| Jörgen Pettersson | |
| Position: | Left wing |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Played For: | St. Louis Blues Hartford Whalers Washington Capitals |
| Ntl Team: | SWE |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Gothenburg, SWE |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Wha Draft: | 115th overall |
| Wha Draft Year: | 1976 |
| Wha Draft Team: | Winnipeg Jets |
| Career Start: | 1973 |
| Career End: | 1991 |
Sven-Ove Jörgen Pettersson (born 11 July 1956 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. With Västra Frölunda IF, he won a silver medal in the Swedish Championship. The 1988–1989 season saw him qualifying for the Swedish Elite League.[1] [2]
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 to the Hartford Whalers. 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.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||