| Jesper Pettersson | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 16, 1994, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| SHL team F. teams |
Djurgårdens IF Linköpings HC Lehigh Valley Phantoms |
| 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 under contract to Djurgårdens IF Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career[]
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[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| 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 | ||
| SHL totals | 164 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 117 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | ||||
International[]
| 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[]
- ↑ "2012-13 Linköpings HC player statistics". Eliteprospects.com (2013-04-01). Retrieved on 2013-04-01.
- ↑ "Flyers sign Jesper Pettersson to entry-level deal". CSN Philly (2014-07-14). Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved on 2014-07-14.
- ↑ Two-way defenseman to Djurgården (Swedish) (2017-05-02). Retrieved on 2017-05-02.
External links[]
- Jesper Pettersson's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Jesper Pettersson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
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