Mathias Emilio Pettersen

Mathias Emilio Pettersen (born 3 April 2000) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey player currently with the Calgary Wranglers in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Flames in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and previously played collegiate hockey with the University of Denver of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) and junior for the Omaha Lancers and Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Pettersen's early career was met with great expectations.[1][2] Supporters and newspapers started covering his career when he was 6 years old.[3]

Mathias Emilio Pettersen
Pettersen with the Omaha Lancers in 2016
Born (2000-04-03) 3 April 2000
Manglerud, Norway
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Calgary Flames
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)
National team  Norway
NHL Draft 167th overall, 2018
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2021–present

Playing career
Pettersen (20) in action for Norway at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.

Pettersen first played minor hockey for Manglerud Star and Lørenskog IK, often at age levels several years older than his own. He was invited to move to Sweden at age 13 and join the youth program of Färjestad BK, but instead opted to move to the United States in 2013.[4] He joined South Kent School of the United States Premier Hockey League in 2014. He spent two season with South Kent, scoring 41 points in 28 games the first season, and 65 points in 40 games the second.[5]

He signed a tender with Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League on 4 January 2016.[5] After one season with Omaha, where he recorded 27 points in 57 games, Pettersen was traded to the Muskegon Lumberjacks.[6] He has committed to joining the University of Denver in 2018.[7]

Following his sophomore season, Pettersen concluded his collegiate career by signing a three-year, entry-level contact with the Calgary Flames on 27 April 2020.[8]

International play

Pettersen's first International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) tournament was the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I. He appeared in 5 games for Norway and recorded five points. He returned for the 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I, and led the tournament in scoring with 12 points in 5 games.[9]

Pettersen made his senior debut with Norway at the 2021 World Championships.[10] He played 6 games and scored one goal.[11]

Personal life

Pettersen's father, Flemming Pettersen, is a former ice hockey player who played for Manglerud Star and Spektrum Flyers in the Norwegian league.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Lørenskog U16 Nor-U16 2034377118 —————
2014–15 Selects Hockey Academy USPHL U16 281823418 31344
2015–16 Selects Hockey Academy USPHL U16 2114223627 35490
2015–16 Selects Hockey Academy Midg 40214465— —————
2016–17 Omaha Lancers USHL 5710172728 —————
2017–18 Muskegon Lumberjacks USHL 6014324632 30000
2018–19 University of Denver NCHC 406243016 —————
2019–20 University of Denver NCHC 3613223516 —————
2020–21 Stockton Heat AHL 2968146 —————
2021–22 Stockton Heat AHL 5913132620 112240
2022–23 Calgary Wranglers AHL 6119254435 50112
AHL totals 14938468461 162352

International
Year Team Event GPGAPtsPIM
2016 Norway U18-D1 53250
2017 Norway U18-D1 548124
2019 Norway WJC-D1 43362
2021 Norway WC 61012
Junior totals 141013236
Senior totals 61012

References
  1. Jarlsbo, Øystein (14 January 2016). "Hockey-Emilio (15) klar for ungdoms-OL: Shampo mener han kan bli en ny Zucca". vg.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. Kvatningen, Roy; Larsen, Anders Bakkerud (13 January 2015). "Hockeyens "Martin Ødegaard" dro alene til USA som 14-åring – slik går det nå". nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. Arponen, Miika (29 June 2015). "Norjalainen teinipoika on yksi kiekkomaailman kuumimpia tulevaisuudenlupauksia". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  4. Kvatningen, Roy (2013). "Norske Mathias (13) er et sensasjonelt talent" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  5. Lippolis, Rob (1 April 2016). "Omaha Lancers Sign Emilio Pettersen to Tender". USHL.com. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  6. Braford, Scott (23 May 2017). "Lumberjacks acquire forward Pettersen from Omaha". MuskegonLumberjacks.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  7. Jones, Molly (8 March 2017). "Meet Emilio Pettersen: Norwegian teen begins US hockey career". NorwegianAmerican.com. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. "Flames sign Emilio Pettersen". Calgary Flames. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  9. Potts, Andy (18 April 2017). "Historic gold for France". wm18ia2017.iihf.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  10. Peterson, Torie (5 May 2021). "Pettersen Joins Norway National Team". NHL.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  11. "Player Statistics by Team — Norway". IIHF.com. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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