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Canada Austria Ken Strong
Kapfenberger SV / Austria - 96/97
2-time Austrian Champion 2
Date of Birth
May 09, 1963
Position
LW
Age
61
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Toronto, ON, CAN
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Canada / Austria
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1981 round 3 #58 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

Son: Steven Strong, Cousin: Dean Strong

Team Staff profile of Ken Strong also available

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Ken Strong Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1979-80 Reps Hockey Club U18 AAA GTHL U18 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Streetsville Derbys COJHL 36* 21* 24* 45* 125* -* |
1980-81 Peterborough Petes OHL 64* 17* 36* 53* 52* -* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 18 -
1981-82 Peterborough Petes OHL 42* 21* 22* 43* 69* -* | Playoffs 9 8 11 19 23 -
1982-83 Peterborough Petes OHL 57* 41* 48* 89* 80* -* | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 4 -
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
1983-84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2* 0* 2* 2* 2* 0* |
St. Catharines Saints AHL 78* 27* 45* 72* 78* -* | Playoffs 7 3 3 6 4 -
1984-85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11* 2* 0* 2* 4* -3* |
St. Catharines Saints AHL 45* 15* 19* 34* 41* -* |
1985-86 St. Catharines Saints AHL 33* 16* 25* 41* 14* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -
1986-87 EHC Chur NLA 15* 9* 4* 13* 40* -* |
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 31* 7* 13* 20* 18* -* | Playoffs 11 6 7 13 12 -
1987-88 HC Martigny NLB 3* 2* 1* 3* 8* -* |
Villacher SV Austria 22* 29* 25* 54* 63* -* |
1988-89 Villacher SV Austria 46* 42* 57* 99* -* -* |
1989-90 Villacher SV Austria 37* 32* 45* 77* 52* -* |
1990-91 Villacher SV Austria 43* 40* 42* 82* 110* -* |
1991-92 Villacher SV Austria 44* 48* 41* 89* 77* -* |
Austria WC B 2* 4* 4* 8* 0* -* |
1992-93 Villacher SV Austria 46* 34* 34* 68* 63* -* |
1993-94 Villacher SV Austria 48* 33* 42* 75* 57* -* |
Austria WC 6* 2* 0* 2* 8* -5* |
Austria OG 7* 3* 1* 4* 12* -* |
1994-95 Gherdëina Italy 36* 17* 29* 46* 34* -* |
Austria WC 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* -7* |
1995-96 Villacher SV Austria 43* 35* 30* 65* 99* -* |
1996-97 Kapfenberger SV Austria 43* 25* 27* 52* 70* -* |

Ken Strong Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1975-76 Toronto Christie QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Ken Strong Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 187* 65* 102* 167* 0.89* 151* -* | 3 21 9 * 11 * 20 * 0.95 * 16 * - *
Austria 9 372* 318* 343* 661* 1.78* 591* -* | 0 * * * * * *
COJHL 1 36* 21* 24* 45* 1.25* 125* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U18 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 1 36* 17* 29* 46* 1.28* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 3 15* 2* 2* 4* 0.27* 6* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 1 15* 9* 4* 13* 0.87* 40* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 1 7* 3* 1* 4* 0.57* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 3 163* 79* 106* 185* 1.14* 201* -* | 3 18 12 * 14 * 26 * 1.44 * 45 * - *
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NLB (SL) 1 3* 2* 1* 3* 1.00* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 13* 2* 1* 3* 0.23* 12* -12* | 0 * * * * * *
WC B 1 2* 4* 4* 8* 4.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ken Strong Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1980, 1 #13 overall by Peterborough Petes in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Villacher SV

- 1982-05-01 • Traded to Toronto by Philadelphia to complete transaction that sent Darryl Sittler to Philadelphia (January 20, 1982)


The Toronto, Ontario, native Ken Strong (originally: Kenneth Strong) had a solid junior career with the OHL's Peterborough Petes. He was chosen 58th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft but got traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs only one year later. For the Leafs he appeared in 15 NHL games before he sought a change of scenery and moved to Switzerland. In 1987 Strong joined Austrian Villacher SV, the club he represented for eight years. He became one of the most popular players in the club's history because of his outstanding physical game and 609 scored points (293 goals, 316 assists) in 329 appearances for the club. Furthermore, he lead Villach to two consecutive Austrian championship titles in the years 1992 and 1993, when he was part of the league's most productive line with the two former NHL-ers Alfie Turcotte and Kim Issel.
Ken Strong eventually gained Austrian citizenship and represented the country at two A-pool World Championships and the Olympics in 1994. He scored 23 points (12 goals, 11 assists) in 38 games for Team Austria and was part of the 1992 team which achieved promotion to the A-pool after an absence of 33 years.
(by Hannes Biedermann)

Scored 3 goals in his NLA-debut 1986-10-04 (Chur vs. Olten 5:3)