Peter Popovic

Peter "Poppe" Popovic (Serbian: Popović; born 10 February 1968) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman of Serbian ancestry, and currently an assistant coach of the Sweden men's national team. Popovic was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 5th round (93rd overall) of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.

Peter Popovic
Peter Popovic in September 2010
Born	(1968-02-10) 10 February 1968 (age 57) Köping, Sweden
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	231 lb (105 kg; 16 st 7 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Västerås IK Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Södertälje SK
NHL draft	93rd overall, 1988 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1988–2006

Playing career

Popovic began his National Hockey League career with Montreal in 1994, where he played for five seasons. He also played for the New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Boston Bruins. He left the NHL after the 2001 season, having played 485 games, then played for five seasons in Södertälje SK.

Coaching career

On 23 April 2009 Popovic was named the new head coach of Södertälje SK. In 2011, after Södertälje's relegation to HockeyAllsvenskan, Popovic was dismissed from the club. He has also been an assistant coach at VIK Västerås HK under Lars Ivarsson.^[1] On 14 April 2011, Popovic was named an assistant coach of Tre Kronor.^[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986–87	Västerås IK Hockey	SWE U20		10	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Västerås IK Hockey	SWE.2		24	1	2	3	10		12	2	8	10	6
1987–88	Västerås IK Hockey	SWE.2		28	3	17	20	16		15	1	4	5	20
1988–89	Västerås IK Hockey	SEL		22	1	4	5	32		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Västerås IK Hockey	Allsv		17	2	3	5	20		5	0	1	1	16
1989–90	Västerås IK Hockey	SEL		30	2	10	12	24		2	0	1	1	2
1990–91	Västerås IK Hockey	SEL		40	3	2	5	54		4	0	0	0	4
1991–92	Västerås IK Hockey	SEL		34	7	10	17	30		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Västerås IK Hockey	SEL		39	6	10	16	46		3	0	1	1	2
1993–94	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		47	2	12	14	26		6	0	1	1	0
1994–95	Västerås IK Hockey	SEL		11	0	3	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		33	0	5	5	8		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		79	2	12	14	69		6	0	2	2	4
1996–97	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		78	1	13	14	32		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		69	2	6	8	38		10	1	1	2	2
1998–99	New York Rangers	NHL		68	1	4	5	40		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		54	1	5	6	30		10	0	0	0	10
2000–01	Boston Bruins	NHL		60	1	6	7	48		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Södertälje SK	SEL		50	3	18	21	52		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Södertälje SK	SEL		50	3	9	12	52		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Södertälje SK	SEL		49	1	9	10	61		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Södertälje SK	SEL		36	1	4	5	34		10	0	0	0	8
2005–06	VIK Västerås HK	SWE.2		34	3	8	11	34		—	—	—	—	—
SEL totals				361	27	79	106	395		19	0	2	2	16
NHL totals				488	10	63	73	291		32	1	4	5	16

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993	Sweden	WC		8	0	1	1	2
1996	Sweden	WCH		3	0	0	0	2
Senior totals				11	0	1	1	4