Lennart Petrell

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Lennart Petrell
Lennart Petrell at the 2013 Edmonton Oilers training camp
Born (1984-04-13) 13 April 1984 (age 40)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for HIFK
Edmonton Oilers
Genève-Servette HC
Luleå HF
NHL draft 190th overall, 2004
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2003–2020

Lennart Petrell (born 13 April 1984) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player, who most notably played with HIFK of the Finnish Liiga and the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career[edit]

He was originally drafted in the 6th round (190th overall) on the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Staying in his native Finland, Petrell played eight seasons with HIFK in the SM-liiga.

On 15 June 2011, he signed a one-year entry level contract with the Edmonton Oilers.[1] During his first North American season in 2011–12 with the Oilers, Petrell scored his first NHL goal on 3 November 2011, against Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings.[2] On 2 January 2012, Petrell was reassigned to the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League for a nine-game stint before returning to the Oilers.

After a second season with the Oilers, Petrell was released as a free agent and returned to Europe, signing a one-year deal with Swiss club, Genève-Servette HC of the NLA on 14 August 2013.[3] After one year in Switzerland, he signs a two-year deal with the Swedish club Luleå HF on May 16, 2014.[4]

Following the 2015–16 season in Sweden, Petrell returned to his hometown club, HIFK, on a one-year contract on 12 May 2016.[5]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2000–01 Karhu–Kissat FIN.2 U18 14 6 6 12 12 7 8 2 10 10
2000–01 Karhu–Kissat FIN.2 U20 4 3 2 5 0
2000–01 Karhu–Kissat FIN.4 1 0 0 0 0
2001–02 HIFK FIN U18 18 10 8 18 12 8 2 0 2 2
2001–02 HIFK Jr. A 5 0 0 0 0
2002–03 HIFK Jr. A 28 2 2 4 35 7 3 1 4 29
2003–04 HIFK Jr. A 33 11 17 28 28 10 6 7 13 2
2003–04 HIFK SM-l 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
2004–05 HIFK Jr. A 12 5 5 10 10 2 0 1 1 0
2004–05 HIFK SM-l 35 3 2 5 35 4 0 1 1 2
2005–06 HIFK SM-l 51 12 8 20 88 12 1 2 3 20
2006–07 HIFK SM-l 53 19 11 30 74 5 0 0 0 2
2007–08 HIFK SM-l 48 10 17 27 34 7 1 1 2 2
2008–09 HIFK SM-l 43 7 13 20 85 2 0 0 0 2
2009–10 HIFK SM-l 56 12 12 24 61 6 1 0 1 2
2010–11 HIFK SM-l 56 13 22 35 34 13 7 5 12 8
2011–12 Edmonton Oilers NHL 60 4 5 9 45
2011–12 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 9 2 2 4 4
2012–13 HIFK SM-l 26 11 0 11 12
2012–13 Edmonton Oilers NHL 35 3 6 9 4
2013–14 Genève–Servette HC NLA 50 5 16 21 24 12 1 2 3 0
2014–15 Luleå HF SHL 50 5 5 10 16 9 0 2 2 2
2015–16 Luleå HF SHL 32 3 4 7 8 11 2 0 2 4
2016–17 HIFK Liiga 57 9 6 15 16 12 2 4 6 6
2017–18 HIFK Liiga 57 12 12 24 37 14 2 2 4 6
2018–19 HIFK Liiga 48 7 5 12 40 10 0 1 1 4
2019–20 HIFK Liiga 34 2 1 3 10
Liiga totals 572 117 109 226 528 88 14 16 30 54
NHL totals 95 7 11 18 49

International[edit]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Finland WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 0 0 0 27
Junior totals 5 0 0 0 27

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Oilers sign two free agents". Edmonton Oilers Press Release. Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Kings v Oilers Game Boxscore". National Hockey League. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Lennart Petrell, the new finnish signing". Genève-Servette HC (in French). 14 August 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Distinguished NHL Finnish forward to Luleå Hockey". Swedish Hockey League (in Swedish). 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Lennart Petrell back in Helsinki" (in Finnish). HIFK. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

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