Peter Andersson (ice hockey, born 1965)

For other people with the same name, see Peter Andersson.

Peter Andersson
Born	(1965-08-29) 29 August 1965 Örebro, Sweden
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Färjestad BK Malmö Redhawks New York Rangers Florida Panthers Düsseldorfer EG HC Lugano
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	73rd overall, 1983 New York Rangers
Playing career	1981–2005

Anders Bengt Peter Andersson (born 29 August 1965 in Örebro, Sweden) is a retired professional Swedish ice hockey defenceman and current head coach of Brynäs IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). In his National Hockey League career, he played for the New York Rangers and Florida Panthers. In Europe, he represented Färjestads BK, Düsseldorf EG and IF Malmö Redhawks.

Upon retiring in 2005, Andersson was named general manager of the Redhawks. He stayed as GM for three years before becoming an assistant coach and also head of scouting department for the team. From 2009 to 2013, he was the head coach of Örebro HK. From 2013 to 2016, he served as an assistant coach of Swiss club, HC Lugano of the National League A before returning to his native Sweden in accepting the head coaching role again with the Malmö Redhawks.

Andersson's son, Calle, was selected 119th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, and his other son Rasmus was selected 53rd by the Calgary Flames in the 2015 NHL draft.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981–82	Örebro IK	Division 1		31	8	5	13	30		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Örebro IK	Division 1		25	10	10	20	26		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Färjestad BK	SHL		36	4	7	11	22		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Färjestad BK	SHL		35	5	12	17	24		3	0	1	1	4
1985–86	Färjestad BK	SHL		34	4	10	14	18		8	2	2	4	10
1986–87	Färjestad BK	SHL		33	9	8	17	32		7	2	1	3	26
1987–88	Färjestad BK	SHL		39	12	20	32	44		9	2	12	14	8
1988–89	Färjestad BK	SHL		33	6	17	23	44		2	0	0	0	2
1989–90	Malmö IF	Division 1		33	15	25	40	32		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Malmö IF	SHL		34	9	17	26	26		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Malmö IF	SHL		40	12	20	32	80		10	3	8	11	2
1992–93	New York Rangers	NHL		31	4	11	15	18		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Binghamton Rangers	AHL		27	11	22	33	16		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	New York Rangers	NHL		8	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Florida Panthers	NHL		8	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Malmö IF	SHL		27	1	9	10	18		9	5	0	5	16
1995–96	Malmö IF	SHL		27	7	15	22	14		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL		5	1	4	5	6		13	4	6	10	8
1996–97	Düsseldorfer EG	DEL		45	11	20	31	54		4	1	1	2	0
1996–97	HC Bolzano	Italy		6	0	5	5	8		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	HC Lugano	NLA		36	11	16	27	26		7	1	5	6	0
1998–99	HC Lugano	NLA		43	11	29	40	38		16	4	15	19	20
1999–00	HC Lugano	NLA		42	7	33	40	46		12	3	15	18	12
2000–01	HC Lugano	NLA		32	5	18	23	40		13	2	10	12	39
2001–02	MIF Redhawks	SHL		37	7	5	12	30		5	0	2	2	4
2002–03	MIF Redhawks	SHL		45	2	14	16	67		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Malmö Redhawks	SHL		46	2	21	23	55		8	0	1	1	4
2004–05	Malmö Redhawks	SHL		44	8	16	24	74		10	2	3	5	10
2008–09	Malmö Redhawks	Allsvenskan		2	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				47	6	13	19	20		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				510	88	191	279	548		71	16	30	46	86

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database