Robert Nordmark Explained

Played For:St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks
VIK Västerås HK
Djurgårdens IF
League:NHL
Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:220
Birth Date:20 August 1962
Ntl Team:SWE
Birth Place:Överkalix, Sweden
Draft:191st overall, 1981
Detroit Red Wings
59th overall
Draft Year:1987
Draft Team:St. Louis Blues
Career Start:1987
Career End:1991

Robert Ingemar Nordmark (born 20 August 1962) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He was the head coach for Almtuna IS in Allsvenskan (the Swedish second division) in the 2007–08 season, but he was replaced by Leif Boork in November 2007 because of poor results. He is a European scout of the Toronto Maple Leafs and used to be a European scout for the Edmonton Oilers. Nordmark is a cousin of former athlete Kenth Eldebrink and former ice hockey defenceman Anders Eldebrink.

Playing career

Nordmark was drafted 191st overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, after helping Sweden to their first gold medal at the World Junior Championships in 1981. Despite solid performances in the Swedish Elite League in ensuing years, Nordmark was never signed by the Red Wings and his draft rights lapsed in 1984. After strong performances at the 1986 and 1987 World Championships, Nordmark was re-drafted 59th overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues.

In 1987–88, Nordmark stepped into the Blues' lineup, registering 3 goals and 18 assists for 21 points in 67 games. Following the season, however, he was dealt to the Vancouver Canucks with a draft pick for Dave Richter. In 1988–89 with the Canucks, he would have a career year, registering 6 goals and 35 assists for 41 points while forming a terrific combination on the points of the powerplay with Paul Reinhart. He added an excellent playoffs, with 3 goals and 5 points in 7 games.

However, Nordmark was unable to duplicate his success of 1988–89. In 1989–90, he slumped to just 2 goals and 13 points in 44 games, while his defensive play became increasingly erratic and he became a target for boo-birds at Canuck home games, including being jeered after assisting on an overtime winning goal. The 1990–91 season was another disappointment, as he finished with just 8 points in 45 games, and following the year he was released by the Canucks and allowed to return to Sweden.

Nordmark returned to form in the Elitserien and was a top defender in that league for several more seasons with VIK Västerås HK and Djurgårdens IF, earning another invitation to the World Championships in 1995. He had one of the best seasons of his career in 1995–96, scoring 16 goals and 29 points for Lukko Rauma of the Finnish SM-liiga. He had further stints in Switzerland, Austria, and Britain before retiring in 2001 and moving into coaching. In 2003–04, while coaching Djurgården, came out of retirement in an injury crisis and scored 7 points in 14 games at the age of 41.

Nordmark finished his NHL career with totals of 13 goals and 70 assists for 83 points in 236 games, along with 254 penalty minutes.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1979–80Luleå HFDiv. 1244261680004
1980–81Frölunda HCSEL344373020000
1981–82Brynäs IFSEL34551016
1982–83Brynäs IFSEL36851332
1983–84Brynäs IFSEL3210152544
1984–85Luleå HFSEL33391230
1985–86Luleå HFSEL359152448
1986–87Luleå HFSEL3278154630334
1987–88St. Louis BluesNHL673182160
1988–89Vancouver CanucksNHL80635419773254
1989–90Vancouver CanucksNHL442111334
1990–91Vancouver CanucksNHL4526863
1991–92VIK Västerås HKSEL361161770
1992–93VIK Västerås HKSEL241151652310110
1993–94Djurgårdens IFSEL3555106260006
1994–95Djurgårdens IFSEL34711185031012
1995–96LukkoSM-l431613295882466
1996–97ZSC LionsNLA419172659
1997–98Djurgårdens IFSEL113581060004
1998–99VEU FeldkirchALP1573102
1998–99Klagenfurt ACALP41342
1998–99Klagenfurt ACEBEL22291120
1999–00Hammarby IFAllsv37710172421010
2000–01Nottingham PanthersBISL2946101661124
2003–04Djurgårdens IFSEL143471010002
2004–05Enköpings SKDiv. 25022271456
NHL totals23613708325473254
SEL totals39086961825002423528

International

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YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1980Sweden Jr.EJC51126
1981Sweden Jr.WJC50002
1982Sweden Jr.WJC72130
1986SwedenWC832510
1987SwedenWC912316
1995SwedenWC81124
Senior int'l totals62