Björn Svensson
| Björn Svensson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 16, 1986 Ljungby, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| DEL team Former teams |
ERC Ingolstadt Timra IK HC Sierre Modo Hockey Malmö Redhawks Färjestad BK | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
| Website | BjornSvensson.se | ||
Björn Svensson (born June 16, 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward, currently playing for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is the older brother of Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, who plays in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues.
Svensson has played in the Swedish Hockey League with Timra IK, Modo Hockey, Malmö Redhawks and Färjestad BK. In the midst of the 2016–17 season with Färjestad BK, having appeared in 31 games and compiling just 6 points, Svensson left Sweden in agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the year with German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL on January 13, 2017.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 56 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 62 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Timrå IK | SEL | 55 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 2007–08 | Timrå IK | SEL | 54 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Timrå IK | SEL | 45 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Timrå IK | SEL | 55 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Timrå IK | SEL | 55 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Sierre-Anniviers | NLB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 32 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 40 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 52 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 44 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 47 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SHL totals | 414 | 61 | 69 | 130 | 128 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 35 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sweden | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ "Forward Bjorn Svensson comes to Ingolstadt" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
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External links
- Björn Svensson career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Björn Svensson career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Björn Svensson profile at Eurohockey.com
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