Jonas Andersson (ice hockey)
| Jonas Andersson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
24 February 1981 Lidingö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Nashville Predators Södertälje SK Brynäs IF Ilves HPK Kärpät HC Dinamo Minsk Vancouver Canucks Ak Bars Kazan Atlant Moscow Oblast Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL draft |
33rd overall, 1999 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2015 | ||
Jonas Erik Andersson (born 24 February 1981) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. Most of his career was spent playing in the SM-liiga, the top league in Finland, though he also briefly played for the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Andersson played internationally for Sweden at both the junior and senior level, including the 2010 World Championship.
Playing career
[edit]Andersson was selected 33rd overall in the second round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators after playing two years in the Swedish J20 SuperElit with AIK.
Andersson immediately started his North American career the next season playing junior in the Ontario Hockey League with the North Bay Centennials scoring an impressive point per game to be named OHL All-Star Game and earning selection to the OHL First All-Rookie Team. He played the majority of his North American professional career with the Predators' minor league affiliate the Milwaukee Admirals, but played five games for Nashville in the 2001–02 NHL season.
Andersson failed to live up to his draft status since being picked, being part of the poor 1–2 punch that the Preds selected in 1999, following goaltender Brian Finley. He went back to Sweden in 2004, playing for Södertälje SK and Brynäs IF in Elitserien during the NHL lockout.
He then moved to the Finnish SM-liiga, playing for Ilves in 2005 and HPK in 2006 and 2007. He was traded to Kärpät mid-season and subsequently won the SM-liiga Championship. During the final series against Espoo, Andersson was the leading scorer with three goals and three assists in five games. In his first full season with Kärpät in 2008–09, Jonas broke out offensively to lead the team with 24 goals to finish second overall in the league.
On 16 April 2009, Andersson left the SM-liiga after four seasons and signed a one-year contract with HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.[1] In just 30 games with Dinamo he, posted 20 points on a checking line, earning a selection to make his senior international debut at the 2010 IIHF World Championship. Impressive two-way play made Jonas a standout on the Swedish team with a team leading 6 goals to help capture the Bronze medal.
On 1 July 2010, Andersson signed as a free agent on a one-year contract to return to the Nashville Predators of the NHL after seven seasons,[2] however prior to his return with the Predators he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks along with Ryan Parent in exchange for Shane O'Brien and Dan Gendur.[3]
Andersson was recalled to the NHL to play for the Canucks in a home game against the Anaheim Ducks on 8 December 2010. It was his first game in the NHL since the 2001–02 NHL season when he skated in five games for the Predators.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | AIK | J20 | 33 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | AIK | J20 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | North Bay Centennials | OHL | 67 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 52 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 71 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 49 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 27 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Södertälje SK | SEL | 34 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Ilves | SM-l | 48 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | HPK | SM-l | 23 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | HPK | SM-l | 42 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Kärpät | SM-l | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Kärpät | SM-l | 56 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 30 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL | 54 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL | 33 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Yugra | KHL | 22 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l totals | 182 | 50 | 70 | 120 | 146 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 22 | ||||
| KHL totals | 156 | 42 | 39 | 81 | 52 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
[edit]| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2010 Germany | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2010 | Sweden | WC | 
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9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Senior totals | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Dinamo Minsk recruit Swedish Andersson" (in Swedish). Hockeysverige.se. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ "Preds sign Jonas Andersson to 1-year deal". Nashville Predators. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ "Canucks acquire Ryan Parent and Jonas Andersson". Vancouver Canucks. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Kesler's late regulation goal, Tambellini's SO marker lead Canucks over Ducks". news919.com. 8 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Andersson retires
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Ak Bars Kazan players
- Brynäs IF players
- Atlant Moscow Oblast players
- HC Dinamo Minsk players
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- Ilves players
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- Manitoba Moose players
- Milwaukee Admirals players
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- Nashville Predators draft picks
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