Björn Svensson

Björn Svensson (born 16 June 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward, currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is the older brother of Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, who plays in the Swedish Hockey League with Timrå IK.

Svensson has played in the Swedish Hockey League with Timra IK, Modo Hockey, Malmö Redhawks and Färjestad BK. In the midst of the 2016–17 season with Färjestad BK, having appeared in 31 games and compiling just 6 points, Svensson left Sweden in agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the year with German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL on 13 January 2017. Svensson added 8 points in 16 games before suffering a preliminary playoff loss with Ingolstadt to the Fischtown Pinguins to conclude his tenure with ERC.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001–02 Malmö Redhawks J20 20000 ————— 2002–03 Malmö Redhawks J20 145498 ————— 2003–04 Saskatoon Blades WHL 3646108 ————— 2004–05 Saskatoon Blades WHL 5610162614 40112 2005–06 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 6217385520 2243710 2006–07 Timrå IK SEL 556101630 710127 2007–08 Timrå IK SEL 54841210 110004 2008–09 Timrå IK SEL 458142220 71450 2009–10 Timrå IK SEL 55 12 11 23 20 5 0 1 1 4 2010–11 Timrå IK SEL 55 4 14 18 20 ————— 2011–12 HC Sierre-Anniviers NLB 10 3 4 7 2 ————— 2011–12 Modo Hockey SEL 32 3 7 10 8 6 0000 2012–13 Modo Hockey SEL 40 3 3 6 6 10000 2013–14 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 52 18 18 36 22 80112 2014–15 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 44 16 9 25 10 123034 2015–16 Malmö Redhawks SHL 47 14 3 17 10 ————— 2016–17 Färjestad BK SHL 31 3 3 6 4 ————— 2016–17 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 16 2 6 8 0 21010 SHL totals 4146169130128 3725735

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2005 Sweden WJC 6th 6 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 6 0 0 0 0