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Sweden Petri Liimatainen

#7 Hvidovre Ligahockey / Denmark - 09/10
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Date of Birth
Jul 20, 1969
Position
D
Age
52
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Hässelby, SWE
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Norsborgs IF
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time DEL Champion 1
1-time SHL Champion 1

Liimatainen was a mobile defenseman with good speed and on-ice-vision. He had a good release and was especially valuable with a man advantage.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1984-85 AIK J18 J18 Elit - - - - - |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3 0 1 1 - |
1985-86 AIK J18 J18 Elit - - - - - |
AIK J20 Juniorserien - - - - - |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 2 0 0 0 - |
1986-87 AIK J20 Juniorserien - - - - - |
AIK Division 1 1 0 0 0 0 |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 7 1 2 3 8 |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 10 1 2 3 8 |
1987-88 AIK Elitserien 27 1 3 4 5 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 4 1 0 1 2 |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7 0 2 2 2 |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 8 0 2 2 2 |
1988-89 AIK Elitserien 33 4 4 8 6 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7 0 0 0 6 |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 12 0 1 1 4 |
1989-90 AIK Elitserien 40 7 11 18 18 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2
Sweden B (all) International 4 1 0 1 - |
1990-91 AIK Elitserien 35 5 3 8 10 |
Sweden (all) International 10 1 1 2 2 |
Sweden B (all) International 6 2 4 6 - |
1991-92 AIK Elitserien 40 4 13 17 24 | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0
Sweden OG 8 0 0 0 6 |
Sweden WC 5 0 0 0 0 |
Sweden (all) International 24 0 1 1 6 |
Sweden B (all) International 4 0 1 1 - |
1992-93 AIK Elitserien 22 3 4 7 14 |
AIK Allsvenskan 18 5 9 14 8 | Qualification 2 0 0 0 4
1993-94 Malmö IF Elitserien 40 5 14 19 20 | Playoffs 11 1 3 4 8
1994-95 Malmö IF Elitserien 34 9 3 12 8 | Playoffs 9 2 5 7 6
1995-96 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 53 16 31 47 - | Playoffs 6 3 5 8 6
1996-97 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 46 11 35 46 18 | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 2
1997-98 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 42 10 19 29 32 | Playoffs 10 4 3 7 14
1998-99 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 51 14 24 38 46 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 8
1999-00 SC Bern NLA 44 9 13 22 38 | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 10
Sweden (all) International 6 0 2 2 8 |
2000-01 Berlin Capitals DEL 64 11 26 37 52 -2 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 0
2001-02 Kölner Haie DEL 54 6 26 32 28 -3 | Playoffs 13 3 1 4 12 2
2002-03 MIF Redhawks “C” Elitserien 50 6 19 25 73 -7 |
Sweden (all) International 4 0 1 1 0 0 |
2003-04 Malmö Redhawks “C” Elitserien 50 5 11 16 51 -14 | Kvalserien SHL 10 3 4 7 2 11
2004-05 Södertälje SK Elitserien 48 10 5 15 67 -9 | Playoffs 10 3 1 4 6 -7
2005-06 Södertälje SK Elitserien 38 2 13 15 67 -14 | Kvalserien SHL 10 1 3 4 33 2
2006-07 HC Lugano NLA 1 0 0 0 0 |
EHC Basel NLA 26 2 5 7 32 | Relegation 7 0 2 2 14
2007-08 Füchse Duisburg DEL 54 5 21 26 56 -23 |
2008-09 Linköping HC Elitserien 7 0 0 0 10 3 |
Black Wings Linz EBEL 28 3 6 9 24 2 | Playoffs 10 0 4 4 10 -2
2009-10 Hvidovre Ligahockey “A” Denmark 36 5 10 15 32 | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 6
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1984-85 Stockholm TV-Pucken - - - - - |
1990-91 AIK USA Cup - - - - - |
Sweden Izvestia Trophy - - - - - |
2002-03 Sweden EHT 4 0 1 1 0 0 |
2008-09 Linköping HC Champions HL 1 0 0 0 0 -1 |
Füchse Duisburg DEB-Pokal 2 0 0 0 0 |
2009-10 Hvidovre Ligahockey Danish Cup 1 0 0 0 0 |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2010-11 Kölner Haie DEL Asst. Coach
2011-12 IK Pantern Division 1 Head Coach
2013-14 ERC Ingolstadt DEL Asst. Coach
2015-16 Kölner Haie DEL Asst. Coach Fired on Jan. 21
2016-17 Örebro HK SHL Asst. Coach Hired on Jan. 5
2017-18 Örebro HK SHL Asst. Coach
2018-19 Örebro HK SHL Asst. Coach Fired on Dec. 4
2019-20 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL Asst. Coach Replaced Mike Flanagan on 2019-12-16
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Allsvenskan 1 18 5 9 14 0.78 8 - | 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 4 -
Champions HL 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 -1 | 0
Danish Cup 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
DEB-Pokal 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
DEL 7 364 73 182 255 0.70 232 -28 | 6 41 11 10 21 0.51 46 2
Denmark 1 36 5 10 15 0.42 32 - | 1 5 1 2 3 0.60 6 -
Division 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
EHT 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 0 0 | 0
EJC-18 1 7 1 2 3 0.43 8 - | 0
EBEL (ICEHL) 1 28 3 6 9 0.32 24 2 | 1 10 0 4 4 0.40 10 -2
International 5 58 4 10 14 0.24 16 0 | 0
International-Jr 5 39 2 6 8 0.21 16 - | 0
Izvestia Trophy 1 - - - - - - - | 0
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 2 - - - - - - - | 0
Juniorserien 2 - - - - - - - | 0
NLA (NL) 2 71 11 18 29 0.41 70 - | 2 12 1 2 3 0.25 24 -
OG 1 8 0 0 0 0.00 6 - | 0
Elitserien (SHL) 13 464 61 103 164 0.35 373 -41 | 9 63 11 17 28 0.44 61 6
TV-Pucken 1 - - - - - - - | 0
USA Cup 1 - - - - - - - | 0
WC 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
WJC-20 2 14 0 2 2 0.14 8 - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Ricard Persson (D) 1984-2003 12 Malmö Redhawks, Sweden, Sweden (all), Sweden B (all), Sweden U16 (all), Sweden U17 (all), Sweden U18, Sweden U18 (all), Sweden U19 (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all)
Peter Hammarström (F) 1984-1993 9 AIK, AIK J18, AIK J20, Stockholm, Sweden (all), Sweden B (all), Sweden U17 (all), Sweden U19 (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all)
Daniel Rydmark (F) 1988-2004 8 Malmö Redhawks, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden (all), Sweden B (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all)
Patrik Erickson (F) 1984-1993 8 AIK, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden (all), Sweden B (all), Sweden U16 (all), Sweden U17 (all), Sweden U18, Sweden U18 (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all)

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- 2005-04-27 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by Södertälje - 2004-06-08 • Signed to a one-year contract by Södertälje

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