Jesper Mattsson

This article is about the player born in 1975. For the player born in 1995, please see Jesper Mattson.
Jesper Mattsson (born May 13, 1975) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for Malmö Redhawks of the HockeyAllsvenskan. 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, Färjestads 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.
==Changing position==
For the 2007-08 season, Mattsson was converted to playing defence after being a forward his whole career.http://www.vf.se/vf/docs/visa.asp?nyhetsID=87ddedd2ddf58f91cedbcfa506995fa5
==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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	 	Qualification	Qualification	Qualification	Qualification	Qualification
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1991–92 	Malmö IF 	Elitserien 	 	24 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Malmö IF 	Elitserien 	 	40 	9 	8 	17 	14 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Malmö IF 	Elitserien 	 	40 	3 	6 	9 	14 	 	9 	1 	2 	3 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Malmö IF 	Elitserien 	 	37 	9 	6 	15 	30 	 	9 	2 	0 	2 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
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 	Elitserien 	 	16 	3 	5 	8 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Malmö IF 	Elitserien 	 	48 	14 	16 	30 	49 	 	8 	2 	2 	4 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Malmö IF 	Elitserien 	 	50 	17 	19 	36 	40 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Malmö IF 	Elitserien 	 	49 	17 	17 	34 	63 	 	9 	2 	2 	4 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Malmö IF 	Elitserien 	 	49 	12 	10 	22 	26 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Malmö IF 	Elitserien 	 	42 	13 	12 	25 	32 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Malmö IF 	Elitserien 	 	48 	19 	14 	33 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	7 	3 	1 	4 	4
2004–05 	Färjestads BK 	Elitserien 	 	48 	5 	10 	15 	47 	 	15 	4 	4 	8 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Färjestads BK 	Elitserien 	 	45 	19 	13 	32 	50 	 	16 	3 	12 	15 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Färjestads BK 	Elitserien 	 	51 	10 	26 	36 	79 	 	9 	1 	3 	4 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Färjestads BK 	ECC 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
Elitserien totals	Elitserien totals	Elitserien totals	 	587 	150 	164 	314 	466 	 	91 	16 	26 	42 	62 	 	7 	3 	1 	4 	4
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 	 	174 	41 	55 	96 	80 	 	12 	2 	2 	4 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
ECC totals 	ECC totals 	ECC totals 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1975
Category:Calgary Flames draft picks
Category:Färjestads BK players
Category:Malmö Redhawks players
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Saint John Flames players
Category:Swedish ice hockey players