Joel Persson

Joel Persson (born 4 March 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing under contract for the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
==Playing career==
Persson previously played with his hometown club, Kristianstads IK. Following the 2016–17 season in the Hockeyettan where Persson scored 40 points in 38 games, he was signed by the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) to a three-year contract on 27 April 2017.
In the 2017–18 season, Persson made his debut in the top tier SHL appearing in 51 games for Växjö. He posted 28 assists for 34 points in the regular season before also contributing with five points in 13 playoff games, helping Växjö capture the Le Mat Trophy.
On 18 May 2018, Persson was signed to a one-year contract by the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Oilers immediately announced that Persson would be loaned back to the Växjö Lakers for the 2018–19 season.
Persson made his NHL debut with the Oilers on 5 October 2019 in a 6–5 win over the Los Angeles Kings. On 8 November, he recorded his first career points (two assists) in a 4–0 win over the New Jersey Devils. Persson also skated in 27 games for the Oilers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors.
On 24 February 2020, Persson was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Angus Redmond and a 2022 conditional seventh-round pick. He was assigned directly to AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, featuring in 7 games before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.
On 6 June 2020, Persson as a restricted free agent from the Ducks, signed a three-year contract to return Sweden with former club, Växjö Lakers of the SHL. His NHL rights' were later relinquished by the Anaheim Ducks.
==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
2011–12 	Kristianstads IK 	Div.1 		17 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Kristianstads IK 	Div.1 		25 	0 	2 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Osby IK 	Div.2 		15 	2 	7 	9 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Kristianstads IK 	Div.1 		10 	0 	1 	1 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Osby IK 	Div.2 		26 	3 	13 	16 	18 		6 	5 	11 	16 	12
2014–15 	Tyringe SoSS 	Div.2 		36 	11 	35 	46 	4 		12 	1 	8 	9 	4
2015–16 	Tyringe SoSS 	Div.1 		31 	6 	10 	16 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Kristianstads IK 	Div.1 		38 	10 	30 	40 	6 		14 	2 	11 	13 	4
2017–18 	Växjö Lakers 	SHL 		51 	6 	28 	34 	8 		13 	1 	4 	5 	0
2018–19 	Växjö Lakers 	SHL 		50 	6 	25 	31 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 		13 	0 	2 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Bakersfield Condors	AHL 		27 	3 	13 	16 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	San Diego Gulls 	AHL 		7 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2020–21 	Växjö Lakers 	SHL 		52 	8 	28 	36 	10 		14 	0 	7 	7 	4
2021–22 	Växjö Lakers 	SHL 		50 	8 	31 	39 	10 		4 	2 	3 	5 	0
SHL totals	SHL totals 	SHL totals		203 	28 	112 	140 	36 		31 	3 	14 	17 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		13 	0 	2 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
SHL 	SHL 	SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Växjö Lakers)	2018, 2021	
==References==
==External links==
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