Björn Svensson
| Björn Svensson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
16 June 1986 Ljungby, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Timra IK HC Sierre Modo Hockey Malmö Redhawks Färjestad BK ERC Ingolstadt | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
| Website | BjornSvensson.se | ||
Björn Svensson (born 16 June 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward, currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for ERC Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is the older brother of Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, who plays in the Swedish Hockey League with Timrå IK.
Svensson has played in the Swedish Hockey League with Timra IK, Modo Hockey, Malmö Redhawks and Färjestad BK. In the midst of the 2016–17 season with Färjestad BK, having appeared in 31 games and compiling just 6 points, Svensson left Sweden in agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the year with German club, ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL on 13 January 2017.[1] Svensson added 8 points in 16 games before suffering a preliminary playoff loss with Ingolstadt to the Fischtown Pinguins to conclude his tenure with ERC.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Malmö Redhawks | J20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 56 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 62 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Timrå IK | SEL | 55 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 2007–08 | Timrå IK | SEL | 54 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Timrå IK | SEL | 45 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Timrå IK | SEL | 55 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Timrå IK | SEL | 55 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | HC Sierre-Anniviers | NLB | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 32 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 40 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 52 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Malmö Redhawks | Allsv | 44 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Malmö Redhawks | SHL | 47 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 31 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SHL totals | 414 | 61 | 69 | 130 | 128 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 35 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sweden | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Forward Bjorn Svensson comes to Ingolstadt" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ^ "More personal decisions in Ingolstadt" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database