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Emilio Pettersen Signs with Calgary Flames
4/27/2020 1:30:00 PM | Ice Hockey
DENVER – Sophomore forward Emilio Pettersen of the Denver Pioneers hockey team presented by Centura Health has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Calgary Flames.
In two seasons with the Pioneers, Pettersen had 19 goals, 46 assists and a +9 rating in 76 games. Last season, the Manlgerud, Norway native led the Pioneers in scoring with 35 points on 13 goals and 22 assists, ranking T-4th among NCHC skaters to earn Second-Team All-NCHC honors and a nomination as finalist for NCHC Forward of the Year. He played in all 36 games and led Denver with points in 25 of them. Pettersen produced 20 power-play points to rank 2nd in the NCHC and 8th in the NCAA. In conference games, he had 23 points to rank T-5th among NCHC skaters and secure the team's Dallas Gaume Offensive Player of the Year award.
Pettersen began his collegiate career with a 30-point freshman season, posting the second-most points among Denver skaters, fourth-most among NCAA freshmen and receiving the team's Barry Sharp Freshman of the Year award as well as the athletic department's Pioneer Sportsman of the Year award as the top freshman. He missed only one game in two seasons and made the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team in both years of competition.
Internationally, Pettersen represented Norway at the 2016 and 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I tournaments and most recently the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship - Division I Group A where he posted three goals and three assists in four games.
Calgary selected Pettersen in the 6th round of the 2018 NHL Draft.
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In two seasons with the Pioneers, Pettersen had 19 goals, 46 assists and a +9 rating in 76 games. Last season, the Manlgerud, Norway native led the Pioneers in scoring with 35 points on 13 goals and 22 assists, ranking T-4th among NCHC skaters to earn Second-Team All-NCHC honors and a nomination as finalist for NCHC Forward of the Year. He played in all 36 games and led Denver with points in 25 of them. Pettersen produced 20 power-play points to rank 2nd in the NCHC and 8th in the NCAA. In conference games, he had 23 points to rank T-5th among NCHC skaters and secure the team's Dallas Gaume Offensive Player of the Year award.
Pettersen began his collegiate career with a 30-point freshman season, posting the second-most points among Denver skaters, fourth-most among NCAA freshmen and receiving the team's Barry Sharp Freshman of the Year award as well as the athletic department's Pioneer Sportsman of the Year award as the top freshman. He missed only one game in two seasons and made the NCHC Academic All-Conference Team in both years of competition.
Internationally, Pettersen represented Norway at the 2016 and 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I tournaments and most recently the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship - Division I Group A where he posted three goals and three assists in four games.
Calgary selected Pettersen in the 6th round of the 2018 NHL Draft.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: For the latest University of Denver updates on the coronavirus, click here.
DONATE: Fans interested in making a donation to the hockey program can do so by clicking here. Your contribution will make a direct impact on the success of YOUR Pioneers. Thank you in advance for your unwavering support of our student-athletes and their quest for excellence.
SHOP PIONEERS: Get dressed for Game Day! Get your Pioneers gear at ShopPioneers.com, the official online store of University of Denver Athletics.
-OUR JOURNEY, OUR TIME-
Visit DenverPioneers.com for complete coverage of all 17 of DU's NCAA Division I sports
Like Denver Pioneers and Denver Hockey on Facebook
Follow @DU_Pioneers and @DU_Hockey on Twitter
Follow @DenverPioneers and @DU_Hockey on Instagram
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