Peter Andersson

Peter Andersson was a distinguished defenceman in Swedish hockey whose strengths included hockey sense and techniqueArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceClose. Peter Andersson developed as a hockey player in ÖrebroArticle in Örebro HockeyRead the sourceClose. He made his senior team debut at just 16Article in Örebro HockeyRead the sourceClose.

In the Swedish championship final against Björklöven on 21 April 1988Article in SHLRead the sourceClose, Andersson scored 1 goal and added 5 assists. Interviewed by SHLSHLSHL, the Swedish Hockey League, is Sweden’s top men’s domestic ice hockey league.Close in April 2022Article in SHLRead the sourceClose, he also remembered his match prize: a bicycle awarded to him as player of the match. He did not know what had become of itArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose.

In the same interview, Andersson recalled his sons Calle and Rasmus coming along to his practices as young childrenArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose. Both started playing club hockey in LuganoArticle in SHLRead the sourceClose.

Andersson returned to Örebro as a coach in 2009Article in Örebro HockeyRead the sourceClose and guided the club to the top division in 4 seasons. In the Swedish Ice Hockey Association’sArticle in Swedish Ice Hockey AssociationRead the sourceClose 2012/13 annual report, he recalled Örebro securing promotion against Rögle in Ängelholm with 3 games left in the qualification series.