Jörgen Pettersson

Sven-Ove Jörgen Pettersson (born 11 July 1956) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. With Västra Frölunda IF, he won a silver medal in the 1979–80 Elitserien season. The 1988–89 season saw him qualifying for the Swedish Elite League.

After playing several seasons in Sweden with Västra Frölunda IF, he signed as a free agent in 1980 with the St. Louis Blues. Known as "The Handsome Swede" by Blues supporters, Petterson made an impact as an excellent first-line forward alongside Bernie Federko and Brian Sutter, setting the team record for points as a rookie with 73. Pettersson played five seasons with the Blues before being traded with Mike Liut to the Hartford Whalers for net minder Greg Millen and forward Mark Johnson on February 21, 1985. During the 1985–86 NHL season he was traded to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Doug Jarvis. Pettersson returned to Sweden to play for Frölunda, where he retired in 1991.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1973–74 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 28 3 5 8 4 — — — — — 1974–75 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 29 19 3 22 4 — — — — — 1975–76 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 29 18 8 26 6 — — — — — 1976–77 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 19 15 4 19 4 — — — — — 1977–78 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 16 5 8 13 8 — — — — — 1978–79 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 35 23 11 34 12 — — — — — 1979–80 Västra Frölunda IF SWE 33 17 15 32 18 8 4 4 8 8 1980–81 St. Louis Blues NHL 62 37 36 73 24 11 4 3 7 0 1981–82 St. Louis Blues NHL 77 38 31 69 28 7 1 2 3 0 1982–83 St. Louis Blues NHL 74 35 38 73 4 4 1 1 2 0 1983–84 St. Louis Blues NHL 77 28 34 62 29 11 7 3 10 2 1984–85 St. Louis Blues NHL 75 23 32 55 20 3 1 1 2 0 1985–86 Hartford Whalers NHL 23 5 5 10 2 — — — — — 1985–86 Washington Capitals NHL 47 8 16 24 10 8 1 2 3 2 1986–87 Västra Frölunda HC SWE-2 27 14 13 27 10 — — — — — 1987–88 Västra Frölunda HC SWE-2 35 22 21 43 18 — — — — — 1988–89 Västra Frölunda HC SWE-2 36 23 30 53 10 — — — — — 1989–90 Västra Frölunda HC SWE 36 13 11 24 16 — — — — — 1990–91 Västra Frölunda HC SWE 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1990–91 Hanhals HF SWE-2 29 16 19 35 18 — — — — — 1993–94 Härryda HC SWE-3 32 31 34 65 16 — — — — — 1994–95 Kungsbacka HC SWE-3 8 4 7 11 8 — — — — — SWE totals 226 113 65 178 72 8 4 4 8 8 NHL totals 435 174 192 366 117 44 15 12 27 4

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1975 Sweden EJC 5 3 2 5 0 1975 Sweden WJC — — — — — 1976 Sweden WJC 4 1 2 3 0 1981 Sweden CC 5 0 0 0 0 1983 Sweden WC 10 2 0 2 4 Senior totals 15 2 0 2 4