Oscar Pettersson of MoDo Hockey has been awarded the "Player of the Year" prize by the referees in HockeyAllsvenskan. The award is given by the Elite Referee Association, with all referees in the league voting for their favorite. Pettersson, a 26-year-old forward, reportedly expressed surprise and confusion over receiving the honor.
He stated that he does not know how to interpret the award, suggesting it could be viewed as either good or bad. According to Pettersson, the referees told him he could interpret it freely. He also mentioned that he is known to the referees, though not always positively, and reportedly received a warning from them earlier for an extra comment.
I do not know how to interpret it and that the referees told me it was open to interpretation.
During the regular season, Pettersson recorded eight points in 46 games and accumulated 20 penalty minutes for MoDo Hockey.