Petri Liimatainen
Born (1969-07-20) July 20, 1969
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 19872010

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

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 10000
1987–88 AIK SEL 271345 50112
1988–89 AIK SEL 334486 20002
1989–90 AIK SEL 407111818 30002
1990–91 AIK SEL 3553810
1991–92 AIK SEL 404131724 31010
1992–93 AIK SEL 2234714
1992–93 AIK Allsv 1859148 20004
1993–94 Malmö IF SEL 405141920 111348
1994–95 Malmö IF SEL 3439128 92576
1995–96 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 4713263910 63586
1996–97 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 4611354618 31012
1997–98 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 4210192932 1043714
1998–99 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 5114243846 40118
1999–2000 SC Bern NLA 449132238 510110
2000–01 Berlin Capitals DEL 5911263748 50004
2001–02 Kölner Haie DEL 546263228 1331412
2002–03 MIF Redhawks SEL 506192573
2003–04 Malmö Redhawks SEL 505111651
2004–05 Södertälje SK SEL 481051567 103146
2005–06 Södertälje SK SEL 383121567
2006–07 HC Lugano NLA 10000
2006–07 EHC Basel NLA 2625732
2007–08 Füchse Duisburg DEL 545212656
2008–09 Linköpings HC SEL 700010
2008–09 EHC Liwest Black Wings Linz AUT 2836924 1004410
2009–10 Hvidovre Ligahockey DEN 365101532 51236
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 71238
1988 Sweden WJC 70222
1989 Sweden WJC 70006
1992 Sweden OG 80006
1992 Sweden WC 50000
Junior totals 21 1 4 5 16
Senior totals 13 0 0 0 6
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