Peter Eriksson (ice hockey)

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Position Left Wing
Height
Weight
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
224 lb (102 kg/16 st 0 lb)
Pro clubs Edmonton Oilers
Nationality Flag of Sweden Sweden
Born July 12, 1965 (1965-07-12) (age 42),
Kramfors, SWE
NHL Draft 64th overall, 1987
Edmonton Oilers
Pro career 1985 – 1994
Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Bronze 1988 Calgary Team

Peter Kessler Eriksson (born July 12, 1965 in Kramfors, Sweden) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey left winger.

He played for HV71 Jönköping in the Swedish elite league Elitserien from 1985–1989 before joining the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League for the 1989–90 season. He played 20 games for the NHL club, scoring 3 goals and 3 assists. He also spent part of the season playing for the Oilers' minor league affiliate Cape Breton Oilers. He returned to Sweden at the end of the season, and played four more years with HV71.

Eriksson played for the Swedish national team several times in his career, including the 1987 Canada Cup, the 1988 Winter Olympics, where he was part of the bronze medal winning team, and the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships.

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