Peter Andersson

Anders Bengt Peter Andersson (born 29 August 1965 in Örebro, Sweden) is a retired professional Swedish ice hockey defenceman and former head coach of Brynäs IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) from 2020 to 2021. In his National Hockey League career, he played for the New York Rangers and Florida Panthers. In Europe, he represented Färjestads BK, Düsseldorf EG and IF Malmö Redhawks.
Upon retiring in 2005, Andersson was named general manager of the Redhawks. He stayed as GM for three years before becoming an assistant coach and also head of scouting department for the team. From 2009 to 2013, he was the head coach of Örebro HK. From 2013 to 2016, he served as an assistant coach of Swiss club, HC Lugano of the National League A before returning to his native Sweden in accepting the head coaching role again with the Malmö Redhawks.
Andersson's son, Calle, was selected 119th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, and his other son Rasmus was selected 53rd by the Calgary Flames in the 2015 NHL draft.
For his achievements during the 2012–2013 ice hockey season, he was awarded Swedish Coach of the Year.
==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
1981–82 	Örebro IK 	SWE.2 		31 	8 	5 	13 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1982–83 	Örebro IK 	SWE.2 		25 	10 	10 	20 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1983–84 	Färjestad BK 	SEL 		36 	4 	7 	11 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85 	Färjestad BK 	SEL 		35 	5 	12 	17 	24 		3 	0 	1 	1 	4
1985–86 	Färjestad BK 	SEL 		34 	4 	10 	14 	18 		8 	2 	2 	4 	10
1986–87 	Färjestad BK 	SEL 		33 	9 	8 	17 	32 		7 	2 	1 	3 	26
1987–88 	Färjestad BK 	SEL 		39 	12 	20 	32 	44 		9 	2 	12 	14 	8
1988–89 	Färjestad BK 	SEL 		33 	6 	17 	23 	44 		2 	0 	0 	0 	2
1989–90 	Malmö IF 	SWE.2 		33 	15 	25 	40 	32 		3 	3 	1 	4 	2
1990–91 	Malmö IF 	SEL 		34 	9 	17 	26 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Malmö IF 	SEL 		40 	12 	20 	32 	80 		10 	3 	8 	11 	2
1992–93 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		31 	4 	11 	15 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Binghamton Rangers	AHL 		27 	11 	22 	33 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	New York Rangers 	NHL 		8 	1 	1 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		8 	1 	1 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Malmö IF 	SEL 		27 	1 	9 	10 	18 		9 	5 	0 	5 	16
1995–96 	Malmö IF 	SEL 		27 	7 	15 	22 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Düsseldorfer EG 	DEL 		5 	1 	4 	5 	6 		13 	4 	6 	10 	8
1996–97 	Düsseldorfer EG 	DEL 		45 	11 	20 	31 	54 		4 	1 	1 	2 	0
1996–97 	HC Bolzano 	ITA 		6 	0 	5 	5 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	HC Lugano 	NDA 		36 	11 	16 	27 	26 		7 	1 	5 	6 	0
1998–99 	HC Lugano 	NDA 		43 	11 	29 	40 	38 		16 	4 	15 	19 	20
1999–2000 	HC Lugano 	NLA 		42 	7 	33 	40 	46 		12 	3 	15 	18 	12
2000–01 	HC Lugano 	NLA 		32 	5 	18 	23 	40 		13 	2 	10 	12 	39
2001–02 	MIF Redhawks 	SEL 		37 	7 	5 	12 	30 		5 	0 	2 	2 	4
2002–03 	MIF Redhawks 	SEL 		45 	2 	14 	16 	67 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Malmö Redhawks 	SEL 		46 	2 	21 	23 	55 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Malmö Redhawks 	SEL 		44 	8 	16 	24 	74 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Malmö Redhawks 	Allsv 		2 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
SEL totals 	SEL totals 	SEL totals 		510 	88 	191 	279 	548 		53 	14 	26 	40 	72
NHL totals 	NHL totals 	NHL totals 		47 	6 	13 	19 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NDA/NLA totals	NDA/NLA totals 	NDA/NLA totals		153 	34 	96 	130 	150 		48 	10 	45 	55 	71
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 		GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
1982 	Sweden 	EJC 		5 	0	0 	0 	2
1983 	Sweden 	WJC 		7 	3	0 	3 	16
1983 	Sweden 	EJC 		5 	1	1 	2 	6
1984 	Sweden 	WJC 		7 	0	1 	1 	4
1985 	Sweden 	WJC 		7 	4	10	14 	20
1992 	Sweden 	OG 		8 	0	1 	1 	4
1993 	Sweden 	WC 		7 	1	6 	7 	8
1994 	Sweden 	WC 		8 	0	1 	1 	6
2000 	Sweden 	WC 		7 	1	3 	4 	12
2001 	Sweden 	WC 		7 	0	0 	0 	2
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		31	8	12	20 	48
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		37	2	11	13 	32
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1965
Category:Swedish hockey players