John Persson

John Persson (born May 18, 1992) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Islanders after he was selected by the Islanders in the 5th round (125th overall) of the 2011 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Persson played three seasons (2009–2012) of major junior hockey with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League (WHL), scoring 63 goals and 67 assists for 130 points, while earning 102 penalty minutes, in 200 games played.

On May 29, 2012, the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Persson to a three-year entry-level contract.

During the 2013–14 season, Persson was recalled by the Islanders of the Sound Tigers and scored his first NHL goal on April 5, 2014 against Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals.

On May 6, 2015, Persson opted to end his North American tenure within the Islanders organization and signed a two-year contract with Färjestad BK, re-uniting him with his brother Johan, of the SHL.

Following parts of two seasons with Brynäs IF, Persson announced his retirement from his ten year professional hockey career.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Mora IK J20 12 4 2 6 12 — — — — — 2008–09 Mora IK Allsv 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2009–10 Red Deer Rebels WHL 62 7 4 11 12 2 0 0 0 2 2010–11 Red Deer Rebels WHL 68 33 28 61 34 9 2 3 5 4 2011–12 Red Deer Rebels WHL 70 23 35 58 36 — — — — — 2011–12 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 12 4 4 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 2012–13 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 65 17 12 29 25 — — — — — 2013–14 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 46 12 4 16 38 — — — — — 2013–14 New York Islanders NHL 10 1 0 1 6 — — — — — 2014–15 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 54 11 10 21 28 — — — — — 2015–16 Färjestad BK SHL 52 12 4 16 22 5 0 1 1 2 2016–17 Färjestad BK SHL 52 6 7 13 28 7 2 2 4 2 2017–18 Mora IK SHL 50 10 7 17 16 — — — — — 2018–19 Mora IK SHL 27 9 2 11 12 — — — — — 2019–20 SaiPa Liiga 39 10 5 15 33 — — — — — 2019–20 Brynäs IF SHL 15 5 1 6 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Brynäs IF SHL 12 3 1 4 8 — — — — — NHL totals 10 1 0 1 6 — — — — — SHL totals 208 45 22 67 88 12 2 3 5 4