| Played for | Västerås IK Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Södertälje SK |
|---|---|
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 5 |
| Weight lb | 231 |
| Birth date | 10 February 1968 (age 58) |
| Birth place | Köping, Sweden |
| Draft (1988) | 93rd overall |
| Draft team | Montreal Canadiens |
| Career start | 1988 |
| Career end | 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
- ^ "SSK:s nya tränare heter Peter". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
- ^ "Popovic assisterar Mårts". GP. 2011-04-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
- ^ "Peter Popovic i ny roll i VIK: ”Jag söker en identitet på föreningen” | Sveriges Radio" (in Swedish). www.sverigesradio.se. Retrieved 2026-03-27.