Jörgen Pettersson

Jörgen Pettersson was an elegant goal scorer with a sharp shotArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in Magasinet HockeyRead the sourceClose, but his NHL career has received relatively little recognition. Jörgen PetterssonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose grew up in Biskopsgården and practised with the neighbourhood club Demonerna, but never played a match for them, he told Hockeysverige in 2019. Frölunda became his first team; in the club’s 2018Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose profile, he recalled being selected at age 12 after attending Göteborg’s hockey instruction programme on Hisingen.

In the same profile, Pettersson also discussed football: he played for Warta and Göteborg’s junior city representative team, while an opportunity to play for Örgryte never materialisedArticle in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose. He also played Division 3 football for Hällingsjö and continued playing football until age 20Article in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose.

Looking back on his hockey years in the 2019 Hockeysverige interview, Pettersson identified Jan EdbergArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose as his main youth coach and Muffen Eriksson as a later junior coach. As he moved into senior hockey, he received an opportunity to practise under Bowness, followed by his first senior contract under LundvallArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.

In the same retrospective interview, Pettersson recalled declining an opportunity to play in Italy that came through KallurArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. After his return to Frölunda, Conny EvenssonArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose encouraged him to continue, and in 2019 Pettersson described Evensson as the best coach he had played under.

Golf also gave Pettersson a competitive setting outside hockey: in Frölunda’s 2018 profile, he said he qualified for the Telia TourArticle in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose and played there for 2 seasons. Eventually, finding the time became an obstacle, he explainedArticle in Frölunda HCRead the sourceClose.