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Petri Liimatainen

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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

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.

Career

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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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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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
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