Jesper Mattsson
Born (1975-05-13) May 13, 1975
Malmö, SWE
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
Played for Saint John Flames
Färjestad BK
Malmö Redhawks
NHL Draft 18th overall, 1993
Calgary Flames
Playing career 1991–present

Jesper Mattsson (born May 13, 1975) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft in the 1st round as the 18th pick overall.

Career

When Mattsson was a junior, he was considered to be a big star in the future and in 1991, at just 16 years old, he played in Elitserien for his hometown club Malmö IF and before turing 19, he had won the Swedish championship twice (1992 and 1994). In 1993 Calgary Flames drafted him 18th overall in the 1993 NHL Draft. After his fourth season in Elitserien with Malmö IF, Mattsson signed a contract with the Flames. But Mattsson had a rough time in North America, and despite two and half seasons there he never dressed for a single Flames game, and played exclusively with Calgary's farm team, the Saint John Flames of the AHL. During his third season with Saint John he decided to move back to Sweden and Malmö IF and he finished the season with Malmö. He continued to play with Malmö for another six years with varied results.

In the summer of 2004 he decided it was time to move again and this time he signed a three-year contract with Malmö rival SEL team, Färjestad BK. His first seasons with Färjestad was a big disappointment, he only scored 15 points in 48 games, his worst season since 1994. But he played better in the playoffs, scoring 8 points in 15 games. But despite Mattsson's effort Färjestad lost in the finals against Frölunda HC. In his second season with Färjestad he showed the fans that he could play better and he scored 32 points (19 goals, 13 assists) in 45 games. His 19 goals was career high for Mattsson. Mattsson had a good post-season that year as well, tallying 17 points in 18 games, and helped Färjestad capture the Swedish championship.

For the 2010–11 season, Jesper Mattsson returned to Malmö, this time in the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan. He played there for two seasons, scoring 58 points in 77 games. After the 2011–12 season, Mattsson retired from ice hockey as he was not offered a new contract with Malmö.[1]

Changing position

For the 2007-08 season, Mattsson was briefly converted into playing defense after playing as a forward his whole career up to this point.[2]

International

Mattsson represented Sweden in the 1999 Ice Hockey World Championship, winning a Bronze medal, and in the 2006 Ice Hockey World Championship, winning a Gold medal.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1991–92 Malmö IF SEL 24 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
1992–93 Malmö IF SEL 40 9 9 18 14 5 0 0 0 0
1993–94 Malmö IF SWE U20 5 5 0 5 14 — — — — —
1993–94 Malmö IF SEL 40 3 6 9 14 9 1 2 3 2
1994–95 Malmö IF SEL 36 9 6 15 30 9 2 0 2 18
1995–96 Saint John Flames AHL 73 12 26 38 18 9 1 1 2 2
1996–97 Saint John Flames AHL 72 22 18 40 32 3 1 1 2 0
1997–98 Saint John Flames AHL 29 7 11 18 30 — — — — —
1997–98 Malmö IF SEL 16 3 5 8 8 — — — — —
1998–99 Malmö IF SEL 48 14 16 30 49 8 2 1 3 4
1999–2000 Malmö IF SEL 50 17 19 36 40 6 0 0 0 6
2000–01 Malmö IF SEL 49 17 17 34 63 9 2 2 4 6
2001–02 MIF Redhawks SEL 49 12 10 22 26 5 1 1 2 4
2002–03 MIF Redhawks SEL 42 13 12 25 32 — — — — —
2003–04 MIF Redhawks SEL 48 19 14 33 24 — — — — —
2004–05 Färjestads BK SEL 48 5 10 15 47 15 4 4 8 6
2005–06 Färjestads BK SEL 45 19 13 32 50 18 4 13 17 16
2006–07 Färjestads BK SEL 51 10 26 36 79 9 1 3 4 12
2007–08 Färjestads BK SEL 46 4 24 28 71 12 3 4 7 10
2008–09 Färjestads BK SEL 45 17 21 38 34 13 1 4 5 8
2009–10 Färjestads BK SEL 52 3 24 27 50 7 2 2 4 6
2010–11 Malmö Redhawks SWE.2 28 8 15 23 20 — — — — —
2010–11 Frölunda HC SEL 23 7 8 15 8 — — — — —
2011–12 Malmö Redhawks SWE.2 49 16 19 35 30 6 0 0 0 10
SEL totals 752 181 241 422 629 125 23 36 59 98
AHL totals 174 41 55 96 80 12 2 2 4 2

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1992 Sweden EJC 5 2 1 3 0
1993 Sweden EJC 6 8 2 10 12
1995 Sweden WJC 7 0 6 6 22
1999 Sweden WC 10 0 1 1 4
2006 Sweden WC 9 2 3 5 4
Junior totals 18 10 9 19 34
Senior totals 19 2 4 6 8

References

  1. ↑ Jönsson, Kent (2012-03-27). "Jesper Mattsson lägger av". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  2. ↑ "Oväntat när Anders Malm blev klar för VM -Värmlands Folkblad". Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
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