Lennart Petrell

Lennart Petrell
Lennart Petrell at the 2013 Edmonton Oilers training camp
Born April 13, 1984
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams 		Luleå HF
HIFK
Edmonton Oilers
Genève-Servette HC
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 190th overall, 2004
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2003–present

Lennart Petrell (born April 13, 1984) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

He 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 June 15, 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 November 3, 2011, against Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings.[2] On January 2, 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 August 14, 2013.[3] After one year in Switzerland, he signs a two-year deal with the Swedish club Luleå HF on May 16, 2014.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 HIFK SM-l 8 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 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 36 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
NHL totals 95 7 11 18 49 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ "Oilers sign two free agents". Edmonton Oilers Press Release. Edmonton Oilers. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Kings v Oilers Game Boxscore". National Hockey League. 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  3. ↑ "Lennart Petrell, the new finnish signing" (in French). Genève-Servette HC. 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
  4. ↑ "Distinguished NHL Finnish forward to Luleå Hockey" (in Swedish). Swedish Hockey League. 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2014-05-16.

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