Fredrik Pettersson

John Fredrik Michael Pettersson (born June 10, 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing for the ZSC Lions in the National League (NL). He previously played for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and HC Donbass in the Kontinental Hockey League, HC Lugano in the National League (NL) and Frölunda HC in Sweden. 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.

Fredrik Pettersson
Pettersson with Frölunda HC in 2009.
Born	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
NL team Former teams	ZSC Lions Frölunda HC Chicago Wolves HC Donbass HC Lugano Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod HC Dinamo Minsk
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	158th overall, 2005 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	2007–present

Playing career

Junior

A native of Gothenburg, Sweden, Pettersson played junior hockey in his hometown for 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]

He started the 2016-17 season with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League and transferred to fellow KHL side Dinamo Minsk in December 2016.[8]

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.[9] 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.[9]

He returned for the 2013 World Championship where he scored seven points in nine games.[10] 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.[11][12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Västra Frölunda HC	J18 Allsv		12	5	7	12	6		5	2	1	3	8
2003–04	Västra Frölunda HC	J18 Allsv		14	13	8	21	6		7	6	3	9	8
2003–04	Västra Frölunda HC	J20		6	4	1	5	2		2	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Frölunda HC	J18 Allsv		2	1	2	3	10		6	4	5	9	10
2004–05	Frölunda HC	J20		24	9	8	17	32		6	5	3	8	16
2005–06	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		59	22	21	43	47		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		52	21	29	50	50		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Frölunda HC	J20		2	1	0	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Frölunda HC	SEL		53	6	7	13	38		7	2	1	3	6
2008–09	Frölunda HC	SEL		53	8	18	26	67		10	5	1	6	4
2009–10	Frölunda HC	SEL		54	20	18	38	67		7	3	1	4	10
2010–11	Chicago Wolves	AHL		67	11	21	32	46		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Frölunda HC	SEL		54	16	24	40	58		6	1	2	3	6
2012–13	HC Donbass	KHL		47	7	6	13	41		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HC Donbass	KHL		5	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	HC Lugano	NLA		20	7	12	19	2		5	1	3	4	4
2014–15	HC Lugano	NLA		49	33	36	69	38		6	2	3	5	2
2015–16	HC Lugano	NLA		50	26	22	48	52		10	2	9	11	4
2016–17	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL		24	5	7	12	22		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	HC Dinamo Minsk	KHL		18	8	10	18	16		1	0	0	0	0
2017–18	ZSC Lions	NL		46	26	24	50	58		17	7	8	15	33
2018–19	ZSC Lions	NL		38	12	15	27	26		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	ZSC Lions	NL		43	14	21	35	22		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				214	50	67	117	230		30	11	5	16	26
KHL totals				94	20	23	43	81		1	0	0	0	0
NL totals				246	118	130	248	198		38	12	23	35	43

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Sweden	WJC18			7	1	2	3	6
2006	Sweden	WJC	5th		6	3	2	5	8
2007	Sweden	WJC	4th		6	1	1	2	8
2010	Sweden	WC			7	1	1	2	4
2012	Sweden	WC	6th		1	0	0	0	0
2013	Sweden	WC			9	3	4	7	4
2018	Sweden	OG	5th		4	0	0	0	0
Junior totals					19	5	5	10	22
Senior totals					21	4	5	9	8

References

1. "Fredrik Pettersson player profile". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
2. Wiebe, Karl (June 2005). "Home away from home". The Zone. Vol. 8 no. 2. Calgary Hitmen Hockey Club. pp. 2–3.
3. "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. 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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
7. "Nationalliga A: Martin Plüss "MVP der Qualifikation"". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
8. "Фредрик Петтерссон – в ХК "Динамо-Минск"". hcdinamo.by. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
9. Podnieks, Andrew, ed. (2011). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2012. International Ice Hockey Federation. p. 422. ISBN 978-0-7710-9598-6.
10. "Player statistics by team – Sweden" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
11. Podnieks, Andrew (2013-05-19). "Tre Kronor ends home-ice curse". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
12. "12. FREDRIK PETTERSSON" (PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-25. Retrieved 2013-07-19.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database