| Birth Date: | 24 May 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Örebro, Sweden |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Position: | Right wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Played For: | Minnesota North Stars New York Rangers |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 1970 |
| Career End: | 1986 |
Kent-Erik Andersson (born 24 May 1951) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars and New York Rangers.
Andersson played seven seasons in the NHL, five with the Minnesota North Stars[1] and two with the New York Rangers.[2] In his native Sweden he played for Färjestads BK, and in his last game with them won the Swedish Championship in 1986. After that season, he was forced to retire due to an eye injury. He also played for the Swedish National team and in 1977 he got a silver medal at the World Championship.
1977 silver medalist - World Championships
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | Örebro SK | SWE II | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Färjestad BK | SWE | 22 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Färjestad BK | SWE | 14 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Färjestad BK | SWE | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | ||
| 1974–75 | Färjestad BK | SWE | 27 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 33 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1977–78 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 73 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 41 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 61 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | Oklahoma City Stars | CHL | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 77 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 70 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | New York Rangers | NHL | 71 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | New York Rangers | NHL | 63 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 32 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1985–86 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 25 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||
| SWE totals | 75 | 47 | 30 | 77 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 4 | ||||
| SEL totals | 116 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 58 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 456 | 72 | 103 | 175 | 78 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1978 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |
| 1981 | Sweden | CC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 25 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | |||
Team Sweden - 1981 Canada Cup