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.

Born (1962-08-20) 20 August 1962 (age 62)
Överkalix, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks
VIK Västerås HK
Djurgårdens IF
National team  Sweden
NHL draft 191st overall, 1981
Detroit Red Wings
59th overall, 1987
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 1987–1991

Playing career

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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

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Robert Nordmark
Medal record
Representing   Sweden
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
  1995 Stockholm
  1987 Vienna
  1986 Moscow
World Junior Championships
  1981 Füssen
European Junior Championships
  1980 Hradec Králové

Regular season and playoffs

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    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1979–80 Luleå HF Div. 1 24 4 2 6 16 8 0 0 0 4
1980–81 Frölunda HC SEL 34 4 3 7 30 2 0 0 0 0
1981–82 Brynäs IF SEL 34 5 5 10 16
1982–83 Brynäs IF SEL 36 8 5 13 32
1983–84 Brynäs IF SEL 32 10 15 25 44
1984–85 Luleå HF SEL 33 3 9 12 30
1985–86 Luleå HF SEL 35 9 15 24 48
1986–87 Luleå HF SEL 32 7 8 15 46 3 0 3 3 4
1987–88 St. Louis Blues NHL 67 3 18 21 60
1988–89 Vancouver Canucks NHL 80 6 35 41 97 7 3 2 5 4
1989–90 Vancouver Canucks NHL 44 2 11 13 34
1990–91 Vancouver Canucks NHL 45 2 6 8 63
1991–92 VIK Västerås HK SEL 36 11 6 17 70
1992–93 VIK Västerås HK SEL 24 11 5 16 52 3 1 0 1 10
1993–94 Djurgårdens IF SEL 35 5 5 10 62 6 0 0 0 6
1994–95 Djurgårdens IF SEL 34 7 11 18 50 3 1 0 1 2
1995–96 Lukko SM-l 43 16 13 29 58 8 2 4 6 6
1996–97 ZSC Lions NLA 41 9 17 26 59
1997–98 Djurgårdens IF SEL 11 3 5 8 10 6 0 0 0 4
1998–99 VEU Feldkirch ALP 15 7 3 10 2
1998–99 Klagenfurt AC ALP 4 1 3 4 2
1998–99 Klagenfurt AC EBEL 22 2 9 11 20
1999–00 Hammarby IF Allsv 37 7 10 17 24 2 1 0 1 0
2000–01 Nottingham Panthers BISL 29 4 6 10 16 6 1 1 2 4
2003–04 Djurgårdens IF SEL 14 3 4 7 10 1 0 0 0 2
2004–05 Enköpings SK Div. 2 5 0 2 2 2 7 1 4 5 6
NHL totals 236 13 70 83 254 7 3 2 5 4
SEL totals 390 86 96 182 500 24 2 3 5 28

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1980 Sweden Jr. EJC 5 1 1 2 6
1981 Sweden Jr. WJC 5 0 0 0 2
1982 Sweden Jr. WJC 7 2 1 3 0
1986 Sweden WC 8 3 2 5 10
1987 Sweden WC 9 1 2 3 16
1995 Sweden WC 8 1 1 2 4
Senior int'l totals 62
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