Ronald Pettersson

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


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position = Right Wing
played_for = Surahammar IF
Södertälje SK
Västra Frölunda IF
shot = Left
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nickname = Sura-Pelle
Collman
nationality = Sweden
birth_date = birth date and age|1935|4|16
birth_place = Surahammar, Sweden
career_start = 1951
career_end = 1967
halloffame = 2004

Erik Ronald "Sura-Pelle" Pettersson (born April 16, 1935 in Surahammar, Sweden) was an ice hockey defenceman and right winger. He played 252 international games for Sweden between 1955 and 1967, including 13 IIHF World Championships and three Winter Olympics.

Pettersson played for Surahammar IF, Södertälje SK, and Västra Frölunda IF, between 1951 and 1968. He won the Swedish championship with Södertälje in 1956 and Västra Frölunda in 1965. He was named the top Swedish player of the year in 1959-60. After he retired, he coached for many years, including the Swedish junior team from 1968 to 1974 (coaching them to the world title in 1972 and 1974), the Swedish national team from 1974 to 1976, and the Norwegian national team from 1978 to 1981.

Petterson was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2004 as a builder.

World Championships

*Gold: 1957, 1962
*Silver: 1963, 1964, 1967
*Bronze: 1958, 1965
*Bronze (as coach): 1975, 1976

ource

[http://www.azhockey.com/index.html A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey]