Peter Eriksson (ice hockey)

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

Peter Eriksson
Born	(1965-07-12) July 12, 1965 (age 60) 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

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
	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

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