Bror Pettersson Explained

Bror Pettersson
Birth Name:Bror Gunnar Pettersson
Birth Date:31 January 1924
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
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Played For:Hammarby IF
Career Start:1941
Career End:1956
Position:Right wing
Ntl Team:SWE
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Position:Defender
Years1:1943–1947
1952–1954
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Position:Forward
Clubs1:IK Tellus
Years2:1946–1947
Caps2:8
Goals2:0

Bror "Lulle" Pettersson (31 January 1924  - 15 October 1978) was a Swedish ice hockey and bandy player, who represented Hammarby IF in both sports. He won the silver medal with Sweden in the 1947 World Championships.

Athletic career

Ice hockey

Born and raised in Stockholm, Pettersson started to play ice hockey with Hammarby IF at age 12.[1] In 1941, he made his debut in their senior roster, competing in the top flight Svenska Serien.[2] [3]

Pettersson won three Swedish championships – in 1942, 1945 and 1951 – with Hammarby IF.[4] In total, he played 183 games for the club and scored 75 goals, in 14 seasons until 1956.[1]

He made 23 international appearances for the Sweden national team.[5] He won a silver medal with Sweden in the 1947 World Championships and finished in fourth place at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.[6] [7]

Bandy

Like many other ice hockey players at the time, Pettersson also played bandy. He made his debut for Hammarby IF in 1943, playing two seasons for the side in Allsvenskan, before leaving at the end of 1947. He made a comeback in 1952, playing an other two seasons in the first tier, before definitely retiring in 1954.[1] [8] [9]

Football

Pettersson also briefly played football, starting his career with local club IK Tellus. In 1946–47, he made eight appearances for Hammarby IF, making three appearances in Division 2, Sweden's second tier.[1] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bror Pettersson. Hammarby Hockey. 28 February 2021. Swedish.
  2. Web site: 1942. HIF Historia. 28 February 2021. Swedish.
  3. Web site: Bror Pettersson. Eliteprospects. 28 February 2021. Swedish.
  4. Web site: Svenska mästare i ishockey. Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 30 October 2020. Swedish.
  5. Web site: Vi som spelat i landslagen. Swedish Hockey Association. 28 February 2021. Swedish.
  6. Web site: The Sweden team rosters in World Championship, Olympic Games, World Cup of Hockey and Canada Cup year by year since 1920. Swedish Ice Hockey Association. 30 October 2020. Swedish.
  7. Web site: Bror Pettersson. Swedish Olympic Committee. 28 February 2021. Swedish.
  8. Web site: 1943. HIF Historia. 28 February 2021. Swedish.
  9. Web site: 1954. HIF Historia. 28 February 2021. Swedish.
  10. Web site: 1947. HIF Historia. 30 October 2020. Swedish.