Johannes Salmonsson

Johannes Salmonsson
Born (1986-02-07) February 7, 1986
Uppsala, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Left
DEL team
Former teams		 Kölner Haie
Djurgårdens IF
Brynäs IF
Rögle BK
HC Davos
EHC Biel
AIK IF
Linköpings HC
NHL Draft 31st overall, 2004
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2002–present

Johannes Salmonsson (born February 7. 1986) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing with Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Salmonsson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins organization in the 2nd round (31st overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. His youth team was Almtuna IS.

Johannes has a great skill in skating and is quick and hard to tackle. He has scored many goals due the fact that he is strong, big, fast and skilled.

Playing career

Salmonsson began his professional career during the 2002 Allsvenskan playoffs with Almtuna. He made his Elitserien debut during the 2003–04 season with Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Elitserien. He then moved to North America after two seasons with Djurgården to play one season with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League during the 2005–06 season. The following year, Salmonsson went back to Sweden, signing as a free agent, to play for Brynäs.[1] During his second season with Brynäs he moved to Rögle of the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan.[2]

After three seasons with Linköpings HC on July 17, 2015, Salmonsson left Sweden as a free agent and signed his first contract in Germany with Kölner Haie of the DEL on a one-year agreement.

International play

Salmonsson has played for the Swedish national junior team at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships on three occasions: 2003–04, 2004–05, and 2005–06.[1][3] At those tournaments Salmonsson played in 17 games and scored 13 points (7 goals, 3 assists).[1][3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Djurgårdens IF SEL 25 0 3 3 4 — — — — —
2004–05 Djurgårdens IF SEL 30 2 2 4 6 9 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Spokane Chiefs WHL 54 12 15 27 30 — — — — —
2006–07 Brynäs SEL 45 8 3 11 28 — — — — —
2007–08 Brynäs SEL 9 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2007–08 Rögle BK Swe.1 24 10 4 14 26 10 5 5 10 10
2008–09 Rögle BK SEL 33 5 4 9 12 — — — — —
2009–10 HC Davos NLA 23 5 6 11 44 1 0 0 0 0
2009–10 EHC Biel NLA 6 2 3 5 0 — — — — —
2010–11 AIK IF SEL 52 9 11 20 28 6 1 3 4 6
2011–12 AIK IF SEL 41 5 13 18 16 11 3 7 10 0
2012–13 Linköpings HC SEL 53 10 11 21 16 10 2 4 6 6
2013–14 Linköpings HC SHL 54 7 13 20 34 14 3 4 7 10
2014–15 Linköpings HC SHL 46 5 4 9 28 11 1 1 2 4
SHL totals 388 51 65 116 174 61 10 19 29 26

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Sweden WJC 7th 6 0 1 1 4
2005 Sweden WJC 6th 6 5 3 8 0
2006 Sweden WJC 5th 5 2 2 4 2
Junior totals 17 7 6 13 6

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Johannes Salmonsson Official Player Page: Career Stats". Pittsburgh Penguins. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  2. ↑ "Prospect Johannes Salmonsson Player Profile". Hockey's Future. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  3. 1 2 "27 Johannes Salmonsson" (PDF). Rögle BK (in Swedish). Retrieved 2008-10-08.

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