Magnus Johansson (ice hockey)
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname(s) | Mange[citation needed] |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg/12 st 13 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Florida Panthers Chicago Blackhawks |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Born | September 4, 1973 , Linköping, Sweden |
| NHL Draft | undrafted |
| Pro career | 2007 – present |
Magnus Johansson (born September 4, 1973, in Linköping, Sweden), is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently a defenceman for the Florida Panthers of the NHL, having previously been captain for Linköpings HC in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien.
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[edit] Playing career
Johansson started his senior playing career in his hometown team Linköpings HC in 1990. The club was then playing in Division 1 Södra, at the time one of Sweden's 2nd tier leagues, and Johansson who was appointed captain at an age of 18[1] would spend his first seven seasons there. In the 1996-97 season Linköpings HC was coached by Tommy Boustedt, and when his contract ended and he signed with the Elitserien team Västra Frölunda HC, he brought Johansson with him. Despite his relatively small stature Johansson adapted well to professional hockey, and over the following six seasons he developed into one of the league's most productive defencemen.[2] After winning the Swedish championship with Västra Frölunda in 2003, Johansson signed a one-year contract with SCL Tigers of the Swiss Nationalliga A.
In March 2004 Linköpings HC, now in Elitserien, announced that Johansson had signed a 4-year contract and would make his, by the fans, long awaited return to the club.[3] Once again wearing the captain's C, he led his team to results never accomplished before in the club's history in the following three seasons; a second spot in the league in 2004-05, to the playoff semifinals in 2006 and to the finals in 2007.
In June 2007 Johansson agreed a one year contract with NHL side Chicago Blackhawks. He played half the season with the Hawks that year before being traded to the Florida Panthers for a draft pick.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990-91 | Linköpings HC | Div 1 S | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1991-92 | Linköpings HC | Div 2 S | 36 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0a | ||
| 1992-93 | Linköpings HC | Div 2 S | 29 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0a | ||
| 1993-94 | Linköpings HC | Div 1 S | 32 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | Linköpings HC | Div 1 S | 32 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Linköpings HC | Div 1 S | 32 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4b | ||
| 1996-97 | Linköpings HC | Div 1 S | 32 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8c | ||
| 1997-98 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 46 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1998-99 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 48 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1999-00 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000-01 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2001-02 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 48 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2002-03 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 2003-04 | SCL Tigers | Swiss-A | 48 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2d | ||
| 2004-05 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 47 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2005-06 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 50 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2006-07 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 52 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Elitserien Totals | 440 | 86 | 167 | 253 | 256 | 81 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 72 | ||||
- a Playoff rounds + Division 1 qualification round[4]
- b Playoff round[4]
- c Allsvenskan + playoff round + Kvalserien[4]
- d Nationalliga A relegation round[5]
[edit] Records
- Frölunda HC club record for points in a regular season, defenceman (35), 2001-02, 50-game schedule
- Linköpings HC club record for points in a regular season, defenceman (36), 2006-07, 55-game schedule
- Linköpings HC club record for goals in a regular season, defenceman (11), 2005-06, 50-game schedule
- Linköpings HC club record for assists in a regular season, defenceman (28), 2006-07, 55-game schedule
- Linköpings HC club record for goals in a playoff season, defenceman (4), 2006-07
[edit] International play
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Bronze | 2002 | Sweden | |
| Silver | 2003 | Sweden | |
| Gold | 2006 | Sweden | |
From May 5 – May 21, 2006, Johansson was an alternate captain on the Swedish team that won the gold medals at the 2006 World Championships and on May 13, 2007 in the bronze medal game of the 2007 World Championships, which Sweden lost to Russia.[6]
Johansson has played for Sweden in:
- 2002 World Championships
- 2003 World Championships
- 2005 World Championships
- 2006 World Championships
- 2007 World Championships
- 2008 World Championships
[edit] International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2003 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2005 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2006 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2007 | Sweden | WC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| International Totals | 53 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | ||
[edit] References
[edit] General
- Linköpings HC official website
- Swedish Ice Hockey Association official statistics
- Magnus Johansson (ice hockey) – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Linköpings Hockey Club - Spelarpresentation - #7 Magnus Johansson (Swedish). www.linkopinghc.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ Historical database - Player Statistics Top 50 - Points. stats.swehockey.se. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ Magnus har bestämt sig för LHC (Swedish). www.linkopinghc.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ a b c Mäki, Anders (2007-03-12). Matchprogram LHC - Luleå 12 Mars 19.00 (in Swedish). Linköpings Hockey Club, p.17.
- ^ Magnus Johansson - player profile and career stats. European Hockey.net. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ The tournament began on April 27, but Johansson, who had been recovering from an injury was not added to the roster until April 30. He was chosen as an alternate captain when the previous captain Kenny Jönsson couldn't compete. Tre Kronor tillför två spelare till VM-truppen (Swedish). www.swehockey.se. Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
