Patrik Hersley

Patrik Hersley
Born 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
KHL team
Former teams 		HC Sibir Novosibirsk
Leksands IF
Malmö Redhawks
Modo Hockey
NHL Draft 139th overall, 2005
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2005–present

Patrik Hersley (born June 23, 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

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 2013-2014 season, Hersley signed a one-year contract with the HC Sibir Novosibirsk in the KHL for the 2014–15 season.[5]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Malmö Redhawks J20 16 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0
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 Swe.1 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.2 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 Swe.1 48 16 15 31 71 — — — — —
2010–11 Malmö Redhawks Swe.1 50 10 14 24 65 — — — — —
2011–12 Modo Hockey SEL 11 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Sundsvall IF Swe.1 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Leksands IF Swe.1 17 3 2 5 4 10 0 5 5 2
2012–13 Leksands IF Swe.1 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 — — — — —
SHL totals 98 25 13 38 30 9 1 2 3 2

References

  1. ↑ "Hersley prolongs with Leksands". Leksands IF. 2012-03-13. 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" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2014-12-18.

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