height_ft played_for shoots weight_lb birth_place draft_year image_size career_end position draft_team height_in birth_date article_title draft career_start
6 new york islanders right 200 stockholm , sweden 1972 166px 1986 right wing new york islanders 1 10 october 1952 bob nystrom
 33rd overall 1972
bob nystrom

robert thore nystrom -lrb- born october 10 , 1952 -rrb- is a retired professional ice hockey right winger .
he played for the new york islanders of the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- from 1972 -- 86 .
he is best remembered as having scored the winning goal at the 7:11 mark of overtime to give the new york islanders the 1980 stanley cup title .
this signaled the first of four straight championships for the club .
he was also among the last nhl players to not wear a helmet during a game .
playing his minor hockey in hinton , alberta , nystrom is immortalized on the town 's wall of fame .
he is arguably the most successful nhl player from the geographical area that yielded the likes of dave scatchard and dean mcammond .
his son eric plays professional hockey for the nashville predators of the nhl , and previously played for the calgary flames , minnesota wild , and dallas stars .
