Linus Persson

Lars Linus Persson (born December 29, 1985) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger, who last played for Leksands IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Persson won TV-pucken with Värmland in 2000, won four Swedish Junior Championships with Västra Frölunda HC in 2002 and 2003 (under-20 and under-18), won promotion to Elitserien with Rögle BK in the 2008 Kvalserien, and won the 2012 European Trophy with Luleå HF.
Persson has represented Sweden at two International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)-sanctioned events; the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships and the 2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
==Playing career==
Persson started playing hockey in his youth with IK Viking, in his hometown Hagfors. He won TV-pucken with Värmland in 2000, scoring six goals and a total of eleven points in eight games. For the 2001–02 season Persson signed with Västra Frölunda HC to play for their junior organisation, and attend the hockey gymnasium in Gothenburg. Persson spent the majority of the season with the under 20 team in the J20 SuperElit. Playing 35 games, Persson scored six goals and ten assists for a total of 16 points. In the playoffs Persson played five games, scoring one goal and an assist as Frölunda won the Swedish under 20 Championship. Having played just three games with the under 18 team during the regular season, scoring one goal, Persson joined the team for the playoffs, leading Frölunda to a gold medal in the Swedish under 18 Championship by scoring four goals in a 10–1 win against Huddinge IK in the first game of the finals. He became the playoff leading scorer with six goals and three assists for nine points in three games. The following season Persson played 30 games in the J20 SuperElit, scoring ten goals and 19 assists, and five assists in six playoff games as Frölunda captured a consecutive gold medal in the Swedish under 20 Championships. Not having played with the under 18 team during the regular season, Persson appeared in two playoff games, assisting on two goals in the quarterfinals against Leksands IF, and scoring one goal and an assist in the decisive game two of the final against Modo Hockey, which Frölunda won 6–1, winning consecutive gold medals at the under 18 Swedish Championship as well. For the 2003–04 Persson was named captain of Frölunda's under 20 team. He played 36 games in the J20 SuperElit, scoring nine goals, 24 assists for 33 points. During the season Persson was called up to Frölunda's senior team, playing in two exhibition games and was on the roster for one game in Elitserien—Sweden's premier men's league—on December 28 in a 4–0 win against Timrå IK, though not receiving any time on the ice. In the J20 SuperElit playoffs Persson played five games, scoring one goal and five assists as Frölunda were eliminated in the semifinal against Modo Hockey.
After the season, Persson was offered a contract by Frölunda to continue playing junior hockey and be used as a thirteenth forward with the senior team, but chose to sign a two-year contract with Hammarby IF in HockeyAllsvenskan—Sweden's second tier men's league. Persson only played 13 games with Hammarby's senior team before being loaned to AIK in Division 1—Sweden's third tier men's league—where he played five games, scoring three goals and two assists.
After four successful seasons in Karlskoga, Persson signed a two-year contract with Luleå HF in Elitserien. Persson scored nine goals and eleven assists for 20 points in 51 games. On April 4, 2013, Linus Persson scored his fifth Elitserien playoff goal of his career, just twelve seconds into overtime of Game 4 against Färjestad BK, which broke the record for the fastest overtime goal ever scored in Elitserien playoff history. With eight goals and four assists in 15 games Persson was the scoring leader in the 2013 Swedish Championship playoffs. He led Luleå to the final where they lost the best-of-seven series in four games to Skellefteå AIK.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2001–02 	Frölunda HC 	J20 		35 	6 	10 	16 	8 		5 	1 	1 	2 	0
2002–03 	Frölunda HC 	J20 		30 	10 	19 	29 	18 		6 	0 	5 	5 	0
2003–04 	Frölunda HC 	J20 		36 	9 	24 	33 	32 		5 	1 	5 	6 	4
2003–04 	Frölunda HC 	SEL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Hammarby IF 	J20 		11 	6 	6 	12 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Hammarby IF 	Allsv 		13 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	AIK 	Div. 1 		5 	3 	2 	5 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Hammarby IF 	Allsv 		42 	9 	16 	25 	26 		8 	4 	6 	10 	6
2006–07 	IFK Arboga IK	Allsv 		23 	2 	7 	9 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Leksands IF 	Allsv 		22 	3 	3 	6 	8 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2
2007–08 	Rögle BK 	J20 		1 	1 	1 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Rögle BK 	Allsv 		37 	3 	6 	9 	31 		10 	0 	1 	1 	2
2008–09 	BIK Karlskoga	Allsv 		45 	17 	17 	34 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	BIK Karlskoga	Allsv 		49 	12 	27 	39 	14 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2010–11 	BIK Karlskoga	Allsv 		46 	7 	28 	35 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	BIK Karlskoga	Allsv 		51 	19 	32 	51 	22 		10 	4 	3 	7 	2
2012–13 	Luleå HF 	SEL 		51 	9 	11 	20 	4 		15 	8 	4 	12 	6
2013–14 	Luleå HF 	SHL 		55 	9 	6 	15 	8 		6 	1 	0 	1 	2
2014–15 	Färjestad BK 	SHL 		50 	8 	12 	20 	10 		2 	3 	0 	3 	0
2015–16 	Färjestad BK 	SHL 		51 	13 	10 	23 	12 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2016–17 	Färjestad BK 	SHL 		49 	8 	4 	12 	6 		7 	0 	1 	1 	4
2017–18 	Färjestad BK 	SHL 		43 	7 	8 	15 	20 		5 	0 	1 	1 	2
2018–19 	Leksands IF 	Allsv 		48 	11 	26 	37 	34 		12 	3 	6 	9 	8
SHL totals	SHL totals 	SHL totals		300 	54 	51 	105 	60 		39 	12 	6 	18 	14
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003 	Sweden 	WJC18 	5th 		6 	1	6	7 	4
2005 	Sweden 	WJC 	6th 		2 	2	0	2 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		8 	3	6	9 	4
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
== References ==
* All statistics per historical.stats.swehockey.se/ — by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association
==External links==
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