Jonas Johansson (ice hockey, born 1984)

Jonas Johansson
Born March 18, 1984
Jönköping, Sweden
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
DEL2 team
Former teams
Lausitzer Füchse
HV71
Washington Capitals
SG Cortina
HC Alleghe
Frisk Asker
NHL Draft 28th overall, 2002
Colorado Avalanche
Playing career 2001present

Jonas Johansson (born March 18, 1984 in Jönköping, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Lausitzer Füchse in the German DEL2.

Playing career

Johansson was drafted in the 1st round, 28th overall, by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.[1] He was traded on October 23, 2003, to Washington Capitals with Bates Battaglia for Steve Konowalchuk and the Capitals' 3rd round choice in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.[2]

Johansson started his hockey career with the Swedish Jönköping-based club HV71's junior team in 1999 and played with them for three season before moving to the United States. In total he played 26 games, totalling 15 goals and 19 assists for 34 points in the Swedish junior league. In season 2001–02 of the Swedish elite league Elitserien he appeared in five regular games and two playoff games for HV71.[2]

During season 2005–06 playing for Hershey Bears, Johansson scored three points in one game on January 6, 2006, against Bridgeport Sound Tigers.[3] After two seasons plying with the Bears, Johnsson was loaned to Grand Rapids Griffins on February 27, 2007.[4] In early May 2007, after playing ice hockey for five seasons in North America, he signed a two-year deal with his former Swedish club HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.[5]

On May 19, 2009, Johansson signed a one-year contract with VIK Västerås HK of the HockeyAllsvenskan for the 2009–10 season.[6]

On August 31, 2010, Johansson signed a one-contract with SG Cortina in Italy for the 2010–11 season.[7] After two productive seasons with Cortina, Johansson continued to play in the Serie A, but signed a one-year contract with rivals, HC Alleghe on October 12, 2012.[8]

On April 30, 2013, Johansson opted to leave Italian hockey, and signed a contract with Norwegian club, Frisk Asker Ishockey of the GET-ligaen.[9] During the 2013–14 season, Johansson scored at a point-per-game pace with 28 goals and 44 points, to be amongst the league's top scorers. He tenure with Frisk was limited to one season as on May 22, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with German second league club Lausitzer Füchse.[10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 HV71 SEL 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Kamloops Blazers WHL 26 10 25 35 8 6 1 2 3 4
2003–04 Kamloops Blazers WHL 72 18 19 37 70 5 2 2 4 4
2004–05 Portland Pirates AHL 50 3 6 9 8
2004–05 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 5 4 2 6 10
2005–06 Hershey Bears AHL 37 5 5 10 24 2 1 0 1 4
2005–06 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 5 5 3 8 2
2005–06 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 2
2006–07 Hershey Bears AHL 44 5 19 24 48
2006–07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 12 3 2 5 10
2007–08 HV71 SEL 47 4 1 5 12 17 1 0 1 0
2008–09 HV71 SEL 50 2 4 6 18 9 0 0 0 0
2009–10 VIK Västerås HK Swe-1 36 6 3 9 18
2010–11 SG Cortina ITL 39 23 24 47 14
2011–12 SG Cortina ITL 41 21 26 47 20 9 4 3 7 6
2012–13 HC Alleghe ITL 35 9 24 33 16 3 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Frisk Asker GET 44 28 16 44 42 5 1 1 2 14
SHL totals 102 6 5 11 30 28 1 0 1 0
AHL totals 143 16 32 48 90 2 1 0 1 4
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2002 Sweden WJC18 9th 8 5 1 6 18
Junior totals 8 5 1 6 18

Awards

References

  1. "Jonas Johansson". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Washington Capitals - Team - Jonas Johansson". WashingtonCaps.com. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  3. "Player Details - JONAS JOHANSSON". HERSHEY BEARS Hockey Club. Archived from the original on 2006-03-22. Retrieved 2006-08-13.
  4. "Griffins, Bears make swap". theahl.com. 2007-02-27. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
  5. "Jonas Johansson till HV71" (in Swedish). SvD.se. 2007-05-09. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  6. "Two Elit players sign with Vasteras" (in Swedish). Hockeysverige.se. 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  7. "Another striker to Cortina" (in Italian). hockeycortina.org. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  8. "Jonas Johansson signs for Alleghe" (in Italian). HC Alleghe. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  9. "Frisk Asker sign center" (in Norwegian). Frisk Asker Ishockey. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  10. "A Swede with Killer instinct" (in German). Lausitzer Füchse. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2014-05-23.

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Preceded by
Václav Nedorost
Colorado Avalanche first round draft pick
2002
Succeeded by
Wojtek Wolski