Eliteprospects
Sweden Dennis Persson
#29 MODO Hockey / SHL - 15/16
Date of Birth
Jun 02, 1988
Position
D
Age
36
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Nyköping, SWE
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Nyköpings HK
Status
Retired
Drafted
2006 round 1 #24 overall by Buffalo Sabres

A very mobile player. Persson is a strong-skating two-way defenseman. He likes to join the rush and is especially valuable on the power play. Persson has a good point shot, but perhaps an even more impressive passing game thanks to his fine hockey sense. He reads the game well and is technically skilled.

Defensively, Persson tends to over work situations at times and should in general play more simple. He is by no means a reliability in his own end. Some additional upper body strength and muscles are needed, which would improve his quite mediocre physical game.
(EP 2008)

Brother: Robin Persson

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Dennis Persson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 VIK Hockey Ungdom J18 J18 Allsvenskan 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -
VIK Hockey Ungdom J20 J20 SuperElit 27* 3* 3* 6* 24* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 8* 0* 5* 5* 2* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2005-06 VIK Hockey Ungdom J20 J20 SuperElit 28* 11* 15* 26* 22* -* |
VIK Västerås HK HockeyAllsvenskan 19* 0* 2* 2* 6* -4* |
Sweden U18 WJC-18 6* 1* 5* 6* 8* 1* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 21* 2* 7* 9* 18* -* |
2006-07 Djurgårdens IF J20 J20 SuperElit 11* 1* 3* 4* 8* -* | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 2 -
Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 9* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Almtuna IS HockeyAllsvenskan 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Nyköpings HK HockeyAllsvenskan 29* 4* 4* 8* 38* -7* |
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 8* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2007-08 Djurgårdens IF J20 J20 SuperElit 4* 0* 0* 0* 10* -* |
Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 21* 0* 1* 1* 6* -5* |
Nyköpings HK J20 J20 Elit 3* 0* 2* 2* -* -* |
Nyköpings HK HockeyAllsvenskan 21* 1* 3* 4* 14* -6* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2008-09 Timrå IK J20 J20 SuperElit 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Timrå IK Elitserien 46* 1* 5* 6* 24* -9* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 0 -1
Portland Pirates AHL 8* 0* 2* 2* 6* -7* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
2009-10 Portland Pirates AHL 60* 1* 6* 7* 16* -10* |
2010-11 Portland Pirates AHL 64* 4* 13* 17* 18* 5* | Playoffs 11 0 4 4 0 0
2011-12 Rochester Americans AHL 39* 3* 4* 7* 10* -5* |
2012-13 Brynäs IF Elitserien 16* 1* 3* 4* 6* -7* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -3
2013-14 Brynäs IF J20 J20 SuperElit 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Brynäs IF SHL 34* 1* 2* 3* 10* -5* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 -3
2014-15 MODO Hockey SHL 48* 0* 5* 5* 18* -5* | Relegation 4 0 0 0 2 1
2015-16 MODO Hockey SHL 21* 2* 2* 4* 4* -8* |
IF Björklöven HockeyAllsvenskan 10* 0* 1* 1* 6* 0* |

Dennis Persson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2003-04 Södermanland TV-Pucken 5* 0* 2* 2* 6* -* |
2004-05 Södermanland TV-Pucken 5* 2* 0* 2* 2* -* |
2005-06 Sweden U18 U18 JWC 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* -3* |
2012-13 Brynäs IF ET 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2013-14 Brynäs IF ET 7* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |

Dennis Persson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 171* 8* 25* 33* 0.19* 50* -17* | 2 14 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.29 * 0 * -1 *
ET 2 14* 2* 1* 3* 0.21* 6* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
U18 JWC (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 4* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 4 82* 5* 10* 15* 0.18* 66* -17* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 46* 2* 13* 15* 0.33* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 2* -* | 1 4 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.25 * 0 * - *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 6 72* 15* 21* 36* 0.50* 64* 0* | 1 5 2 * 3 * 5 * 1.00 * 2 * - *
J20 Elit (J20 Region) 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL (Elitserien) 7 195* 5* 18* 23* 0.12* 70* -39* | 4 19 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.05 * 8 * -6 *
TV-Pucken 2 10* 2* 2* 4* 0.40* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 1* 5* 6* 1.00* 8* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Dennis Persson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/22/2016
01/22/2016 Loan MODO Hockey IF Björklöven
05/05/2014
05/05/2014 Confirmed Brynäs IF MODO Hockey
06/13/2012
06/13/2012 Confirmed Rochester Americans Brynäs IF
07/15/2011
07/15/2011 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
06/10/2008
06/10/2008 Loan Buffalo Sabres Timrå IK
06/03/2008
06/03/2008 Confirmed Nyköpings HK Buffalo Sabres
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Västerås IK J20

Career transactions
- 2008-06-10 • Loaned to Timrå by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2008-06-03 • Signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by the Buffalo Sabres
- 2007-11-28 • Loaned to Nyköping by Djurgården