Jesper Williamsson (born April 23, 1990) is a

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former professional ice hockey defenceman who played with HV71 and Rögle BK in the

Swedish Hockey League The Swedish Hockey League (officially SHL; sv, Svenska Hockeyligan) is a professional ice hockey league, and the highest division in the Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 14 teams. The league was founded in 1975, an ...

(SHL).

Playing career

Williamsson made his

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debut playing with HV71 during the

2008–09 Elitserien season The 2008–09 Elitserien season was the 34th season of Elitserien. It began on September 15, 2008, with the regular season ending February 28, 2009. The playoffs of the 85th Swedish Championship ended on April 8, with Färjestads BK taking the c ...

. He left HV71 in 2015 and joined Rögle BK. On August 2, 2017, Williamsson signed a one-year extension with Rögle BK. Prior to the 2018–19 season, Williamsson was named an alternate captain alongside

Taylor Matson Taylor Matson (born September 16, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for HV71 in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted 176th overall by Vancouver Canucks in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to turning ...

and

Ted Brithén Ted Brithén (born November 25, 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career He made his Elitserien (now the SHL) debut playing with Rögle BK dur ...

. On April 25, 2019, Williamsson returned to HV71 signing a one-year contract for the 2019–20 season. On 30 July 2021, Williamsson announced his retirement from professional hockey after 13 seasons due to a chronic back injury.

Personal life

His brother Jens also plays hockey.

References

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* 1990 births Living people HV71 players Malmö Redhawks players IK Oskarshamn players Rögle BK players Swedish ice hockey defencemen IF Troja/Ljungby players {{Sweden-icehockey-defenceman-stub