Education
Rather than join the Devils though Persson chose to stay in his native Sweden where he played in the Swedish Elite League.
Rather than join the Devils though Persson chose to stay in his native Sweden where he played in the Swedish Elite League.
Persson played in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils, Saint Louis Blues, and Ottawa Senators. Persson is currently with SG Cortina of the Serie A.
Persson was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round, 23rd overall in the 1987 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Persson played 7 years in the Studies in English Literature, 5 with Leksands IF and 2 with Malmö IF. The 1994–1995 season finally saw Persson arrive to North America when he joined the Albany River Rats of the AHL for the playoffs after finishing the regular season in Sweden.
Persson then played the majority of the following season with the River Rats but also made his National Hockey League debut with the Devils, appearing in 12 games.
The 1996–1997 season saw Persson start the year off with the River Rats, along with one game with the Devils, before he was traded to the Saint Louis Blues. With the Blues Persson had a chance to crack the starting lineup.
He played the majority of his National Hockey League career with the Blues but thanks to injuries and numerous stints with the Blues minor league affiliate Worcester IceCats never played more than 54 games in a season. Prior to the 2000–2001 season Persson signed as a free agent with the Ottawa Senators.
During his first year though he missed the majority of the games due to an ankle injury, and the following season he was a healthy reserve for the majority of the season.
Following his 2 years with the Senators Persson played in Germany with the Berlin Polar Bears for 3 years. He last plays with Oji Paper in Japan previously for Klagenfurt Air Corps in Austria, a team he joined prior to the 2005–2006 season.