Timmy Pettersson

Timmy Pettersson
Date of birth	March 15, 1977
place of birth	Gislaved , Sweden
size	188 cm
Weight	88 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1994-2002	Västra Frölunda
2002-2003	HV 71 Jönköping
2003-2006	Södertälje SK
2006-2010	Djurgårdens IF
2010-2011	Severstal Cherepovets
2011–2012	ERC Ingolstadt
2012-2014	Djurgårdens IF

Timmy Pettersson (born March 15, 1977 in Gislaved ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player who was active for many years for Västra Frölunda , Södertälje SK and Djurgårdens IF in the Elitserien . He also completed a season in the ERC Ingolstadt jersey from the German Ice Hockey League .

Career

Timmy Petterson comes from the junior division of Gislaveds SK . He later played for the junior team of Västra Frölunda , for whose professional team he was active from 1995 to 2002 in the Elitserien , the highest Swedish division. In his rookie year , the 1995/96 season, he was runner-up with his team. In the summer of 2002, the defender moved to HV71 from Jönköping , which he left after one and a half years during the 2003/04 season to sign with Södertälje SK , while HV 71 was Swedish champions at the end of the season .

After the descent Södertäljes following the 2005/06 season , Pettersson stayed in the Elitserien and signed with the capital club Djurgårdens IF , for which he was on the ice in the following four years and with whom he was runner-up in 2010. For the 2010/11 season , the Swede was signed by the Russian club Severstal Tscherepowez from the Continental Hockey League . For this he scored three goals and eight assists in 30 games. For the following season he joined the ERC Ingolstadt from the German Ice Hockey League .

International

For Sweden Pettersson took part in the Junior European Championship in 1995 and the Junior World Championship in 1997 . At the European Championships, he won the bronze medal with his team. He played a total of eleven junior internationals for his country, in which he gave three assists.

Achievements and Awards

• 1995 bronze medal at the European Junior Championships
• 1996 Swedish runner-up with Västra Frölunda
• 2010 Swedish runner-up with Djurgårdens IF

statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
KHL main round	1	30th	3	8th	11	22nd
KHL playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-
Elitserien main round	15th	658	55	95	150	475
Elitserien Playoffs	10	67	6th	14th	20th	34

(Status: end of the 2013/14 season)

Web links

• Timmy Pettersson at eliteprospects.com (English)