporting News in 1976-1977. Hedberg was an integral part of AVCO Cup championship teams in 1975-1976 and 1977-1978.

Hedberg and Nilsson each signed a lucrative deal to join the NHL's New York Rangers in 1978-1979 and Hedberg went on to play seven seasons in New York. He retired following the 1984-1985 season and won the Bill Masterton Trophy that year as the player “who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey”.

Player Statistics Jersey Numbers Transactions


Scoring Statistics
Regular Season
Season Team GP G A Pts PIM +/- PP SH Shots
1974-1975 Winnipeg Jets 65 53 47 100 45 38 20 0 271
1975-1976 Winnipeg Jets 76 50 55 105 48 60 9 6 271
1976-1977 Winnipeg Jets 68 70 61 131 48 48 22 0 313
1977-1978 Winnipeg Jets 77 63 59 122 60 60 17 6 290
Totals 286 236 222 458 201 206 68 12 1145
Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts PIM +/- PP SH Shots
1975-1976 Winnipeg Jets 13 13 6 19 15 16 - - -
1976-1977 Winnipeg Jets 20 13 16 29 13 6 - - -
1977-1978 Winnipeg Jets 9 9 6 15 2 5 - - -
Totals 42 35 28 63 30 27 - - -


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