Born	May 24, 1951 (1951-05-24) (age 58), Örebro, SWE
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
Pro clubs	Minnesota North Stars New York Rangers
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Pro career	1970 – 1986

Kent-Erik Andersson (born May 24, 1951) is a retired Swedish Professional Hockey right winger who played 7 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars and New York Rangers.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Playing career 3 Awards and achievements 4 Records 5 Career statistics 6 International play 7 External links

[edit] Early life

Andersson was born in Örebro, Sweden.

[edit] Playing career

Andersson played seven seasons in the NHL, five with the Minnesota North Stars and two with the New York Rangers. In his Sweden he played for Färjestads BK and his last game with them in 1986 he and the club won the Swedish Championship. After that season he was forced to retire due to an eye-injury. He also played for the Swedish National team and in 1977 he got a silver medal at the World Championship.

[edit] Awards and achievements

1977 Silver Medalist - World Championships

[edit] Records

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1975–76	Färjestads BK	Elitserien		26	8	5	13	8		4	1	1	2	2
1976–77	Färjestads BK	Elitserien		33	17	17	34	30		5	2	1	3	4
1977–78	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		73	15	18	33	4		-	-	-	-	-
1978–79	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		41	9	4	13	4		-	-	-	-	-
1979–80	Oklahoma City Stars	CHL		3	0	2	2	2		-	-	-	-	-
1979–80	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		61	9	10	19	8		13	2	4	6	2
1980–81	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		77	17	24	41	22		19	2	4	6	2
1981–82	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		70	9	12	21	18		4	0	2	2	0
1982–83	New York Rangers	NHL		71	8	20	28	14		9	0	0	0	0
1983–84	New York Rangers	NHL		63	5	15	20	8		5	0	1	1	0
1984–85	Färjestads BK	Elitserien		32	9	12	21	10		3	2	0	2	2
1985–86	Färjestads BK	Elitserien		24	6	7	13	12		8	5	6	11	2
Elitserien totals
CHL totals				3	0	2	2	2		-	-	-	-	-
NHL totals				456	72	103	175	78		50	4	11	15	4

[edit] International play

Team Sweden - 1981 Canada Cup

[edit] External links

• Kent-Erik Andersson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Kent-Erik Andersson – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net

Preceded by Mats Waltin

Golden Puck 1977

Succeeded by Rolf Edberg

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