David Petrasek Explained

Caption:David Petrasek playing for HV71 during an away game against AIK in February 2014
Played For:KHL
HC Dinamo Minsk
Elitserien
Malmö Redhawks
HV71
Position:Defence
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:209
Ntl Team:SWE
Birth Date:1 February 1976
Birth Place:Jönköping, Sweden
Draft:226th overall
Draft Year:1998
Draft Team:Detroit Red Wings
Career Start:1994
Career End:2016

David Petrasek (born February 1, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played with HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien.

Playing career

Petrasek started his playing career with HV71's youth team in 1993. Until the season 1996–97, when he became a regular in the senior squad, he played both with the youth team and the senior team. He was part of the senior squad in the playoffs of 1995 and won the first Swedish Championship for HV71. From 2000–01 to 2004–05 Petrasek was contracted by Malmö Redhawks but returned to HV71 for season 2005–06. In 2008, he won his second Swedish Championship, again with HV71 as an alternate captain for the team.[1] Petrasek's HV71 contract runs through the 2009–10 season.[2] David Petrasek had 53 points (in 52 games) in 2009–10, the highest point total of any defenseman in SHL league history.On July 7, 2010, Petrasek left the Sweden for the first time in his professional career and signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Belarus team HC Dinamo Minsk of the KHL.

Petrasek is the current record holder for the amount of SHL games played, both for the number of regular season games played and the combined total number of games played including playoff games. He surpassed Mikael Håkanson's regular season record on September 14, 2013, when he played his 809th regular season game. After playing another four games in the 2013–14 season, Petrasek also beat Håkanson's combined record when he had played his 951st SHL game overall.[3] [4]

On March 17, 2016, Petrasek officially announced his retirement.

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1993–94HV71SWE U201433626
1994–95HV71J2019891755
1994–95HV71SEL300116110000
1995–96HV71J201215616
1995–96HV71SEL350111410000
1996–97HV71J2030000
1996–97HV71SEL492461250004
1997–98HV71SEL43671380522414
1998–99HV71SEL4534748
1999–2000HV71SEL46461054511241
2000–01Malmö IFSEL4777147491128
2001–02MIF RedhawksSEL4729114821012
2002–03MIF RedhawksSEL50761372
2003–04MIF RedhawksSEL4981624123
2004–05Malmö RedhawksSEL4910152572
2005–06HV71SEL4451015871012314
2006–07HV71SEL541010201081425751
2007–08HV71SEL52220227617641018
2008–09HV71SEL526222891120101030
2009–10HV71SEL5215385310116561116
2010–11Dinamo MinskKHL537192652713424
2011–12Sibir NovosibirskKHL2126822
2011–12 Atlant Moscow OblastKHL1201116
2011–12HV71SEL152796613410
2012–13HV71SEL49814224451236
2013–14HV71SHL451893670004
2014–15HV71SHL340553660002
SEL/SHL totals887982103081188131213657220

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1994SwedenEJC51238
1996SwedenWJC71016
2011SwedenWC924610
Junior totals1222414
Senior totals924610

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Petrasek . Elite Prospects . www.eliteprospects.com . 2008-08-09.
  2. Web site: HV71 . Elite Prospects . www.eliteprospects.com . 2008-08-09.
  3. Web site: All-time SHL career statistics – regular season . EliteProspects.com . 2014-06-13.
  4. Web site: All-time SHL career statistics – playoffs . EliteProspects.com . 2014-06-13.