height_ft played_for halloffame shoots weight_lb birth_place image_size career_end position ntl_team_ height_in birth_date image article_title draft ntl_team career_start
6 quebec bratislava -lrb- cze-1 / slex -rrb- nordiques new jersey devils st. louis blues slovan 1998 left 195 bratislava , czechoslovakia 230px 1995 center can svk 2 18 september 1956 peter Šťastný 2011.jpg peter Šťastný
 '' undrafted '' tch 1975
peter Šťastný

peter Šťastný -lrb- born 18 september 1956 -rrb- , also known colloquially as `` peter the great '' and `` stosh '' , is a retired slovak professional ice hockey player who played in the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- from 1980 to 1995 .
stastny is the second highest scorer of the 80 's after wayne gretzky .
during his time with the quebec nordiques , stastny became a canadian citizen .
since 2004 , he has also served as a member of the european parliament for slovakia .
during his nhl career , he played with the quebec nordiques , new jersey devils , and st. louis blues .
he was inducted into the hockey hall of fame in 1998 and ranks 34th all time in nhl points -lrb- and second overall for slovaks -rrb- .
he is the father of current st. louis blues forward paul stastny .
