Fredrik Pettersson

Not to be confused with Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel.
Fredrik Pettersson

Pettersson with Frölunda HC in 2009.
Born (1987-06-10) June 10, 1987
Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NLA team
Former teams
HC Lugano
Frölunda HC
Chicago Wolves
HC Donbass
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 158th overall, 2005
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2007present

John Fredrik Michael Pettersson (born June 10, 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger, currently playing for HC Lugano in the Swiss National League A (NLA) and previously played for HC Donbass (KHL) and Frölunda HC of the Elitserien. He has played with the Swedish national team on several occasions and was a member of gold and bronze medal winning squads at the World Hockey Championship.

Playing career

Junior

A native of Gothenburg, Sweden, Pettersson played junior hockey in his hometown for hometown Frölunda HC's Under-18 and J20 SuperElit teams between 2002 and 2005.[1] Pettersson described himself as being an "energy player", using his skating ability and hard work to help his team.[2] He was a member of Frölunda teams that won the J18 gold medal in 2003, 2004 and 2005, and also won gold with the J20 team in 2005.[3]

The Edmonton Oilers selected Pettersson in the fifth round of the 2005 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft, 157th overall.[1] He chose to complete his junior career in North America. He joined the Western Hockey League (WHL)'s Calgary Hitmen, who selected him with the 48th pick in the 2005 Canadian Hockey League import draft.[4] Pettersson adapted quickly; he scored 10 goals and 17 points in his first 19 WHL games,[2] en route to a 22-goal, 43-point season in 2005–06.[1] He improved to 50 points in 2006–07,[1] but after the Oilers declined to sign him to an NHL contract, Pettersson returned to Sweden to begin his professional career.[5]

Professional

Pettersson returned to Frölunda HC on a one-year contract for the 2007–08 Elitserien season. He made his professional debut and scored his first goal on September 24, 2007, against HV71.[3] A 13 point rookie season earned Pettersson a contract extension, and he doubled his offensive output to 26 points in 2008–09.[1] He scored 20 goals and improved to 38 points in 58 games in 2009–10.[3] After playing only 7–10 minutes per game in his first season, his improvements saw him playing as much as 25 minutes per night by his third. He caught the attention of the Atlanta Thrashers, who convinced Pettersson to return to North America and take a second chance at making the NHL and signed him to a contract.[5] He failed to make the Thrashers' roster, and was assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Chicago Wolves for the 2010–11 season.[6] He scored 11 goals and 32 points in 67 games for Chicago before again returning to Frölunda.[1]

Pettersson recorded a career high 40 points in his return season with Frölunda in 2011–12 before moving to the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), signing with Ukrainian club HC Donbass for its inaugural season in Europe's top hockey league.[3] Appearing in 47 games with Donbass in 2012–13, Pettersson scored 7 goals and added 6 assists.[3]

He signed with HC Lugano of Switzerland’s top-flight NLA in November 2013. In 2014-15, his first full season with Lugano, Pettersson produced 33 goals and 36 assists in 49 games to lead the league in scoring. He received NLA Forward of the Year honors that season.[7]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championship
2013 Sweden/Finland
2010 Germany
World U18 Championship
2005 Czech Republic

As a junior, Pettersson made three appearances with the Swedish under-20 team. He was a member of the under-18 squad that won the bronze medal at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships, and helped guide the Swedes to fifth and fourth place finishes in the 2006 and 2007 World Junior Hockey Championships.[8] Pettersson made his first senior world championship appearance with the Swedish national team in 2010. He had two points in seven games for the bronze medal-winning Swedes.[8] He returned for the 2013 World Championship where he scored seven points in nine games.[9] The Swedes defeated Switzerland, 5–1, in the final at Stockholm to become the first nation in 27 years to win the gold medal in their home country.[10][11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Frölunda HC J20 64152 20000
2004–05 Frölunda HC J20 24981732 653816
2005–06 Calgary Hitmen WHL 5922214347
2006–07 Calgary Hitmen WHL 5221295050
2007–08 Frölunda HC J20 21010
2007–08 Frölunda HC SEL 53671338 72136
2008–09 Frölunda HC SEL 538182667 105164
2009–10 Frölunda HC SEL 5420183867 731410
2010–11 Chicago Wolves AHL 6711213246
2011–12 Frölunda HC SEL 5416244058 61236
2012–13 HC Donbass KHL 47761341
2013–14 HC Donbass KHL 50002
2013–14 HC Lugano NLA 20712192 51344
2014–15 HC Lugano NLA 4933366938 62352
SHL totals 2145067117230 301151626
KHL totals 52761343

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Sweden WJC18 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 71236
2006 Sweden WJC 5th 63258
2007 Sweden WJC 4th 61128
2010 Sweden WC 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 71124
2012 Sweden WC 6th 10000
2013 Sweden WC 1st, gold medalist(s) 93474
Junior totals 19551022
Senior totals 174598

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Fredrik Pettersson player profile". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  2. 1 2 Wiebe, Karl (2005-06). "Home away from home". The Zone. Vol. 8 no. 2. Calgary Hitmen Hockey Club. pp. 2–3. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Fredrik Pettersson profile". Elite Hockey Prospects. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  4. Flett, Cory; Watts, Jesse, eds. (2012). 2012–13 WHL Official Guide. Western Hockey League. p. 228.
  5. 1 2 Vivlamore, Chris (2010-09-14). "Thrashers give Pettersson second chance at NHL". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  6. Casey, Elizabeth (2011-03-19). "Sweet home Chicago". Chicago Wolves Hockey Club. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  7. "Nationalliga A: Martin Plüss «MVP der Qualifikation»". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  8. 1 2 Podnieks, Andrew, ed. (2011). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2012. International Ice Hockey Federation. p. 422. ISBN 978-0-7710-9598-6.
  9. "Player statistics by team – Sweden" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  10. Podnieks, Andrew (2013-05-19). "Tre Kronor ends home-ice curse". International Ice Hockey Federaion. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  11. "12. FREDRIK PETTERSSON" (PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
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