- Pelle Prestberg
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
image_size =
position = Right wing
shoots = Right
nickname =
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 171
team =Leksands IF
league = SWE-2
former_teams = Västra Frölunda HC
Färjestads BK
nationality = Sweden
birth_date = Birth date and age|1975|2|5
birth_place =Karlstad , SWE
draft = 233rd overall
draft_year = 1998
draft_team = Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
career_start = 1997Pelle Per-Erik Lennart Prestberg (born
February 5 1975 inKarlstad ,Sweden ) is a Swedish professionalice hockey player. He is currently playing forLeksands IF .Played for several minor leagues clubs in Sweden before he was signed by Färjestads BK in 1997. He was very successful in his first year with Färjestad, in 45 games he scored 29 goals and 15 assists, which was, and still are, record for a rookie in the Swedish Elite League for points and goals.Fact|date=February 2008 In the playoffs the success continued and Prestberg9 goals and 2 assists in 11 games to help Färjestad win the Swedish Championship. In the end of the season Prestberg also made his debut in the Swedish national team. He was also drafted after the season, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim drafted him in 9th round of the
1998 NHL Entry Draft as the 233rd pick overall. His second season with Färjestad he didn't score has much points as in his debut-season, but 33 points in 48 games was still a good season for Prestberg. But his third season he only got 22 points and after that season he signed with Färjestads rival Västra Frölunda HC. He stayed with Frölunda for two years, but he didn't have the same success as he had in Färjestad, so in the summer of 2002 he moved back to Färjestad. But his comeback season was not good, only 12 goals and a total of 18 points in 45 games. But the next season he showed both the club and the fans that he still was a good goalscorer. He scored 22 goals and a total of 45 points, he highest in Färjestad that year. But that didn't help Färjestad who lost in final of playoffs the second year in a row. Also the next year Färjestad finished second. But in 2005/06 Prestberg and Färjestad won the gold after they deafted Prestberg old club,Frölunda HC , in the final. Before the 2008/09 season, Färjestad chosed to not renew Prestbergs contract. [http://www.farjestadsbk.se/showpage.asp?PID=1772413312]Prestberg played with
Jörgen Jönsson (center) andPeter Nordström in Färjestad's first line, called "Jönssonligan" and named after Swedish movie. The line was one of the best in Sweden.Career statistics
"Statistics as of
March 29 ,2007 " [http://www.hockeyligan.se/spelare.php?spelare=Pelle%20Prestberg&klubb=Färjestads%20BK Prestberg's stats season 2006/2007 from Hockeyligan.se retrieved 2007/04/02] [http://www.hockeyligan.se/spelarstatistik.php?
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