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Sweden Joel Persson
#94 Växjö Lakers HC / SHL - 24/25
3-time SHL Champion 3
1-time SHL Defenseman of the Year 1
1-time SHL Most Valuable Player (Guldhjälmen) 1
Date of Birth
Mar 04, 1994
Position
D
Age
30
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Kristianstad, SWE
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Osby IK
Contract
29/30
Agency
PREMIUM

Persson is an offensive defenseman with a great shot from the point. With high-end puck skills and vision, he excels on the power play. Not a speedster, but owns decent mobility and can walk the blueline very well. On the downside, he is smallish and not much of a force in his own end.
- Erik K. Piri (Elite Prospects, 2017)

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Joel Persson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Kristianstads IK J18 J18 Div.2 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2010-11 Kristianstads IK J18 J18 Div.1 17* 4* 6* 10* 8* -* |
Kristianstads IK J20 J20 Div.1 20* 4* 8* 12* 6* -* |
2011-12 Kristianstads IK J18 J18 Div.1 8* 5* 6* 11* 6* -* |
Kristianstads IK J20 J20 Div.1 19* 6* 16* 22* -* -* |
Kristianstads IK Division 1 17* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
2012-13 Kristianstad/Osby J18 J18 Div.1 1* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
Kristianstad/Osby J20 J20 Div.1 8* 9* 9* 18* 16* -* | Qualification 4 1 5 6 6 -
Kristianstads IK HockeyEttan 25* 0* 2* 2* 2* 0* |
Osby IK Division 2 15* 2* 7* 9* 12* -* |
2013-14 Kristianstads IK HockeyEttan 10* 0* 1* 1* 6* 3* |
Osby IK Division 2 26* 3* 13* 16* 18* -* | Qualification 6 5 11 16 12 -
2014-15 Tyringe SoSS Division 2 36* 11* 35* 46* 4* -* | Qualification 12 1 8 9 4 -
2015-16 Tyringe SoSS HockeyEttan 31* 6* 10* 16* 10* 1* |
2016-17 Kristianstads IK HockeyEttan 38* 10* 30* 40* 6* 23* | Kvalserien AS 14 2 11 13 4 2
2017-18 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 51* 6* 28* 34* 8* 17* | Playoffs 13 1 4 5 0 6
2018-19 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 50* 6* 25* 31* 8* 6* |
Sweden (all) International 9* 0* 3* 3* 2* 1* |
2019-20 Edmonton Oilers NHL 13* 0* 2* 2* 2* -1* |
Bakersfield Condors AHL 27* 3* 13* 16* 12* -4* |
San Diego Gulls AHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 2* 5* |
2020-21 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 52* 8* 28* 36* 10* 12* | Playoffs 14 0 7 7 4 2
Sweden (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 3* |
2021-22 Växjö Lakers HC “A” SHL 50* 8* 31* 39* 10* 3* | Playoffs 4 2 3 5 0 -3
Sweden (all) International 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2022-23 Växjö Lakers HC “A” SHL 51* 6* 30* 36* 12* 22* | Playoffs 18 2 6 8 2 8
Sweden (all) International 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* -1* |
2023-24 Växjö Lakers HC “C” SHL 52* 7* 30* 37* 8* 16* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 0 2
Sweden (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
2024-25 Växjö Lakers HC “C” SHL 18* 0* 7* 7* 2* 5* |
Projected SHL 52* 0* 20* 20* 6* 14* |

Joel Persson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 13* 1* 10* 11* 2* 4* |
2018-19 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 6* 3* 5* 8* 2* 3* |
Sweden EHT 9* 0* 3* 3* 2* 1* |
2020-21 Sweden EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
2021-22 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 8* 2* 2* 4* 2* -3* |
Sweden (EHT) EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2022-23 Sweden EHT 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* -1* |
2023-24 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 8* 2* 6* 8* 0* 4* |
Sweden EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
2024-25 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 7* 0* 5* 5* 0* 3* |

Joel Persson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 34* 3* 13* 16* 0.47* 14* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 5 42* 8* 28* 36* 0.86* 6* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 2 3 77* 16* 55* 71* 0.92* 34* -* | 2 18 6 * 19 * 25 * 1.39 * 16 * - *
EHT 5 23* 0* 7* 7* 0.30* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyEttan (Division 1) 5 121* 16* 44* 60* 0.50* 24* 28* | 1 14 2 * 11 * 13 * 0.93 * 4 * 2 *
International 5 25* 0* 8* 8* 0.32* 6* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Div.1 3 26* 9* 14* 23* 0.88* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Div.2 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 Div.1 3 47* 19* 33* 52* 1.11* 22* -* | 1 4 1 * 5 * 6 * 1.50 * 6 * - *
NHL 1 13* 0* 2* 2* 0.15* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 7 324* 41* 179* 220* 0.68* 58* 81* | 5 57 5 * 22 * 27 * 0.47 * 6 * 15 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joel Persson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/11/2023
10/11/2023 Extension Växjö Lakers HC Växjö Lakers HC
01/11/2022
01/11/2022 Extension Växjö Lakers HC Växjö Lakers HC
06/06/2020
06/06/2020 Confirmed San Diego Gulls Växjö Lakers HC
02/24/2020
02/24/2020 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Anaheim Ducks
01/29/2019
01/29/2019 Extension Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers
05/18/2018
05/18/2018 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC Edmonton Oilers
04/27/2017
04/27/2017 Confirmed Kristianstads IK Växjö Lakers HC
04/17/2016
04/17/2016 Confirmed Tyringe SoSS Kristianstads IK
04/23/2015
04/23/2015 Extension Tyringe SoSS Tyringe SoSS
04/24/2014
04/24/2014 Confirmed Osby IK Tyringe SoSS
10/15/2013
10/15/2013 Confirmed Kristianstads IK Osby IK
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Kristianstads IK

Cult/Star player for Osby IK

Cult/Star player for Tyringe SoSS

Cult/Star player for Växjö Lakers HC