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).
| Lennart Petrell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lennart Petrell at the 2013 Edmonton Oilers training camp | |||
| Born |
13 April 1984 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 | ||
Playing career
editHe 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 16 May 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
editRegular 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Oilers sign two free agents". Edmonton Oilers Press Release. Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "Kings v Oilers Game Boxscore". National Hockey League. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Distinguished NHL Finnish forward to Luleå Hockey". Swedish Hockey League (in Swedish). 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Lennart Petrell back in Helsinki" (in Finnish). HIFK. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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