Ricard Persson

Ricard Persson (Born August 24, 1969 in Ostersund, Sweden) is a professional hockey player currently with SG Cortina of the Serie A. Persson played in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues, and Ottawa Senators.
==Playing career==
Persson was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round, 23rd overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. Rather than join the Devils though Persson chose to stay in his native Sweden where he played in the Swedish Elite League. Persson played 7 years in the SEL, 5 with Leksands IF and 2 with Malmo IF. The 1994–1995 season finally saw Persson arrive to North America when he joined the Albany River Rats of the AHL for the playoffs after finishing the regular season in Sweden. 
Persson then played the majority of the following season with the River Rats but also made his NHL debut with the Devils, appearing in 12 games. The 1996–1997 season saw Persson start the year off with the River Rats, along with one game with the Devils, before he was traded to the St. Louis Blues. With the Blues Persson had a chance to crack the starting lineup. He played the majority of his NHL career with the Blues but thanks to injuries and numerous stints with the Blues minor league affiliate Worcester IceCats never played more than 54 games in a season.
Prior to the 2000–2001 season Persson signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators. During his first year though he missed the majority of the games due to an ankle injury, and the following season he was a healthy reserve for the majority of the season. After taking a foolish penalty for a check on Tie Domi, he was widely blamed for the Senators' losing a playoff series to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and ending the Senators hope for a Stanley Cup that season.
Following his 2 years with the Senators Perrson played in Germany with the Berlin Polar Bears for 3 years. He last plays with Oji Paper in Japan previously for Klagenfurt AC in Austria, a team he joined prior to the 2005–2006 season.
==Career Statistics==
 	 	 		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
1987-88 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		21 	2 	0 	2 	8 		2 	0 	1 	1 	2
1988-89 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		33 	2 	4 	6 	28 		9 	0 	1 	1 	6
1989-90 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		40 	9 	10 	19 	56 		3 	0 	0 	0 	6
1990-91 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		19 	3 	4 	7 	20 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1991-92 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		21 	0 	7 	7 	28 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1992-93 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		36 	7 	15 	22 	56 		2 	0 	2 	2 	0
1993-94 	Malmo IF Redhawks 	SEL 		40 	11 	9 	20 	38 		11 	2 	0 	2 	12
1994-95 	Malmo IF Redhawks 	SEL 		31 	3 	13 	16 	34 		9 	0 	2 	2 	8
1994-95 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 		9 	3 	5 	8 	7
1995-96 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		67 	15 	31 	46 	59 		4 	0 	0 	0 	7
1995-96 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		12 	2 	1 	3 	8 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996-97 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		13 	1 	4 	5 	8 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996-97 	New Jersey Devils 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1996-97 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		53 	4 	8 	12 	45 		6 	0 	0 	0 	27
1997-98 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		32 	2 	16 	18 	58 		10 	3 	7 	10 	24
1997-98 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1998-99 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		19 	6 	4 	10 	42 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1998-99 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		54 	1 	12 	13 	94 		13 	0 	3 	3 	17
1999-00 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
1999-00 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		41 	0 	8 	8 	38 		3 	1 	0 	1 	0
2000-01 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		33 	1 	8 	9 	35 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2001-02 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 		34 	2 	7 	9 	42 		2 	0 	0 	0 	15
2002-03 	Berlin Polar Bears	DEL 		42 	11 	24 	35 	80 		9 	1 	5 	6 	2
2003-04 	Berlin Polar Bears	DEL 		25 	6 	7 	13 	36 		11 	3 	5 	8 	10
2004-05 	Berlin Polar Bears	DEL 		52 	4 	14 	18 	40 		12 	0 	1 	1 	4
2005-06 	Klagenfurt AC 	EBEL 		48 	17 	18 	35 	40 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2006-07 	Klagenfurt AC 	EBEL 		36 	7 	14 	21 	98 		-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2007-08 	Oji Paper 	ALH 		30 	11 	17 	28 	54 		9 	4 	7 	11 	24
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals		229 	10 	44 	54 	262 		26 	1 	3 	4 	59
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==International Play==
Played for Sweden in:
*1988 World Junior Championships 
*1989 World Junior Championships (Silver Medal)
*2000 World Championships 
===International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
1988 	Sweden 	WJC 	7 	2	5 	7 	12
1989 	Sweden 	WJC 	7 	3	6 	9 	10
2000 	Sweden 	WC 	7 	0	0 	0 	6
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	14	5	11	16 	22
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	7 	0	0 	0 	6
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1969
Category:Albany River Rats players
Category:Eisbären Berlin players
Category:New Jersey Devils draft picks
Category:New Jersey Devils players
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Worcester IceCats players
Category:Malmö IF Redhawks players
Category:Leksands IF players
Category:Klagenfurter AC players
Category:SG Cortina players
Category:Oji Paper players