Peter Kessler Eriksson (born July 12, 1965 in Kramfors,

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) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey left winger. He played for HV71 Jönköping in the Swedish elite league

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from 1985–1989 before joining the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League for the 1989–90 season. He played 20 games for the NHL club, scoring 3 goals and 3 assists. He also spent part of the season playing for the Oilers' minor league affiliate, the Cape Breton Oilers. He returned to Sweden at the end of the season, and played four more years with HV71. Eriksson played for the

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several times in his career, including the

1987 Canada Cup The 1987 Labatt Canada Cup was a professional international ice hockey tournament held from August 28 to September 15, 1987. The finals took place in Montreal on September 11 and Hamilton, on September 13 and September 15, and were won by Team C ...

, the

1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts� ...

, where he was part of the bronze medal winning team, and the

1989 World Ice Hockey Championships The 1989 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Sweden from 15 April – 1 May. The games were played in Södertälje and Stockholm, in the newly built arena Globen. Eight teams took part, and each team played each other once. The four be ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eriksson, Peter 1965 births Living people Swedish ice hockey left wingers Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Edmonton Oilers draft picks Edmonton Oilers players Cape Breton Oilers players HV71 players Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in ice hockey Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics People from Kramfors Municipality Ice hockey people from Västernorrland County Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Germany