Jesper Pettersson
| Jesper Pettersson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pettersson with Djurgårdens IF in 2019. | |||
| Born |
July 16, 1994 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Linköping HC Djurgårdens IF | ||
| NHL draft |
198th overall, 2014 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Jesper Pettersson (born July 16, 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career[edit]
He made his Elitserien debut playing with Linköpings HC during the 2012–13 Elitserien season.[1] Pettersson was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 7th round, 198th overall, at the 2014 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft.
On July 14, 2014, Pettersson signed a three-year entry-level contract worth $1.725 million with the Philadelphia Flyers.[2]
After three seasons within the Flyers organization, and with limited prospects of playing in the NHL, Pettersson opted to return to his homeland as an impending restricted free agent, agreeing to a two-year deal with Djurgårdens IF on May 2, 2017.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 41 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 51 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 43 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2016–17 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 58 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 52 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 50 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2019–20 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 45 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 52 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Linköping HC | SHL | 50 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Linköping HC | SHL | 51 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 362 | 20 | 67 | 87 | 272 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | ||||
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sweden | IH18 | 
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Sweden | WJC18 |
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | WJC |
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "2012-13 Linköpings HC player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. April 1, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
- ^ "Flyers sign Jesper Pettersson to entry-level deal". CSN Philly. July 14, 2014. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
- ^ "Two-way defenseman to Djurgården". Djurgårdens IF Hockey (in Swedish). May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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