Peter Eriksson (ice hockey)

Peter Eriksson
Born (1965-07-12) July 12, 1965 (age 59)
Nässjö, Sweden
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Right
Played for Edmonton Oilers
National team  Sweden
NHL draft 64th overall, 1987
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1985–1994

Peter Kessler Eriksson (born July 12, 1965 in Kramfors, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey left winger.

He played for HV71 Jönköping in the Swedish elite league Elitserien from 1985–1989 before joining the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League for the 1989–90 season. He played 20 games for the NHL club, scoring 3 goals and 3 assists. He also spent part of the season playing for the Oilers' minor league affiliate, the Cape Breton Oilers. He returned to Sweden at the end of the season and played four more years with HV71.

Eriksson played for the Swedish national team several times in his career, including the 1987 Canada Cup, the 1988 Winter Olympics, where he was part of the bronze medal winning team, and the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 Boro/Vetlanda SWE III 32 17 12 29 — — — — — —
1984–85 HV71 SWE II 10 5 2 7 2 — — — — —
1985–86 HV71 SEL 30 7 8 15 18 1 0 0 0 0
1986–87 HV71 SEL 36 14 5 19 16 — — — — —
1987–88 HV71 SEL 37 14 9 23 20 2 1 0 1 0
1988–89 HV71 SEL 40 10 27 37 48 3 1 2 3 0
1989–90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 20 3 3 6 24 — — — — —
1989–90 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 21 5 12 17 36 5 2 2 4 2
1990–91 HV71 SEL 35 15 7 22 58 2 1 0 1 2
1991–92 HV71 SEL 34 10 12 22 28 3 1 0 1 0
1992–93 HV71 SEL 40 16 15 31 40 — — — — —
1993–94 HV71 SEL 38 6 7 13 34 — — — — —
1994–95 IF Troja/Ljungby SWE II 36 16 10 26 34 8 3 2 5 10
1995–96 IF Troja/Ljungby SWE II 31 20 10 30 20 8 2 2 4 12
1996–97 IF Troja/Ljungby SWE II 29 11 20 31 56 9 4 2 6 6
1997–98 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL 28 3 2 5 26 4 0 2 2 27
SWE II totals 106 52 42 94 112 25 9 6 15 28
SEL totals 290 92 90 182 262 11 4 2 6 2

International

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary Team
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1987 Sweden CC 3 0 0 0 0
1988 Sweden OG 3 0 1 1 0
1989 Sweden WC 7 0 1 1 8
Senior totals 13 0 2 2 8

References