Pär Mårts

Pär Mårts (born 30 April 1953) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and former coach of the Swedish National team.

Playing career Mårts started his playing career in 1971 for playing VIK Västerås HK in Swedish third-tier division. The following season the club was promoted to Sweden's second-tier division HockeyAllsvenskan. In his fourth season 1974-75 he joined Stockholm based club AIK helping them win promotion for Elitserien. During the 1975–76 and 1979-80 seasons, he played 174 games in Elitserien, totalling 121 points (63 goals, 58 assists) and 63 penalty minutes. Mårts played his last five seasons of his active playing career for Västerås IK in HockeyAllsvenskan.

Coaching career Mårts began his coaching career in 1986 and as head coach of HV71, he led them to a Swedish Championship in his first season. He has also coached Västerås IK, the Swedish national junior team, Swedish national team and AIK.

In the 2007–08 season, Mårts took over as head coach for the Swedish national junior teams; Team 19 and Team 20. His contract with the Swedish Ice Hockey Association was signed over three years.

In 2011 the national team, beat the heavy favorite Czech team in Košice, Slovakia, but lost 1-6 in the final to Finland.

Awards Gold medal as assistant coach at the 1992 World Championships. Silver medal as assistant coach at the 1993 and 1995 World Championships. Bronze medal as assistant coach at the 1994 World Championships. Olympic gold as assistant coach in 1994. Elitserien playoff winner as head coach for HV71 in 2004. Swedish Coach of the Year in 2004. Silver medal as head coach at the 2008 and 2009 U20 World Championships. Bronze medal as head coach at the 2010 U20 World Championships. Elitserien silver medal as player in 1978. Silver medal as head coach at the 2011 World Championships. Gold medal as head coach at the 2013 World Championships. Silver medal as head coach at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. Bronze medal as head coach at the 2014 World Championships.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1971-72 VIK Västerås HK Swe-3 16 19 14 33 -- -- -- -- -- 1972-73 Västerås IK Swe-2 16 4 5 9 2 -- -- -- -- -- 1973-74 Västerås IK Swe-2 27 22 17 39 8 -- -- -- -- -- 1974-75 AIK Swe-2 26 14 15 29 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1975-76 AIK SEL 36 11 12 23 7 -- -- -- -- -- 1976-77 AIK SEL 32 14 12 26 4 -- -- -- -- -- 1977-78 AIK SEL 36 17 11 28 16 6 3 2 5 0 1978-79 AIK SEL 36 6 9 15 18 -- -- -- -- -- 1979-80 AIK SEL 34 15 14 29 18 -- -- -- -- -- 1980-81 Västerås IK Swe-2 26 25 23 48 14 3 1 2 3 6 1981-82 Västerås IK Swe-2 32 17 23 40 34 4 0 2 2 2 1982-83 Västerås IK Swe-2 28 14 26 40 21 5 4 4 8 4 1983-84 Västerås IK Swe-2 27 15 26 41 14 9 2 2 4 6 1984-85 Västerås IK Swe-2 25 9 9 18 8 -- -- -- -- -- Elitserien totals 174 63 58 121 63 6 3 2 5 0 Statistics as of 21 April 2006.