Anders Kallur (born July 6, 1952) is a

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former professional

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player. Kallur played for

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and

Södertälje SK Södertälje Sportklubb, also known as Södertälje SK and often referred to as SSK, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest level of pro hockey in Sweden. Södertälje were charter members of Eli ...

before moving to

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in 1978. He was awarded

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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

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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

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organization focusing on European prospects. Anders Kallur is the father of Swedish athletes

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, Martin and Susanna Kallur.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kallur, Anders 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