Dennis Persson

Dennis Persson
Dennis Persson
Born June 2, 1988 (1988-06-02) (age 23)
Nyköping, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Buffalo Sabres
Rochester Americans (AHL)
Djurgårdens IF
Timrå IK
NHL Draft 24th overall, 2006
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2005–present

Dennis Persson (born June 2, 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres organization of the National Hockey League.

Contents

Playing career

Persson was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round, 24th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. The Buffalo Sabres signed Persson to a 3-year entry level contract on June 3, 2008.

On March 25, 2009, Persson was reassigned to the Buffalo Sabres' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Portland Pirates.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Västerås IK Swe-2 19 0 2 2 6
2006–07 Almtuna IS Swe-2 3 0 0 0 2
2006–07 Nyköpings Hockey Swe-2 29 4 4 8 38
2006–07 Djurgårdens IF SEL 9 0 0 0 2
2007–08 Djurgårdens IF SEL 21 0 1 1 6
2007–08 Nyköpings Hockey Swe-2 21 1 3 4 14
2008–09 Timrå IK SEL 46 1 5 6 24 7 0 0 0 0
2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL 8 0 2 2 6 3 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Portland Pirates AHL 60 1 6 7 16
2010–11 Portland Pirates AHL 64 4 13 17 18 11 0 4 4 0
SEL totals 76 1 6 7 32 7 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2006 Sweden Jr. WJC U18 6 1 5 6 8

External links

Preceded by
Marek Zagrapan
Buffalo Sabres first round draft pick
2006
Succeeded by
Tyler Myers