David Petrasek

David Petrasek
David Petrasek playing for HV71 during an away game against AIK in February 2014
Born	(1976-02-01) February 1, 1976 Jönköping, Sweden
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	KHL HC Dinamo Minsk Elitserien Malmö Redhawks HV71
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	226th overall, 1998 Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1994–2016

David Petrasek (born February 1, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who last played with HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien.

Playing career

Petrasek started his playing career with HV71's youth team in 1993. Until the season 1996–97, when he became a regular in the senior squad, he played both with the youth team and the senior team. He was part of the senior squad in the playoffs of 1995 and won the first Swedish Championship for HV71. From 2000–01 to 2004–05 Petrasek was contracted by Malmö Redhawks but returned to HV71 for season 2005–06. In 2008, he won his second Swedish Championship, again with HV71 as an alternate captain for the team. Petrasek's HV71 contract runs through the 2009–10 season. David Petrasek had 53 points (in 52 games) in 2009–10, the highest point total of any defenseman in SHL league history. On July 7, 2010, Petrasek left the Sweden for the first time in his professional career and signed as a free agent to a one-year contract with Belarus team HC Dinamo Minsk of the KHL.

Petrasek is the current record holder for the number of SHL games played, both for the number of regular season games played and the combined total number of games played including playoff games. He surpassed Mikael Håkanson's regular season record on September 14, 2013, when he played his 809th regular season game. After playing another four games in the 2013–14 season, Petrasek also beat Håkanson's combined record when he had played his 951st SHL game overall.

On March 17, 2016, Petrasek officially announced his retirement.

Awards

• Swedish Champion with HV71 in 1995.
• Swedish Champion with HV71 in 2008.
• Elitserien playoff silver medal with HV71 in 2009.
• Swedish Champion with HV71 in 2010.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	HV71	SWE U20		14	3	3	6	26		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	HV71	J20		19	8	9	17	55		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	HV71	SEL		30	0	1	1	6		11	0	0	0	0
1995–96	HV71	J20		12	1	5	6	16		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	HV71	SEL		35	0	1	1	14		1	0	0	0	0
1996–97	HV71	J20		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	HV71	SEL		49	2	4	6	12		5	0	0	0	4
1997–98	HV71	SEL		43	6	7	13	80		5	2	2	4	14
1998–99	HV71	SEL		45	3	4	7	48		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	HV71	SEL		46	4	6	10	54		5	1	1	2	41
2000–01	Malmö IF	SEL		47	7	7	14	74		9	1	1	2	8
2001–02	MIF Redhawks	SEL		47	2	9	11	48		2	1	0	1	2
2002–03	MIF Redhawks	SEL		50	7	6	13	72		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	MIF Redhawks	SEL		49	8	16	24	123		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Malmö Redhawks	SEL		49	10	15	25	72		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HV71	SEL		44	5	10	15	87		10	1	2	3	14
2006–07	HV71	SEL		54	10	10	20	108		14	2	5	7	51
2007–08	HV71	SEL		52	2	20	22	76		17	6	4	10	18
2008–09	HV71	SEL		52	6	22	28	91		12	0	10	10	30
2009–10	HV71	SEL		52	15	38	53	101		16	5	6	11	16
2010–11	Dinamo Minsk	KHL		53	7	19	26	52		7	1	3	4	24
2011–12	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL		21	2	6	8	22		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		12	0	1	1	16		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	HV71	SEL		15	2	7	9	6		6	1	3	4	10
2012–13	HV71	SEL		49	8	14	22	44		5	1	2	3	6
2013–14	HV71	SHL		45	1	8	9	36		7	0	0	0	4
2014–15	HV71	SHL		34	0	5	5	36		6	0	0	0	2
SEL/SHL totals				887	98	210	308	1188		131	21	36	57	220

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	Sweden	EJC		5	1	2	3	8
1996	Sweden	WJC		7	1	0	1	6
2011	Sweden	WC		9	2	4	6	10
Junior totals				12	2	2	4	14
Senior totals				9	2	4	6	10

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Petrasek retires