Björn Svensson (born 16 June 1986) is a
Swedish professional
ice hockey
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forward, currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for
ERC Ingolstadt
ERC Ingolstadt (''Eishockey-und-Rollschuh club'', ) is a German professional ice hockey club that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Commonly known as the Panthers, the team plays its home games at the Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt.
Histor ...
in the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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(DEL). He is the older brother of
Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson
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, who plays in the
Swedish Hockey League
The Swedish Hockey League (SHL; ) is a professional ice hockey league in Sweden and the highest level of the ice hockey in Sweden, Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 14 teams. The league was founded in 1975, and while Li ...
with Timrå IK.
Svensson has played in the
Swedish Hockey League
The Swedish Hockey League (SHL; ) is a professional ice hockey league in Sweden and the highest level of the ice hockey in Sweden, Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 14 teams. The league was founded in 1975, and while Li ...
with
Timra IK,
Modo Hockey
Modo Hockey (or MoDo with uppercase letters) is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The team currently plays in Sweden's second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan after losing to HV71 after the play out following the 2024/25 se ...
,
Malmö Redhawks
The Malmö Redhawks (colloquially referred to simply as Malmö or by past abbreviation MIF) are a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Malmö which plays in the SHL, with Malmö Arena as the venue for home games.
The history of the te ...
and
Färjestad BK
Färjestad Bollklubb (; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad.
Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserie ...
. In the midst of the
2016–17 season with Färjestad BK, having appeared in 31 games and compiling just 6 points, Svensson left Sweden in agreeing to a contract for the remainder of the year with German club,
ERC Ingolstadt
ERC Ingolstadt (''Eishockey-und-Rollschuh club'', ) is a German professional ice hockey club that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Commonly known as the Panthers, the team plays its home games at the Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt.
Histor ...
of the DEL on 13 January 2017. Svensson added 8 points in 16 games before suffering a preliminary playoff loss with Ingolstadt to the
Fischtown Pinguins to conclude his tenure with ERC.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
ERC Ingolstadt players
Färjestad BK players
Malmö Redhawks players
Modo Hockey players
Moose Jaw Warriors players
Saskatoon Blades players
HC Sierre players
Swedish ice hockey forwards
21st-century Swedish sportsmen
Swedish people of Finnish descent
Timrå IK players
People from Ljungby
Ice hockey people from Kronoberg County