Mathias Emilio Pettersen
Mathias Emilio Pettersen | |||
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Born |
Manglerud, Norway | 3 April 2000||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Dallas Stars Texas Stars (AHL) | ||
National team | Norway | ||
NHL draft |
167th overall, 2018 Calgary Flames | ||
Playing career | 2021–present |
Mathias Emilio Pettersen (born 3 April 2000) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player for the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Calgary Flames in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and previously played collegiate ice hockey with the University of Denver of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) and junior for the Omaha Lancers and Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Pettersen's early career was met with great expectations.[1][2] Supporters and newspapers started covering his career when he was 6 years old.[3]
Playing career
[edit]Pettersen first played minor hockey for Manglerud Star and Lørenskog IK, often at age levels several years older than his own. He was invited to move to Sweden at age 13 and join the youth program of Färjestad BK, but instead opted to move to the United States in 2013.[4] He joined South Kent School of the United States Premier Hockey League in 2014. He spent two season with South Kent, scoring 41 points in 28 games the first season, and 65 points in 40 games the second.[5]
He signed a tender with Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League on 4 January 2016.[5] After one season with Omaha, where he recorded 27 points in 57 games, Pettersen was traded to the Muskegon Lumberjacks.[6] He has committed to joining the University of Denver in 2018.[7]
Following his sophomore season, Pettersen concluded his collegiate career by signing a three-year, entry-level contact with the Calgary Flames on 27 April 2020.[8]
On 7 March 2024, Pettersen was traded to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Riley Damiani.[9]
International play
[edit]Pettersen's first International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) tournament was the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I. He appeared in 5 games for Norway and recorded five points. He returned for the 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I, and led the tournament in scoring with 12 points in 5 games.[10]
Pettersen made his senior debut with Norway at the 2021 World Championships.[11] He played 6 games and scored one goal.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Pettersen's father, Flemming Pettersen, is a former ice hockey player who played in the Norwegian Eliteserien.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2013–14 | Lørenskog U16 | Nor-U16 | 20 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Selects Hockey Academy | USPHL U16 | 28 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
2015–16 | Selects Hockey Academy | USPHL U16 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Selects Hockey Academy | Midg | 40 | 21 | 44 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 57 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | USHL | 60 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | University of Denver | NCHC | 40 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | University of Denver | NCHC | 36 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 29 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 59 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL | 61 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2023–24 | Calgary Wranglers | AHL | 54 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Texas Stars | AHL | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
AHL totals | 215 | 49 | 73 | 122 | 102 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
International
[edit]Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2016 | Norway | U18-D1 | DNQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
2017 | Norway | U18-D1 | DNQ | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | |
2019 | Norway | WJC-D1 | DNQ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
2021 | Norway | WC | 13th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2024 | Norway | WC | 11th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 14 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 6 | ||||
Senior totals | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ Jarlsbo, Øystein (14 January 2016). "Hockey-Emilio (15) klar for ungdoms-OL: Shampo mener han kan bli en ny Zucca". vg.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ Kvatningen, Roy; Larsen, Anders Bakkerud (13 January 2015). "Hockeyens "Martin Ødegaard" dro alene til USA som 14-åring – slik går det nå". nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ Arponen, Miika (29 June 2015). "Norjalainen teinipoika on yksi kiekkomaailman kuumimpia tulevaisuudenlupauksia". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ a b Kvatningen, Roy (2013). "Norske Mathias (13) er et sensasjonelt talent" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ a b Lippolis, Rob (1 April 2016). "Omaha Lancers Sign Emilio Pettersen to Tender". USHL.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Braford, Scott (23 May 2017). "Lumberjacks acquire forward Pettersen from Omaha". MuskegonLumberjacks.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ Jones, Molly (8 March 2017). "Meet Emilio Pettersen: Norwegian teen begins US hockey career". NorwegianAmerican.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Flames sign Emilio Pettersen". Calgary Flames. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Stars acquire Emilio Pettersen in exchange for Riley Damiani". NHL.com. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Potts, Andy (18 April 2017). "Historic gold for France". wm18ia2017.iihf.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Peterson, Torie (5 May 2021). "Pettersen Joins Norway National Team". NHL.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Player Statistics by Team — Norway". IIHF.com. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Calgary Flames draft picks
- Calgary Wranglers players
- Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey players
- Ice hockey people from Oslo
- Ice hockey players at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
- Muskegon Lumberjacks players
- Norwegian ice hockey centres
- Omaha Lancers players
- South Kent School alumni
- Stockton Heat players