Patrik Hersley

Patrik Hersley
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Born	(1986-06-23) June 23, 1986 Malmö, Sweden
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Right
KHL team Former teams	HC Sibir Novosibirsk Leksands IF Malmö Redhawks Modo Hockey
NHL Draft	139th overall, 2005 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	2005–present

Patrik Hersley (born June 23, 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Being a native of Malmö and beginning his career in Malmö Redhawks, at the time regularly oscillating between Elitserien (SHL) and HockeyAllsvenskan, Hersley was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the fifth round as the 139th player in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Hersley was traded from the Kings to the Philadelphia Flyers, along with Ned Lukacevic, in exchange for Denis Gauthier and a second round choice in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft on July 1, 2008. On September 23, 2009, Hersley was traded by the Flyers to the Nashville Predators for future considerations.

After two years in the North American ice hockey scene and another two back with the Redhawks in Malmö, as well as a brief stint with Modo Hockey, Hersley was signed to a two-year extension contract during the 2011–12 season with Leksands IF on March 13, 2012.

While having his true breakthrough season in 2013–14, Hersley scored his 22nd goal of the season on February 8, 2014, setting a new record for the number of goals by a defenceman in an SHL regular season. He also scored a hat trick while playing against Örebro HK. The previous record was set by Jan Huokko, also for Leksands IF, in the 1998–99 season with 21 goals. Hersley added another two goals to finish the regular season with 24 goals. He was awarded the Salming Trophy, as the best defenceman in the SHL, for the 2013–14 season.

After the 2013-2014 season, Hersley signed a one-year contract with the HC Sibir Novosibirsk in the KHL for the 2014–15 season.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002–03	Malmö Redhawks	J20		16	0	2	2	4		1	0	0	0	0
2003–04	Malmö Redhawks	J20		17	1	4	5	16		8	0	2	2	2
2004–05	Malmö Redhawks	J20		31	8	14	22	104		3	2	1	3	6
2004–05	Malmö Redhawks	SEL		8	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Malmö Redhawks	J20		13	10	9	19	38		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Malmö Redhawks	Swe.1		34	5	8	13	32		7	1	0	1	6
2006–07	Malmö Redhawks	J20		2	1	3	4	14		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Malmö Redhawks	SEL		28	1	1	2	10		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	IK Pantern	Swe.2		2	1	1	2	8		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		42	1	8	9	27		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Reading Royals	ECHL		20	3	15	18	18		13	3	6	9	10
2008–09	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		5	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Reading Royals	ECHL		15	0	4	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Malmö Redhawks	Swe.1		48	16	15	31	71		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Malmö Redhawks	Swe.1		50	10	14	24	65		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Modo Hockey	SEL		11	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Sundsvall IF	Swe.1		4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Leksands IF	Swe.1		17	3	2	5	4		10	0	5	5	2
2012–13	Leksands IF	Swe.1		52	13	17	30	55		10	3	3	6	14
2013–14	Leksands IF	SHL		51	24	11	35	18		3	1	2	3	0
2014–15	Sibir Novosibirsk	KHL		34	11	10	21	10		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				98	25	13	38	30		9	1	2	3	2

External links

• Patrik Hersley's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Patrik Hersley profile at Eurohockey.com
• Patrik Hersley's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database