Petri Liimatainen

Petri Mikael Liimatainen (born July 20, 1969, in Hässelby, Sweden) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently serves as an assistant coach for Malmö Redhawks in the SHL.

Petri Liimatainen
Born	(1969-07-20) July 20, 1969 (age 55) Hässelby, SWE
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	AIK (SEL) Malmö IF (SEL) Krefeld Pinguine (DEL) SC Bern (NLA) Berlin Capitals (DEL) Kölner Haie (DEL) Södertälje SK (SEL) HC Lugano (NLA) EHC Basel (NLA) Füchse Duisburg (DEL) Linköpings HC (SEL) EHC Black Wings Linz (EBEL) Hvidovre Fighters (Metal Ligaen)
National team	Sweden
Playing career	1987–2010

Career

Liimatainen began his career with AIK IF in Sweden's Elitserien. After seven seasons he moved to Malmö IF in 1993. In 1995, Liimatainen moved to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga and signed with the Krefeld Pinguine. After a four-year stay, he moved to Switzerland's Nationalliga A with SC Bern but after one season he returned to the DEL and spent the next two seasons playing for the Berlin Capitals and the Kölner Haie

In 2002, he returned to Elitserien and returned to Malmö for a second spell. He stayed for two seasons before moving to Södertälje SK in 2004. He then spent the next three seasons playing in Switzerland for HC Lugano and EHC Basel, Germany for Füchse Duisburg and in Sweden for Linköpings HC as well as a spell in Austria's Erste Bank Eishockey Liga for EHC Black Wings Linz. In 2009, he signed for the Hvidovre Fighters in Denmark's Metal Ligaen.

At the end of the 2009/2010 season, Liimatainen ended his career as a player.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	AIK	SWE U20
1986–87	AIK	SWE U20
1986–87	AIK	SWE.2		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	AIK	SEL		27	1	3	4	5		5	0	1	1	2
1988–89	AIK	SEL		33	4	4	8	6		2	0	0	0	2
1989–90	AIK	SEL		40	7	11	18	18		3	0	0	0	2
1990–91	AIK	SEL		35	5	3	8	10		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	AIK	SEL		40	4	13	17	24		3	1	0	1	0
1992–93	AIK	SEL		22	3	4	7	14		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	AIK	Allsv		18	5	9	14	8		2	0	0	0	4
1993–94	Malmö IF	SEL		40	5	14	19	20		11	1	3	4	8
1994–95	Malmö IF	SEL		34	3	9	12	8		9	2	5	7	6
1995–96	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		47	13	26	39	10		6	3	5	8	6
1996–97	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		46	11	35	46	18		3	1	0	1	2
1997–98	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		42	10	19	29	32		10	4	3	7	14
1998–99	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		51	14	24	38	46		4	0	1	1	8
1999–2000	SC Bern	NLA		44	9	13	22	38		5	1	0	1	10
2000–01	Berlin Capitals	DEL		59	11	26	37	48		5	0	0	0	4
2001–02	Kölner Haie	DEL		54	6	26	32	28		13	3	1	4	12
2002–03	MIF Redhawks	SEL		50	6	19	25	73		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Malmö Redhawks	SEL		50	5	11	16	51		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Södertälje SK	SEL		48	10	5	15	67		10	3	1	4	6
2005–06	Södertälje SK	SEL		38	3	12	15	67		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	HC Lugano	NLA		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	EHC Basel	NLA		26	2	5	7	32		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Füchse Duisburg	DEL		54	5	21	26	56		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Linköpings HC	SEL		7	0	0	0	10		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz	AUT		28	3	6	9	24		10	0	4	4	10
2009–10	Hvidovre Ligahockey	DEN		36	5	10	15	32		5	1	2	3	6
SEL totals				464	61	103	164	373		43	7	10	17	26
DEL totals				353	70	177	247	238		41	11	10	21	46

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1987	Sweden	EJC		7	1	2	3	8
1988	Sweden	WJC		7	0	2	2	2
1989	Sweden	WJC		7	0	0	0	6
1992	Sweden	OG		8	0	0	0	6
1992	Sweden	WC		5	0	0	0	0
Junior totals				21	1	4	5	16
Senior totals				13	0	0	0	6

External links

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