Sven-Ove Jörgen Pettersson (born 11 July 1956) is a Swedish former professional

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player. With

Västra Frölunda IF Västra Frölunda Idrottsförening () is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. Founded on 2 January 1930, the club has spent a total of ten seasons in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. As of the 2025 season, Västra Frölund ...

, he won a silver medal in the

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. The 1988–89 season saw him qualifying for the Swedish Elite League. After playing several seasons in Sweden with Västra Frölunda IF, he signed as a free agent in 1980 with the

St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...

. Known as "The Handsome Swede" by Blues supporters, Petterson made an impact as an excellent first-line forward alongside

Bernie Federko Bernard Allan Federko (born May 12, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1976 through 1990. Playing career Federko began playing hockey at a young age in his ho ...

and

Brian Sutter Brian Louis Allen Sutter (born October 7, 1956) is a Canadian former ice hockey forward and former head coach in the National Hockey League (NHL). Brian is the second oldest of the famous Sutter brothers and the oldest of the six that played in ...

, setting the team record for points as a rookie with 73. Pettersson played five seasons with the Blues before being traded to the

Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its 25-year existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1 ...

. During the

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he was traded to the

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...

in exchange for

Doug Jarvis Douglas McArthur Jarvis (born March 24, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals and Hartford Whalers in the National Hockey League. He was a four-time Stanley Cup winn ...

. Pettersson returned to Sweden to play for Frölunda, where he retired in 1991.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pettersson, Jorgen 1956 births Living people Frölunda HC players Hartford Whalers players St. Louis Blues players Swedish ice hockey left wingers Undrafted National Hockey League players Washington Capitals players Winnipeg Jets (WHA) draft picks Ice hockey people from Gothenburg