Petter Rönnquist
Encyclopedia
Petter Rönnquist is a retired Swedish
professional ice hockey
goaltender. He had a long professional career with various teams in the Swedish Elitserien
including Modo Hockey
, Djurgårdens IF
, Frölunda HC
. He also played one season in Switzerland with HC Davos
and represented Sweden internationally.
from 1990 until 1992 and was selected to the Swedish team at the 1991 European Junior Championship. In 1992, he was drafted by the Ottawa Senators
of the National Hockey League
(NHL) but he chose instead to play in Sweden. He joined Djurgårdens IF of the Eliserien in 1992 and stayed with the team until 1994. In 1993, he played nine games for Sweden in the 1993 World Junior Championship. He joined Modo in 1994, and played four seasons with club, with one season (1996–97) back at Djurgården. His best season was his last (1998–99) with Modo, playing 41 games with a 1.86 GAA and he was selected for Team Sweden at the 1999 World Championships. This was the pinnacle of his career.
After that he signed for one season with HC Davos and played for several teams back in Sweden (Björklöven, Frölunda, Leksand ) before returning to Djurgården for his final time in the Elitserien in the 2003–04 season. He played in various minor leagues after that before retiring in 2006 after a season as backup with Djurgården.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
goaltender. He had a long professional career with various teams in the Swedish Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
including Modo Hockey
MODO Hockey
Modo Hockey is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The club plays in Sweden's premier ice hockey league, the Elitserien. They were founded in 1921 and have won two Elitserien championships; in 1979 and 2007. The team's home arena is the Fjällräven Center since 2006...
, Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens IF Hockey
Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish...
, Frölunda HC
Frölunda HC
Frölunda Hockey Club, also known as the Frölunda Indians, are a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Gothenburg. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, where they have played the majority of the seasons during its existence. The last time they played in the...
. He also played one season in Switzerland with HC Davos
HC Davos
Hockey Club Davos is a professional Swiss ice hockey club based in Davos, Switzerland. Davos play in the Swiss National League A, which is ranked as Europe's sixth best ice hockey league. The team is usually a strong force in the league and often bolster their roster with Swiss national team...
and represented Sweden internationally.
Playing career
Rönnquist played junior hockey with Nacka HKNacka HK
Nacka HK is a hockey team based in Nacka, Stockholm, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the third highest league in Sweden, Division 1.The best known players to play for Nacka HK are Mats Sundin, Marcus Ragnarsson, Johan Garpenlöv, Fredrik Lindquist and Leif Svensson.Nacka are currently in...
from 1990 until 1992 and was selected to the Swedish team at the 1991 European Junior Championship. In 1992, he was drafted by the Ottawa Senators
Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
of the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) but he chose instead to play in Sweden. He joined Djurgårdens IF of the Eliserien in 1992 and stayed with the team until 1994. In 1993, he played nine games for Sweden in the 1993 World Junior Championship. He joined Modo in 1994, and played four seasons with club, with one season (1996–97) back at Djurgården. His best season was his last (1998–99) with Modo, playing 41 games with a 1.86 GAA and he was selected for Team Sweden at the 1999 World Championships. This was the pinnacle of his career.
After that he signed for one season with HC Davos and played for several teams back in Sweden (Björklöven, Frölunda, Leksand ) before returning to Djurgården for his final time in the Elitserien in the 2003–04 season. He played in various minor leagues after that before retiring in 2006 after a season as backup with Djurgården.