Ricard Persson

Player profile and career history

D · #27

Ricard Persson was a defenceman. Born August 24, 1969 in Ostersund, Sweden, he stood 6'1", weighed 201 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1987 (round 2, 23rd overall) by the New Jersey Devils. In 229 NHL regular-season games he had 10 goals and 44 assists for 54 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 229
Goals: 10
Assists: 44
Points: 54

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 44
Game Winning Goals: 1
Games Played: 229
Goals: 10
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 262
Plus Minus: 16
Points: 54
Power Play Goals: 2
Power Play Points: 9
Shooting Pctg: 0.0369
Shorthanded Goals: 0
Shorthanded Points: 1
Shots: 271

NHL playoff career

Games: 26
Goals: 1
Assists: 3
Points: 4

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 3
Game Winning Goals: 0
Games Played: 26
Goals: 1
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 59
Plus Minus: -1
Points: 4
Power Play Goals: 0
Power Play Points: 0
Shooting Pctg: 0.0588
Shorthanded Goals: 0
Shorthanded Points: 0
Shots: 17

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.04
Assists / game: 0.19
Points / game: 0.24
Shots / game: 1.18

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals: 4
Assists: 12
Points: 13
Shots: 68

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

2009–10
- CortinaItaly
2008–09
- Oji SeishiAsianHL
2007–08
- Oji SeishiJapan
2006–07
- Klagenfurter ACEBEL
2005–06
- Klagenfurter ACEBEL
2004–05
- Eisbaren BerlinGermany
2003–04
- Eisbaren BerlinGermany
2002–03
- Eisbaren BerlinGermany
2001–02
- Ottawa SenatorsNHL
2000–01
- Ottawa SenatorsNHL
1999–00
- WorcesterAHL
- St. Louis BluesNHL
- SwedenWC-A
1998–99
- WorcesterAHL
- St. Louis BluesNHL
1997–98
- WorcesterAHL
- St. Louis BluesNHL
1996–97
- AlbanyAHL
- New Jersey DevilsNHL
- St. Louis BluesNHL
1995–96
- AlbanyAHL
- New Jersey DevilsNHL
1994–95
- AlbanyAHL
- MalmoSweden
1993–94
- MalmoSweden
1992–93
- LeksandSweden
1991–92
- Leksands IFAllsvenskan
- LeksandSweden
1990–91
- Leksands IFAllsvenskan
- LeksandSweden
1989–90
- LeksandSweden
1988–89
- LeksandSweden
1987–88
- LeksandSweden
1986–87
- SwedenEJC-A
- OstersundSweden-2
1985–86
- OstersundSweden-2
1984–85
- OstersundSweden-2

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2009–10	Italy	Cortina	Regular	40	10	20	30	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 20 Games Played 40 Goals 10 Pim 30 Points 30
2008–09	AsianHL	Oji Seishi	Regular	32	12	25	37	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 25 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 32 Goals 12 Pim 68 Points 37
2008–09	AsianHL	Oji Seishi	Playoffs	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0 Shots 0
2007–08	Japan	Oji Seishi	Regular	30	11	17	28	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 17 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 30 Goals 11 Pim 54 Points 28
2007–08	Japan	Oji Seishi	Playoffs	9	4	7	11	24	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 9 Goals 4 Pim 24 Plus Minus 0 Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0 Shots 0
2006–07	EBEL	Klagenfurter AC	Regular	36	7	14	21	98	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Games Played 36 Goals 7 Pim 98 Plus Minus 1 Points 21
2005–06	EBEL	Klagenfurter AC	Regular	48	17	18	35	40	-6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 48 Goals 17 Pim 40 Plus Minus -6 Points 35
2004–05	Germany	Eisbaren Berlin	Regular	52	4	14	18	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Games Played 52 Goals 4 Pim 40 Points 18
2004–05	Germany	Eisbaren Berlin	Playoffs	12	0	1	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 12 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 1
2003–04	Germany	Eisbaren Berlin	Regular	25	6	7	13	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 25 Goals 6 Pim 36 Points 13
2003–04	Germany	Eisbaren Berlin	Playoffs	11	3	5	8	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 11 Goals 3 Pim 10 Points 8
2002–03	Germany	Eisbaren Berlin	Regular	42	11	24	35	80	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 24 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 42 Goals 11 Pim 80 Points 35
2002–03	Germany	Eisbaren Berlin	Playoffs	9	1	5	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 6
2001–02	NHL	Ottawa Senators	Regular	34	2	7	9	42	3	35	0	1	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Avg Toi 14:34 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 34 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 42 Plus Minus 3 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0571 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 35
2001–02	NHL	Ottawa Senators	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 7:00 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 15 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
2000–01	NHL	Ottawa Senators	Regular	33	1	8	9	35	8	43	0	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 17:06 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 33 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 35 Plus Minus 8 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0233 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 43
2000–01	NHL	Ottawa Senators	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 11:37 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
1999–00	AHL	Worcester	Regular	2	0	1	1	0	-1	6	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 6
1999–00	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	41	0	8	8	38	-2	30	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 12:24 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 41 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 38 Plus Minus -2 Points 8 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 30
1999–00	WC-A	Sweden	Regular	7	0	0	0	6	—	7	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 7
1999–00	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 11:17 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
1998–99	AHL	Worcester	Regular	19	6	4	10	42	6	62	4	—	1	—	3	—	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 19 Goals 6 Pim 42 Plus Minus 6 Points 10 Power Play Goals 4 Shooting Pctg 9.68 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shots 62
1998–99	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	54	1	12	13	94	4	52	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 12 Avg Toi 19:58 Faceoff Winning Pctg 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 54 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 94 Plus Minus 4 Points 13 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0192 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 52
1998–99	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Playoffs	13	0	3	3	17	-1	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 22:13 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 17 Plus Minus -1 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 12
1997–98	AHL	Worcester	Regular	32	2	16	18	58	9	84	2	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 16 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 32 Goals 2 Pim 58 Plus Minus 9 Points 18 Power Play Goals 2 Shooting Pctg 2.38 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 84
1997–98	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 0:39 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
1997–98	AHL	Worcester	Playoffs	10	3	7	10	24	—	—	3	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 7 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 10 Goals 3 Pim 24 Points 10 Power Play Goals 3 Shorthanded Goals 0
1996–97	AHL	Albany	Regular	13	1	4	5	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Pim 8 Points 5
1996–97	NHL	New Jersey Devils	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
1996–97	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	53	4	8	12	45	-2	68	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 53 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 45 Plus Minus -2 Points 12 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0588 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 68
1996–97	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	27	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 27 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
1995–96	AHL	Albany	Regular	67	15	31	46	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 31 Games Played 67 Goals 15 Pim 59 Points 46
1995–96	NHL	New Jersey Devils	Regular	12	2	1	3	8	5	41	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 12 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 5 Points 3 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0488 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 41
1995–96	AHL	Albany	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 7 Points 0
1994–95	AHL	Albany	Regular	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1994–95	Sweden	Malmo	Regular	31	3	13	16	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 31 Goals 3 Pim 38 Points 16
1994–95	AHL	Albany	Playoffs	9	3	5	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 9 Goals 3 Pim 7 Points 8
1994–95	Sweden	Malmo	Playoffs	9	0	2	2	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 9 Goals 0 Pim 8 Points 2
1993–94	Sweden	Malmo	Regular	40	11	9	20	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 40 Goals 11 Pim 38 Points 20
1993–94	Sweden	Malmo	Playoffs	11	2	0	2	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 11 Goals 2 Pim 12 Points 2
1992–93	Sweden	Leksand	Regular	36	7	15	22	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Games Played 36 Goals 7 Pim 63 Points 22
1992–93	Sweden	Leksand	Playoffs	2	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 2
1991–92	Sweden	Leksand	Regular	21	0	7	7	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 21 Goals 0 Pim 28 Points 7
1991–92	Allsvenskan	Leksands IF	Playoffs	11	4	3	7	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 11 Goals 4 Pim 16 Points 7
1990–91	Sweden	Leksand	Regular	37	6	9	15	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 37 Goals 6 Pim 42 Points 15
1990–91	Allsvenskan	Leksands IF	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 0
1989–90	Sweden	Leksand	Regular	43	9	10	19	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 43 Goals 9 Pim 62 Points 19
1989–90	Sweden	Leksand	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 0
1988–89	Sweden	Leksand	Regular	33	2	4	6	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 33 Goals 2 Pim 28 Points 6
1988–89	Sweden	Leksand	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 9 Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 1
1987–88	Sweden	Leksand	Regular	31	2	0	2	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 31 Goals 2 Pim 8 Points 2
1987–88	Sweden	Leksand	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 1
1986–87	EJC-A	Sweden	Regular	7	2	1	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Pim 0 Points 3
1986–87	Sweden-2	Ostersund	Regular	31	10	11	21	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 31 Goals 10 Pim 28 Points 21
1985–86	Sweden-2	Ostersund	Regular	24	2	2	4	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 24 Goals 2 Pim 16 Points 4
1984–85	Sweden-2	Ostersund	Regular	13	0	3	3	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 13 Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 3

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Recent NHL games

Date	Opponent	Time on ice
2002-05-14	TOR	11:27
2002-05-12	TOR	2:32
2002-04-13	TOR	17:28
2002-04-11	BOS	15:35
2002-04-09	MTL	15:00

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Profile updated Oct 14, 4:55 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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