Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel

Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel (born July 23, 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the ZSC Lions in the National League (NL).

Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel
Born (1991-07-23) July 23, 1991
Uppsala, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NL team
Former teams		 ZSC Lions
Timrå IK
Färjestad BK
HV71
Düsseldorfer EG
NHL Draft 128th overall, 2010
Atlanta Thrashers
Playing career 2009–present

Playing career

Pettersson-Wentzel was drafted 128th overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He led Allsvenskan goaltenders in GAA for the 2009–10 season, but after failing to produce similar numbers in the following season Pettersson-Wentzel chose to sign with Timrå in Elitserien for the second half of the 2010–11 season.[1] Pettersson-Wentzel's Elitserien debut came on January 22, 2011 in relief of Juha Pitkämäki.[2]

After his third season with HV71 in 2017–18, Pettersson-Wentzel left Sweden as a free agent and agreed to a one-year contract with German outfit, Düsseldorfer EG of the DEL, on March 21, 2018.[3] Following his lone season in 2018–19 with Düsseldorfer EG. Wentzel was not offered a new contract with Düsseldorfer on April 6, 2019.[4]

On 31 May 2019, Pettersson-Wentzel returned to his native Sweden, agreeing to a one-year contract with newly promoted SHL club, IK Oskarshamn.[5]

International play

Pettersson-Wentzel represented Sweden at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships along with Robin Lehner.

Career statistics

Regular season
   
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2009–10 Almtuna Allsvenskan 37 — — — 2134:59 66 6 1.85 .924

Playoffs
   
Season Team League GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2010 Almtuna Kvalserien 5 — — 310:57 11 0 2.12 .922

International statistics
   
Year Team Comp Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2011 Sweden WJC 4th 3 — — — 178:30 8 0 2.69 .895

Awards and honors
Award Year
SHL
Le Mat trophy (HV71) 2017 [6]

References
  1. "Timrå IK Red Eagles" (in Swedish). timraik.se. 2011-01-18.
  2. "Hockeyligan.se - Statistik". hockeyligan.se. 2011-01-22. Archived from the original on 2012-05-07. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
  3. "DEG signs Swedish Champion Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel" (in German). Düsseldorfer EG. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  4. "How DEG will plan its future" (in German). rp-online.de. 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  5. "National team winning goalkeeper signs for Oskarshamn". IK Oskarshamn. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  6. "HV71 wins championship" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
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