Mathias Emilio Pettersen

Mathias Emilio Pettersen
Pettersen with the Lancers in 2016
Born (2000-04-03) April 3, 2000
Manglerud, Norway
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
USHL team Muskegon Lumberjacks
NHL Draft 167th overall, 2018
Calgary Flames
Playing career TBD–present

Mathias Emilio Pettersen (born April 3, 2000) is a Norwegian ice hockey player for the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League (USHL). He previously played for the Omaha Lancers, and is committed to play for the University of Denver for 2018.

Pettersen's early career has been met with great expectations.[1][2] His career has been covered by supporters and newspapers since he was 6 years old.[3]

Playing career

Pettersen (20) in action for Norway at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.

Pettersen first played minor hockey for Manglerud Star and Lørenskog IK, often at age levels several years older than his own. He was invited to move to Sweden at age 13 and join the youth program of Färjestad BK, but instead opted to move to the United States in 2013.[4] He joined South Kent School of the United States Premier Hockey League in 2014. He spent two season with South Kent, scoring 41 points in 28 games the first season, and 65 points in 40 games the second.[5] He signed a tender with Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League on 4 January 2016.[5] After one season with Omaha, where he recorded 27 points in 57 games, Pettersen was traded to the Muskegon Lumberjacks.[6] He has committed to joining the University of Denver in 2018.[7]

International play

Petterson's first International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) tournament was the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I. He appeared in 5 games for Norway and recorded five points. He returned for the 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I, and led the tournament in scoring with 12 points in 5 games.[8]

Personal life

Pettersen's father, Flemming Pettersen, is a former ice hockey player who played for Manglerud Star and Spektrum Flyers in the Norwegian league.[4]

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Lørenskog U16 Nor-U16 2034377118 —————
2014–15 Selects Hockey Academy USPHL U16 281823418 31344
2015–16 Selects Hockey Academy USPHL U16 2114223627 35490
2015–16 Selects Hockey Academy Midg 40214465— —————
2016–17 Omaha Lancers USHL 5710172728 —————
2017–18 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 6014324632 30000
USHL totals 11724497360 30000

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Norway U18 53250
2017 Norway U18 548124
Junior totals 10710174

References

  1. ↑ Jarlsbo, Øystein (14 January 2016). "Hockey-Emilio (15) klar for ungdoms-OL: Shampo mener han kan bli en ny Zucca". vg.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 July 2016. Mathias Emilio Pettersen (15) kalles den nye «Shampo» eller «Zucca». Nå er unggutten, som er inne i sin andre sesong på toppnivå i USA, tatt ut på Norges U16-landslag til ungdoms-OL i Lillehammer.
  2. ↑ Kvatningen, Roy; Larsen, Anders Bakkerud (13 January 2015). "Hockeyens "Martin Ødegaard" dro alene til USA som 14-åring - slik går det nå". nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Arponen, Miika (29 June 2015). "Norjalainen teinipoika on yksi kiekkomaailman kuumimpia tulevaisuudenlupauksia". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 July 2016. Sitäkin nuoremmat pelaajat ovat kuitenkin olleet tarkkailussa jo jonkin aikaa, mutta harva on ollut median ja fanien syynissä jo kuusivuotiaasta lähtien.
  4. 1 2 Kvatningen, Roy (2013). "Norske Mathias (13) er et sensasjonelt talent" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 Lippolis, Rob (1 April 2016). "Omaha Lancers Sign Emilio Pettersen to Tender". USHL.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Braford, Scott (23 May 2017). "Lumberjacks acquire forward Pettersen from Omaha". MuskegonLumberjacks.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Jones, Molly (8 March 2017). "Meet Emilio Pettersen: Norwegian teen begins US hockey career". NorwegianAmerican.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. ↑ Potts, Andy (18 April 2017). "Historic gold for France". wm18ia2017.iihf.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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