Bror Pettersson

Bror "Lulle" Pettersson (31 January 1924 – 15 October 1978) was a Swedish ice hockey and bandy player, who represented Hammarby IF in both sports. He won the silver medal with Sweden in the 1947 World Championships.

Bror Pettersson
Born
Bror Gunnar Pettersson

(1924-01-31)31 January 1924
Stockholm, Sweden
Died15 October 1978(1978-10-15) (aged 54)
Stockholm, Sweden
Ice hockey career
Position Right wing
Played for Hammarby IF
National team  Sweden
Playing career 1941–1956
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Silver medal – second placePrague 1947Team
Bandy career
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1943–1947
1952–1954		 Hammarby IF

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).
Association football career
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
IK Tellus
1946–1947 Hammarby IF 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Athletic career

Ice hockey

Born and raised in Stockholm, Pettersson started to play ice hockey with Hammarby IF at age 12.[1] In 1941, he made his debut in their senior roster, competing in the top flight Svenska Serien.[2][3]

Pettersson won three Swedish championships – in 1942, 1945 and 1951 – with Hammarby IF.[4] In total, he played 183 games for the club and scored 75 goals, in 14 seasons until 1956.[1]

He made 23 international appearances for the Swedish national team.[5] He won a silver medal with Sweden in the 1947 World Championships and finished in fourth place at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.[6][7]

Bandy

Like many other ice hockey players at the time, Pettersson also played bandy. He made his debut for Hammarby IF in 1943, playing two seasons for the side in Allsvenskan, before leaving at the end of 1947. He made a comeback in 1952, playing an other two seasons in the first tier, before definitely retiring in 1954.[1][8][9]

Football

Pettersson also briefly played football, starting his career with local club IK Tellus. In 1946–47, he made eight appearances for Hammarby IF, making three appearances in Division 2, Sweden's second tier.[1][10]

References
  1. "Bror Pettersson" (in Swedish). Hammarby Hockey. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. "1942" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  3. "Bror Pettersson" (in Swedish). Eliteprospects. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. "Svenska mästare i ishockey" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. "Vi som spelat i landslagen" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Hockey Association. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  6. "The Sweden team rosters in World Championship, Olympic Games, World Cup of Hockey and Canada Cup year by year since 1920" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. "Bror Pettersson" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  8. "1943" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  9. "1954" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  10. "1947" (in Swedish). HIF Historia. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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