Pär Mårts
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Pär Mårts is a retired Swedish ice hockey
player, currently head coach of the Sweden men's national ice hockey team.
in Swedish third-tier division. The following season the club was promoted to Sweden's second-tier division HockeyAllsvenskan
. In his fourth season 1974-75 he joined Stockholm
based club AIK helping them win promotion for Elitserien. During the seasons of 1975-76 to 1979-80 he played 174 games in Elitserien, totalling 121 points (63 goals, 58 assists) and 63 penalty minutes. Mårts played his last five seasons of his active playing career for Västerås IK in HockeyAllsvenskan.
For season 2007-08 Mårts took over as head coach for the Swedish national junior teams; Team 19 and Team 20. His contract with the Swedish Ice Hockey Association
spans over three years.
In 2010 he took over the national team which beat favourite Czech team in Kosice.
Statistics as of 21 April 2006.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player, currently head coach of the Sweden men's national ice hockey team.
Playing career
Mårts started his playing career in 1971 for playing VIK Västerås HKVIK Västerås HK
VIK Västerås HK is an ice hockey club from Västerås, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Västerås IK has played 12 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien .-History:Västerås IK was founded in 1913 and started playing ice hockey in...
in Swedish third-tier division. The following season the club was promoted to Sweden's second-tier division HockeyAllsvenskan
Allsvenskan (hockey)
HockeyAllsvenskan, before the 2005–06 season called Allsvenskan and SuperAllsvenskan, is the name of the second highest-level Swedish ice hockey league...
. In his fourth season 1974-75 he joined Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
based club AIK helping them win promotion for Elitserien. During the seasons of 1975-76 to 1979-80 he played 174 games in Elitserien, totalling 121 points (63 goals, 58 assists) and 63 penalty minutes. Mårts played his last five seasons of his active playing career for Västerås IK in HockeyAllsvenskan.
Coaching career
Mårts has functioned as ice hockey coach since 1986 and is currently head coach of HV71, which he has won one Swedish Championships with. He has coached Västerås IK, Swedish national junior team, Swedish national team, AIK and HV71.For season 2007-08 Mårts took over as head coach for the Swedish national junior teams; Team 19 and Team 20. His contract with the Swedish Ice Hockey Association
Swedish Ice Hockey Association
The Swedish Ice Hockey Association or Svenska Ishockeyförbundet in Swedish, is an association of Swedish sports clubs with ice hockey activities....
spans over three years.
In 2010 he took over the national team which beat favourite Czech team in Kosice.
Awards
- Gold medal as coach at the 1992 World Championships.
- Silver medal as coach at the 1993 and 1995 World Championships.
- Bronze medal as coach at the 1994 World Championships.
- Olympic gold as coach in 1994.
- Elitserien playoff winner as head coach for HV71 in 2004.
- Swedish Coach of the Year in 2004.
- Silver medal as head coach at the 2008 and 2009 U20 World Championships
- Bronze medal as head coach at the 2010 U20 World Championships
- Elitserien silver medal as player in 1978
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1971-72 | VIK Västerås HK VIK Västerås HK VIK Västerås HK is an ice hockey club from Västerås, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Västerås IK has played 12 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien .-History:Västerås IK was founded in 1913 and started playing ice hockey in... |
Swe-3 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 1972-73 | Västerås IK | Swe-2 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1973-74 | Västerås IK | Swe-2 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1974-75 | AIK | Swe-2 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1975-76 | AIK | SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
36 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1976-77 | AIK | SEL | 32 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1977-78 | AIK | SEL | 36 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1978-79 | AIK | SEL | 36 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1979-80 | AIK | SEL | 34 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1980-81 | Västerås IK | Swe-2 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1981-82 | Västerås IK | Swe-2 | 32 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1982-83 | Västerås IK | Swe-2 | 28 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1983-84 | Västerås IK | Swe-2 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1984-85 | Västerås IK | Swe-2 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Elitserien totals | 174 | 63 | 58 | 121 | 63 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Statistics as of 21 April 2006.