Jörgen Pettersson
Born (1956-07-11) 11 July 1956
Gothenburg, SWE
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  Sweden
NHL Draft Undrafted
WHA Draft 115th overall, 1976
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 19731991

Sven-Ove Jörgen Pettersson (born 11 July 1956 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. With Västra Frölunda IF, he won a silver medal in the Swedish Championship. The 1988–1989 season saw him qualifying for the Swedish Elite League.[1][2]

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
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1973–74 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 283584
1974–75 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 29193224
1975–76 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 29188266
1976–77 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 19154194
1977–78 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 1658138
1978–79 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 3523113412
1979–80 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 3317153218 84488
1980–81 St. Louis Blues NHL 6237367324 114370
1981–82 St. Louis Blues NHL 7738316928 71230
1982–83 St. Louis Blues NHL 743538734 41120
1983–84 St. Louis Blues NHL 7728346229 1173102
1984–85 St. Louis Blues NHL 7523325520 31120
1985–86 Hartford Whalers NHL 2355102
1985–86 Washington Capitals NHL 478162410 81232
1986–87 Västra Frölunda HC SWE-2 2714132710
1987–88 Västra Frölunda HC SWE-2 3522214318
1988–89 Västra Frölunda HC SWE-2 3623305310
1989–90 Västra Frölunda HC SWE 3613112416
1990–91 Västra Frölunda HC SWE 10000
1990–91 Hanhals HF SWE-2 2916193518
1993–94 Härryda HC SWE-3 3231346516
1994–95 Kungsbacka HC SWE-3 847118
SWE totals 2261136517872 84488
NHL totals 435174192366117 441512274

International

Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
1975 Sweden EJC 53250
1975 Sweden WJC
1976 Sweden WJC 41230
1981 Sweden CC 50000
1983 Sweden WC 102024
Senior totals 152024

References

  1. Magnus Nyström (8 October 2019). "Det var hat, folk kastade stenar på spelarbussen" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  2. Ronnie Rönnkvist (2 June 2019). "Sveriges bortglömda NHL-stjärna" (in Swedish). Hockeysverige. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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