Peter Andersson (ice hockey, born 1965)

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.

Peter Andersson
Peter Andersson coaching HC Lugano during a home game against Genève-Servette HC in October 2014
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 19812005

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.

For his achievements during the 2012–2013 ice hockey season, he was awarded Swedish Coach of the Year.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1981–82 Örebro IK Division 1 31851330
1982–83 Örebro IK Division 1 2510102026
1983–84 Färjestad BK SHL 36471122
1984–85 Färjestad BK SHL 355121724 30114
1985–86 Färjestad BK SHL 344101418 822410
1986–87 Färjestad BK SHL 33981732 721326
1987–88 Färjestad BK SHL 3912203244 9212148
1988–89 Färjestad BK SHL 336172344 20002
1989–90 Malmö IF Division 1 3315254032
1990–91 Malmö IF SHL 349172626
1991–92 Malmö IF SHL 4012203280 1038112
1992–93 New York Rangers NHL 314111518
1992–93 Binghamton Rangers AHL 2711223316
1993–94 New York Rangers NHL 81122
1993–94 Florida Panthers NHL 81120
1994–95 Malmö IF SHL 27191018 950516
1995–96 Malmö IF SHL 277152214
1995–96 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 51456 1346108
1996–97 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 4511203154 41120
1996–97 HC Bolzano Italy 60558
1997–98 HC Lugano NLA 3611162726 71560
1998–99 HC Lugano NLA 4311294038 164151920
1999–00 HC Lugano NLA 427334046 123151812
2000–01 HC Lugano NLA 325182340 132101239
2001–02 MIF Redhawks SHL 37751230 50224
2002–03 MIF Redhawks SHL 452141667
2003–04 Malmö Redhawks SHL 462212355 80114
2004–05 Malmö Redhawks SHL 448162474 1023510
2008–09 Malmö Redhawks Allsvenskan 20004
NHL totals 47 6 13 19 20
SHL totals 510 88 191 279 548 71 16 30 46 86

References

  1. "Peter Andersson utsedd till Årets coach" (in Swedish). Hockeyallsvenskan. April 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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