Patrik Hersley

Patrik Hersley (born June 23, 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Patrik Hersley
Patrik Hersley playing for Leksands IF in December 2013
Born (1986-06-23) June 23, 1986
Malmö, Sweden
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
SHL team
Former teams		 Malmö Redhawks
Manchester Monarchs
Philadelphia Phantoms
Modo Hockey
Leksands IF
Sibir Novosibirsk
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
SKA Saint Petersburg
Spartak Moscow
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 139th overall, 2005
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2005–present

Playing career

Being a native of Malmö and beginning his career in Malmö Redhawks, at the time regularly oscillating between Elitserien (SHL) and HockeyAllsvenskan, Hersley was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the fifth round as the 139th player in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Hersley was traded from the Kings to the Philadelphia Flyers, along with Ned Lukacevic, in exchange for Denis Gauthier and a second round choice in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft on July 1, 2008. On September 23, 2009, Hersley was traded by the Flyers to the Nashville Predators for future considerations.

After two years in the North American ice hockey scene and another two back with the Redhawks in Malmö, as well as a brief stint with Modo Hockey, Hersley was signed to a two-year extension contract during the 2011–12 season with Leksands IF on March 13, 2012.[1]

While having his true breakthrough season in 2013–14, Hersley scored his 22nd goal of the season on February 8, 2014, setting a new record for the number of goals by a defenceman in an SHL regular season. He also scored a hat trick while playing against Örebro HK.[2] The previous record was set by Jan Huokko, also for Leksands IF, in the 1998–99 season with 21 goals.[3] Hersley added another two goals to finish the regular season with 24 goals. He was awarded the Salming Trophy, as the best defenceman in the SHL, for the 2013–14 season.[4]

After the season, Hersley signed a one-year contract with Russian club, HC Sibir Novosibirsk in the KHL for the 2014–15 season.[5]

After three successful seasons with SKA Saint Petersburg, Hersley left as a free agent to continue in the KHL with HC Spartak Moscow, agreeing to a one-year contract on 19 June 2019.[6]

As a free agent from Spartak, Hersley opted to return to his native Malmö, signing a one-year contract with the Redhawks on November 9, 2020.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 MIF Redhawks J18 Allsv 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2002–03 MIF Redhawks J18 Allsv 9 3 4 7 53 4 1 2 3 4
2002–03 MIF Redhawks J20 16 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Malmö Redhawks J18 Allsv 2 2 0 2 4 — — — — —
2003–04 Malmö Redhawks J20 17 1 4 5 16 8 0 2 2 2
2004–05 Malmö Redhawks J20 31 8 14 22 104 3 2 1 3 6
2004–05 Malmö Redhawks SEL 8 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2005–06 Malmö Redhawks J20 13 10 9 19 38 — — — — —
2005–06 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 34 5 8 13 32 7 1 0 1 6
2006–07 Malmö Redhawks J20 2 1 3 4 14 — — — — —
2006–07 Malmö Redhawks SEL 28 1 1 2 10 — — — — —
2006–07 IK Pantern SWE.3 2 1 1 2 8 — — — — —
2007–08 Manchester Monarchs AHL 42 1 8 9 27 — — — — —
2007–08 Reading Royals ECHL 20 3 15 18 18 13 3 6 9 10
2008–09 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2008–09 Reading Royals ECHL 15 0 4 4 8 — — — — —
2009–10 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 48 16 15 31 71 — — — — —
2010–11 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 50 10 14 24 65 — — — — —
2011–12 Modo Hockey SEL 11 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Sundsvall IF Allsv 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Leksands IF Allsv 17 3 2 5 4 10 0 5 5 2
2012–13 Leksands IF Allsv 52 13 17 30 55 10 3 3 6 14
2013–14 Leksands IF SHL 51 24 11 35 18 3 1 2 3 0
2014–15 Sibir Novosibirsk KHL 34 11 10 21 10 — — — — —
2015–16 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 56 4 8 12 41 5 0 2 2 0
2016–17 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 7 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2016–17 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 23 4 9 13 6 16 6 12 18 6
2017–18 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 43 14 21 35 20 13 1 4 5 8
2018–19 SKA Saint Petersburg KHL 36 14 19 33 6 12 0 3 3 4
2019–20 Spartak Moscow KHL 55 8 14 22 14 6 3 1 4 2
SHL totals 98 25 13 38 30 9 1 2 3 2
Allsv totals 205 47 57 104 227 28 4 8 12 24
KHL totals 276 61 88 149 115 64 13 28 41 26

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Sweden OG 5th 3 1 0 1 4
Senior totals 3 1 0 1 4

Awards and honors
Award Year
SHL
Salming Trophy 2014
KHL
All-Star Game 2015, 2018
Gagarin Cup (SKA Saint Petersburg) 2017 [8]

References
  1. "Hersley prolongs with Leksands". Leksands IF. 2012-03-13. Archived from the original on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
  2. "Patrik Hersley svarade för säsongens fjärde hattrick i SHL". shl.se (in Swedish). SHL. 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  3. Bergh, Martin (2014-02-08). "Resultat: Dramatik från de tidiga matcherna". shl.se (in Swedish). SHL. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  4. "Hersley utsedd till bäste back i SHL". Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
  5. Karlsson, Erik (2014-06-17). "Patrik Hersley klar för spel i KHL". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  6. "Spartak sign Patrik Hersley". HC Spartak Moscow (in Russian). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  7. "Patrik Hersley klar för spel i Redhawks". Malmö Redhawks (in Swedish). November 9, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  8. "Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3 SKA St. Petersburg 5". Kontinental Hockey League. 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
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