Jesper Pettersson

Jesper Pettersson
Born (1994-07-16) July 16, 1994
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Philadelphia Flyers
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)
Linköpings HC
NHL Draft 198th overall, 2014
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2012present

Jesper Pettersson (born July 16, 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently a prospect for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL) and assigned to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL). He made his Elitserien debut playing with Linköpings HC during the 2012–13 Elitserien season.[1] Pettersson was selected by the 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]

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
AHL totals 75 3 7 10 47

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Sweden IH18 2nd, silver medalist(s) 5 1 1 2 0
2012 Sweden WJC18 2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 1 1 2 4
2014 Sweden WJC 2nd, silver medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 14
Junior totals 17 2 2 4 18

References

  1. "2012-13 Linköpings HC player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  2. "Flyers sign Jesper Pettersson to entry-level deal". CSN Philly. 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-14.


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