Ken Strong (ice hockey)

Kenneth Strong (born May 9, 1963) is a Canadian-born Austrian former professional ice hockey player. He played 15 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1983 to 1985. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1983 to 1997, was mainly spent in the Austrian Hockey League. Nationalized as an Austrian citizen, Strong played internationally for the Austrian national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics and three World Championships.

Ken Strong
Born (1963-05-09) May 9, 1963
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Toronto Maple Leafs
EHC Chur
Villacher SV
HC Gherdëina
Kapfenberger SV
National team  Austria
NHL Draft 58th overall, 1981
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1983–1997

Early life

Strong was born in Toronto. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.[1]

Career

Strong played for the Austrian national ice hockey team in the 1994 Winter Olympics. He also briefly played 15 games in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1980s.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80 Streetsville Derbys COJHL 36212445125 —————
1980–81 Peterborough Petes OHL 6417365352 521318
1981–82 Peterborough Petes OHL 4221224369 98111923
1982–83 Peterborough Petes OHL 5741488980 42244
1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20000 —————
1983–84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20222 —————
1983–84 St. Catharines Saints AHL 7827457278 73364
1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 112024 —————
1984–85 St. Catharines Saints AHL 4515193441 —————
1985–86 St. Catharines Saints AHL 3316254114 30110
1986–87 EHC Chur NLA 15941340 —————
1986–87 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 317132018 11671312
1987–88 HC Martigny NLB 32138 —————
1987–88 Villacher SV AUT 2229255463 —————
1988–89 Villacher SV AUT 46425799— —————
1989–90 Villacher SV AUT 3732457752 —————
1990–91 Villacher SV AUT 43404282110 —————
1991–92 Villacher SV AUT 4448418977 —————
1992–93 Villacher SV AUT 4634346863 —————
1993–94 Villacher SV AUT 4833427557 —————
1994–95 HC Gherdëina ITA 3617294634 —————
1995–96 Villacher SV AUT 4335306599 —————
1996–97 Kapfenberger SV AUT 4325275270 —————
AUT totals 372318343661591 —————
NHL totals 152246 —————

International
Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1992 Austria WC-B 24480
1994 Austria OLY 731412
1994 Austria WC 62028
1995 Austria WC 70114
Senior totals 22961524

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
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