Lennart Petrell

Lennart Petrell (born 13 April 1984) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player, who most notably played with HIFK of the Finnish Liiga and the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Lennart Petrell
Lennart Petrell at the 2013 Edmonton Oilers training camp
Born	(1984-04-13) 13 April 1984 (age 41) Helsinki, Finland
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	HIFK Edmonton Oilers Genève-Servette HC Luleå HF
NHL draft	190th overall, 2004 Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career	2003–2020

Playing career

He was originally drafted in the 6th round (190th overall) on the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Staying in his native Finland, Petrell played eight seasons with HIFK in the SM-liiga.

On 15 June 2011, he signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers.^[1] During his first North American season in 2011–12 with the Oilers, Petrell scored his first NHL goal on 3 November 2011, against Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings.^[2] On 2 January 2012, Petrell was reassigned to the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League for a nine-game stint before returning to the Oilers.

After a second season with the Oilers, Petrell was released as a free agent and returned to Europe, signing a one-year deal with Swiss club, Genève-Servette HC of the NLA on 14 August 2013.^[3] After one year in Switzerland, he signs a two-year deal with the Swedish club Luleå HF on 16 May 2014.^[4]

Following the 2015–16 season in Sweden, Petrell returned to his hometown club, HIFK, on a one-year contract on 12 May 2016.^[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Karhu–Kissat	FIN.2 U18		14	6	6	12	12		7	8	2	10	10
2000–01	Karhu–Kissat	FIN.2 U20		4	3	2	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Karhu–Kissat	FIN.4		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	HIFK	FIN U18		18	10	8	18	12		8	2	0	2	2
2001–02	HIFK	Jr. A		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	HIFK	Jr. A		28	2	2	4	35		7	3	1	4	29
2003–04	HIFK	Jr. A		33	11	17	28	28		10	6	7	13	2
2003–04	HIFK	SM-l		8	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0
2004–05	HIFK	Jr. A		12	5	5	10	10		2	0	1	1	0
2004–05	HIFK	SM-l		35	3	2	5	35		4	0	1	1	2
2005–06	HIFK	SM-l		51	12	8	20	88		12	1	2	3	20
2006–07	HIFK	SM-l		53	19	11	30	74		5	0	0	0	2
2007–08	HIFK	SM-l		48	10	17	27	34		7	1	1	2	2
2008–09	HIFK	SM-l		43	7	13	20	85		2	0	0	0	2
2009–10	HIFK	SM-l		56	12	12	24	61		6	1	0	1	2
2010–11	HIFK	SM-l		56	13	22	35	34		13	7	5	12	8
2011–12	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		60	4	5	9	45		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Oklahoma City Barons	AHL		9	2	2	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HIFK	SM-l		26	11	0	11	12		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Edmonton Oilers	NHL		35	3	6	9	4		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Genève–Servette HC	NLA		50	5	16	21	24		12	1	2	3	0
2014–15	Luleå HF	SHL		50	5	5	10	16		9	0	2	2	2
2015–16	Luleå HF	SHL		32	3	4	7	8		11	2	0	2	4
2016–17	HIFK	Liiga		57	9	6	15	16		12	2	4	6	6
2017–18	HIFK	Liiga		57	12	12	24	37		14	2	2	4	6
2018–19	HIFK	Liiga		48	7	5	12	40		10	0	1	1	4
2019–20	HIFK	Liiga		34	2	1	3	10		—	—	—	—	—
Liiga totals				572	117	109	226	528		88	14	16	30	54
NHL totals				95	7	11	18	49		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Finland	WJC			5	0	0	0	27
Junior totals					5	0	0	0	27