Ken Strong

Kenneth Strong (born May 9, 1963) is a Canadian-born Austrian former professional ice hockey player. He played 15 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1983 to 1985. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1983 to 1997, was mainly spent in the Austrian Hockey League. Nationalized as an Austrian citizen, Strong played internationally for the Austrian national team at the 1994 Winter Olympics and three World Championships. His son, Steven Strong, is also an ice hockey player.

Early life Strong was born in Toronto. As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mississauga.

Career Strong played for the Austrian national ice hockey team in the 1994 Winter Olympics. He also briefly played 15 games in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1980s.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1979–80 Streetsville Derbys COJHL 36 21 24 45 125 — — — — — 1980–81 Peterborough Petes OHL 64 17 36 53 52 5 2 1 3 18 1981–82 Peterborough Petes OHL 42 21 22 43 69 9 8 11 19 23 1982–83 Peterborough Petes OHL 57 41 48 89 80 4 2 2 4 4 1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1983–84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 1983–84 St. Catharines Saints AHL 78 27 45 72 78 7 3 3 6 4 1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 11 2 0 2 4 — — — — — 1984–85 St. Catharines Saints AHL 45 15 19 34 41 — — — — — 1985–86 St. Catharines Saints AHL 33 16 25 41 14 3 0 1 1 0 1986–87 EHC Chur NLA 15 9 4 13 40 — — — — — 1986–87 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 31 7 13 20 18 11 6 7 13 12 1987–88 HC Martigny NLB 3 2 1 3 8 — — — — — 1987–88 Villacher SV AUT 22 29 25 54 63 — — — — — 1988–89 Villacher SV AUT 46 42 57 99 — — — — — — 1989–90 Villacher SV AUT 37 32 45 77 52 — — — — — 1990–91 Villacher SV AUT 43 40 42 82 110 — — — — — 1991–92 Villacher SV AUT 44 48 41 89 77 — — — — — 1992–93 Villacher SV AUT 46 34 34 68 63 — — — — — 1993–94 Villacher SV AUT 48 33 42 75 57 — — — — — 1994–95 HC Gherdëina ITA 36 17 29 46 34 — — — — — 1995–96 Villacher SV AUT 43 35 30 65 99 — — — — — 1996–97 Kapfenberger SV AUT 43 25 27 52 70 — — — — — AUT totals 372 318 343 661 591 — — — — — NHL totals 15 2 2 4 6 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1992 Austria WC-B 2 4 4 8 0 1994 Austria OLY 7 3 1 4 12 1994 Austria WC 6 2 0 2 8 1995 Austria WC 7 0 1 1 4 Senior totals 22 9 6 15 24