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Sweden Ricard Persson
#6 Cortina / Italy - 09/10
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time Asia League Champion 1
1-time DEL Champion 1
1-time DEL Defenseman of the Year 1
1-time SHL Champion 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Defenseman 1
Date of Birth
Aug 24, 1969
Position
D
Age
54
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Östersund, SWE
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Östersunds IK
Status
Retired
Drafted
1987 round 2 #23 overall by New Jersey Devils

Father: Lars Persson
Sons: Philip Persson, Samuel Persson

Team Staff profile of Ricard Persson also available

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Ricard Persson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1982-83 Östersunds IK U16 - -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1983-84 Östersunds IK U16 U16 SM -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Östersunds IK J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1984-85 Östersunds IK U16 - -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Östersunds IK J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Östersunds IK J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Östersunds IK Division 1 13* 0* 3* 3* 6* -* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* -* -* |
1985-86 Östersunds IK J18 J18 Div.1 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Östersunds IK J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Östersunds IK Division 1 24* 2* 2* 4* 16* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 2* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
1986-87 Östersunds IK J18 J18 Div.1 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Östersunds IK J20 J20 Div.1 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Östersunds IK Division 1 31* 10* 11* 21* 28* -* |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 7* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 14* 5* 4* 9* 14* -* |
1987-88 Leksands IF J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Leksands IF Elitserien 21* 2* 0* 2* 8* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 -
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 5* 7* 12* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 2* 5* 7* 16* -* |
1988-89 Leksands IF J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Leksands IF Elitserien 33* 2* 4* 6* 28* -* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 6 -
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 6* 9* 10* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 14* 4* 7* 11* 10* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1989-90 Leksands IF Elitserien 40* 9* 10* 19* 56* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 6 -
Sweden (all) International 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 9* 1* 2* 3* -* -* |
1990-91 Leksands IF Elitserien 19* 3* 4* 7* 20* -* |
Leksands IF Allsvenskan D1 18* 3* 5* 8* 18* -* | Qualification 4 0 0 0 4 -
Sweden (all) International 9* 0* 1* 1* 16* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 7* 4* 1* 5* -* -* |
1991-92 Leksands IF Elitserien 21* 0* 7* 7* 28* -* |
Leksands IF Allsvenskan D1 18* 6* 3* 9* 18* -* | Kvalserien SHL 11 4 3 7 16 -
Sweden B (all) International 2* 0* 1* 1* -* -* |
1992-93 Leksands IF Elitserien 36* 7* 15* 22* 56* -* | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 0 -
Sweden B (all) International 8* 1* 1* 2* -* -* |
1993-94 Malmö IF Elitserien 40* 11* 9* 20* 38* -* | Playoffs 11 2 0 2 12 -
Sweden B International 3* 1* 2* 3* -* -* |
1994-95 Malmö IF “C” Elitserien 31* 3* 13* 16* 34* -* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 8 -
Albany River Rats AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 9 3 5 8 7 9
Sweden (all) International 6* 0* 0* 0* 8* -* |
1995-96 New Jersey Devils NHL 12* 2* 1* 3* 8* 5* |
Albany River Rats AHL 67* 15* 31* 46* 59* 31* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 7 -2
1996-97 New Jersey Devils NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Albany River Rats AHL 13* 1* 4* 5* 8* 3* |
St. Louis Blues NHL 53* 4* 8* 12* 45* -2* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 27 -1
1997-98 St. Louis Blues NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Worcester IceCats “C” AHL 32* 2* 16* 18* 58* 9* | Playoffs 10 3 7 10 24 -2
1998-99 St. Louis Blues NHL 54* 1* 12* 13* 94* 4* | Playoffs 13 0 3 3 17 -1
Worcester IceCats AHL 19* 6* 4* 10* 42* 6* |
1999-00 St. Louis Blues NHL 41* 0* 8* 8* 38* -2* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 1
Worcester IceCats AHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
Sweden WC 7* 0* 0* 0* 6* 2* |
Sweden (all) International 7* 0* 0* 0* 6* 2* |
2000-01 Ottawa Senators NHL 33* 1* 8* 9* 35* 8* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
2001-02 Ottawa Senators NHL 34* 2* 7* 9* 42* 3* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 15 0
2002-03 Eisbären Berlin DEL 42* 11* 24* 35* 80* 16* | Playoffs 9 1 5 6 2 0
Sweden (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2003-04 Eisbären Berlin “C” DEL 25* 6* 7* 13* 36* 6* | Playoffs 11 3 5 8 10 4
2004-05 Eisbären Berlin “A” DEL 52* 4* 14* 18* 40* 11* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 4 5
2005-06 EC-KAC EBEL 48* 17* 18* 35* 40* -6* |
2006-07 EC-KAC EBEL 36* 7* 14* 21* 98* 1* |
2007-08 Oji Eagles Asia League 30* 11* 17* 28* 54* 31* | Playoffs 9 4 7 11 24 10
2008-09 Oji Eagles Asia League 32* 12* 25* 37* 68* 42* | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 2 -
2009-10 Cortina Italy 40* 10* 20* 30* 30* -* |

Ricard Persson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1982-83 Jämtland/Härjedalen TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1983-84 Jämtland/Härjedalen TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1984-85 Jämtland/Härjedalen TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1990-91 Sweden Goodwill Games 4* 0* 0* 0* 14* -* |
2002-03 Sweden EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2009-10 Cortina Italian Cup 2* 0* 2* 2* 6* -* |

Ricard Persson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 133* 24* 56* 80* 0.60* 167* 48* | 3 23 6 * 12 * 18 * 0.78 * 38 * 5 *
Allsvenskan D1 2 36* 9* 8* 17* 0.47* 36* -* | 2 15 4 * 3 * 7 * 0.47 * 20 * - *
Asia League 2 62* 23* 42* 65* 1.05* 122* 73* | 2 11 4 * 9 * 13 * 1.18 * 26 * 10 *
DEL 3 119* 21* 45* 66* 0.55* 156* 33* | 3 32 4 * 11 * 15 * 0.47 * 16 * 9 *
Division 1 3 68* 12* 16* 28* 0.41* 50* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 7* 2* 1* 3* 0.43* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Goodwill Games 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EBEL (ICEHL) 2 84* 24* 32* 56* 0.67* 138* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
International 9 57* 7* 8* 15* 0.26* 30* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 47* 11* 17* 28* 0.60* 44* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italian Cup 1 2* 0* 2* 2* 1.00* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Italy 1 40* 10* 20* 30* 0.75* 30* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Div.1 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 Div.1 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Juniorserien 4 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 7 229* 10* 44* 54* 0.24* 262* 16* | 5 26 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.15 * 59 * -1 *
Elitserien (SHL) 8 241* 37* 62* 99* 0.41* 268* -* | 6 36 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.22 * 34 * - *
TV-Pucken 3 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 5* 11* 16* 1.14* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ricard Persson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/14/2010
07/14/2010 Confirmed Cortina Retired
09/03/2009
09/03/2009 Confirmed Oji Eagles Cortina
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Albany River Rats

Cult/Star player for Leksands IF

Cult/Star player for Malmö Redhawks

Cult/Star player for Östersunds IK

1999-2000: NHL Presidents' Trophy with St. Louis Blues
2003-2004: DEL Finalist with Eisbären Berlin