Jesper Mattsson (ice hockey player)

Jesper Mattsson
Date of birth	May 13, 1975
place of birth	Malmo , Sweden
size	181 cm
Weight	90 kg
position	Right wing
Shot hand	Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1993 , 1st lap, 18th position Calgary Flames
Career stations
1991-1995	Malmo Redhawks
1995-1998	Saint John Flames
1998-2004	Malmo Redhawks
2004-2010	Färjestad BK
2010	Malmo Redhawks
2010-2011	Frölunda HC
since 2011	Malmo Redhawks

Jesper Mattsson (born May 13, 1975 in Malmö ) is a Swedish ice hockey player who has been under contract with the Malmö Redhawks in HockeyAllsvenskan since May 2011 .

Career

Jesper Mattsson began his career as a hockey player in his hometown with the Malmö Redhawks , for whose professional team he made his debut in the Elitserien in the 1991/92 season and was Swedish champion straight away in his rookie year . Mattsson, who can be used both as a winger and as a defender, contributed to the title win with an assist in 24 games. In the 1993/94 season he was able to repeat this success with Malmö. The Swede, who had been selected in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft in 1993 as the 18th player by the Calgary Flames , ran from 1995 to 1998 for a total of three years for the Canadian farm team , the Saint John Flames , in American Hockey League before returning to Malmö during the 1997/98 season.

After successfully staying up in 2004 with the Redhawks, Mattsson moved to their league rivals Färjestad BK , with whom he was first runner- up in the 2004/05 season before winning the national championship with his team in 2006 and 2009. In February 2010 he signed a contract with the Malmö Redhawks, for which he played until December 2010 before Mattsson moved to Frölunda HC . In May 2011 he received another contract with the Malmö Redhawks.

International

For Sweden Mattsson took part in the U20 World Junior Championships in 1995 and the World Championships in 1999 and 2006 .

Achievements and Awards

• 1992 Swedish champion with the Malmö Redhawks
• 1992 European Cup win with Malmö IF
• 1994 Swedish champion with the Malmö Redhawks
• 2005 Swedish runner-up with Färjestad BK
• 2006 Swedish champion with Färjestad BK
• 2009 Swedish champion with Färjestad BK

International

• 1992 silver medal at the U18 European Junior Championship
• 1993 gold medal at the U18 European Junior Championship
• 1993 All-Star-Team of the U18 Junior European Championship
• 1995 bronze medal at the U20 Junior World Championship
• 1999 bronze medal at the world championship
• 2006 gold medal at the world championship

AHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	3	174	41	55	96	80
Playoffs	2	12	2	2	4th	2

(Status: end of the 2010/11 season)

Web links

• Jesper Mattsson at hockeydb.com (English)
• Jesper Mattsson at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Jesper Mattsson at eurohockey.com