Jörgen Pettersson (ice hockey)
Jörgen Pettersson | |||
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Born |
Gothenburg, SWE | 11 July 1956||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
St. Louis Blues Hartford Whalers Washington Capitals | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
WHA Draft |
115th overall, 1976 Winnipeg Jets | ||
Playing career | 1973–1991 |
Sven-Ove Jörgen Pettersson (born 11 July 1956 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player.
After playing several seasons in Sweden with Västra Frölunda IF, he signed as a free agent in 1980 with the St. Louis Blues. Known as "The Handsome Swede" by Blues supporters, Petterson made an impact as an excellent first-line forward alongside Bernie Federko and Brian Sutter, setting the team record for points as a rookie with 73. Pettersson played five seasons with the Blues before being traded to the Hartford Whalers. During the 1985–86 NHL season he was traded to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Doug Jarvis. Pettersson returned to Sweden to play for Frölunda, where he retired in 1991.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1973–74 | Västra Frölunda IF | SWE | 28 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Västra Frölunda IF | SWE | 29 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1975–76 | Västra Frölunda IF | SWE | 29 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Västra Frölunda IF | SWE | 19 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Västra Frölunda IF | SWE | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Västra Frölunda IF | SWE | 35 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Västra Frölunda IF | SWE | 33 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||
1980–81 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 62 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
1981–82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 77 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
1982–83 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 74 | 35 | 38 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1983–84 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 77 | 28 | 34 | 62 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
1984–85 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 75 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1985–86 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 23 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 47 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
1986–87 | Västra Frölunda HC | SWE-2 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Västra Frölunda HC | SWE-2 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | Västra Frölunda HC | SWE-2 | 36 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Västra Frölunda HC | SWE | 36 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Västra Frölunda HC | SWE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | SWE-2 | 29 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1993–94 | SWE-3 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 65 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1994–95 | SWE-3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
SWE totals | 226 | 113 | 65 | 178 | 72 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | ||||
NHL totals | 435 | 174 | 192 | 366 | 117 | 44 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 4 |
International[]
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1975 | Sweden | EJC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
1975 | Sweden | WJC | — | — | — | — | — | |
1976 | Sweden | WJC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
1981 | Sweden | CC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1983 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
Senior totals | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Frölunda HC players
- Hartford Whalers players
- St. Louis Blues players
- Swedish ice hockey left wingers
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Washington Capitals players
- Winnipeg Jets (WHA) draft picks
- Swedish ice hockey player stubs