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Peter Popovic

Peter "Poppe" Popovic 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 of the 1988 NHL entry draft.

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Peter Popovic
Peter Popovic in September 2010
Born (1968-02-10) 10 February 1968
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

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.

Playing career

Popovic began his National Hockey League career with Montreal in 1994, where he played for five seasons.

In the summer of 1998, the Canadiens traded Popovic to the New York Rangers.

After one year on Broadway, Popovic was on the move again, traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Kevin Hatcher in a cost-cutting movie by the Penguins. Popovic then inked a 2-year free agent deal with the Boston Bruins but played just one year there before 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 In March 2026, Popovic became sporting director of VIK Västerås HK 3.

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
References

References

  1. "SSK:s nya tränare heter Peter". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  2. "Popovic assisterar Mårts". GP. 2011-04-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  3. "Peter Popovic i ny roll i VIK: "Jag söker en identitet på föreningen" | Sveriges Radio". www.sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2026-03-27.
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