Anders Kallur (born July 6, 1952) is a
Swedish
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former professional
ice hockey
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player.
Kallur played for
Modo Hockey
Modo Hockey (or MoDo with uppercase letters) is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The team plays in Sweden's second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan. The club was founded in 1987 and has won one SHL championships; in 2007. ...
and
Södertälje SK
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before moving to
Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm.
Name
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in 1978. He was awarded
Guldpucken
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as the best player of the 1978–79 season. He was signed by
New York Islanders in 1979 and played his entire North American career with that team (except for two games with
Indianapolis Checkers
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).
Together with fellow Swede
Stefan Persson, Kallur was part of the first NHL team (
1979-80 New York Islanders) to win a Stanley Cup with European-trained players on its roster. Scottish-born Dunc Munro of the Montreal Maroons was the first European-born player to win the Stanley Cup. Kallur played with the Islanders during all four of their
Stanley Cup championships from 1980 to 1983.
He is currently a scout in the
New York Rangers
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organization focusing on European prospects.
Anders Kallur is the father of Swedish athletes
Jenny
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, Martin and
Susanna Kallur.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1952 births
Living people
Djurgårdens IF Hockey players
Modo Hockey players
New York Islanders players
New York Islanders scouts
New York Rangers scouts
People from Ludvika Municipality
Södertälje SK players
Stanley Cup champions
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Swedish ice hockey right wingers
Undrafted National Hockey League players
Sportspeople from Dalarna County