Jörgen Jönsson | |
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Position | Centre |
Shot | Left |
Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) |
Team F. Teams |
retired Division 1 Rögle BK SHL Rögle BK Färjestad BK Allsvenskan Rögle BK NHL New York Islanders Mighty Ducks of Anaheim |
Teams | Sweden |
Olympics | 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
World Championships | 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
Coaching | 2009-2013 Färjestad BK 2014-2015 Färjestad BK U16 2 2015-2016 Forshaga IF 2016-2018 Växjö Lakers HC 2018-present Örebro HK |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | September 29, 1972, Ängelholm, Sweden |
NHL Draft | 227th overall, 1994 Calgary Flames |
Pro Career | 1989 – 2009 |
Ulf Peter Jörgen Jönsson (born September 29, 1972) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player who last played for Färjestads BK of the Swedish Elitserien.
Career[]
Jönsson started his professional career in Rögle BK and has also played in the NHL (for the New York Islanders and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim), but chose moving home after one season because he wanted to be with his family. Jönsson is a highly respected player in the Swedish national team. He is normally appointed captain of Team Sweden, unless Mats Sundin happens to be available. On February 11, 2007, he played in his 273rd game for the national team, breaking the record held by Jonas Bergqvist.
Jönsson won Guldpucken (Sweden's player of the year) in 1997.
As of the World Championship 2006 he is the only player who has won Olympic gold, World Championship gold and the national (Elitserien) playoffs during one season.
On April 9, 2009, he retired from professional hockey.
International[]
He has earned his two Olympic Gold medals, two World Championship Gold medals and five national gold medals and is one of Sweden's best known hockey players.
Private[]
His brother Kenny Jönsson is also a well-known Swedish ice hockey player and plays for Rögle BK.
Career statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1990–91 | Rögle BK | SEL | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1991–92 | Rögle BK | Swe-2 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1992–93 | Rögle BK | SEL | 40 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1993–94 | Rögle BK | SEL | 40 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1994–95 | Rögle BK | SEL | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1995–96 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 39 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
1996–97 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 49 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 58 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | ||
1997–98 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 45 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | ||
1998–99 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 48 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
1999–00 | New York Islanders | NHL | 68 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1999–00 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2000–01 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 50 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | ||
2001–02 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 50 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | ||
2002–03 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 49 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
2003–04 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 49 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | ||
2004–05 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 50 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
2005–06 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 48 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 60 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | ||
2006–07 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 48 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||
SEL totals | 651 | 221 | 274 | 495 | 563 | 139 | 41 | 62 | 103 | 100 | ||||
NHL totals | 81 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Statistics as of March 29, 2007.
International play[]
Medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
Olympic Games | ||
Gold | 2006 Turin | Sweden |
Gold | 1994 Lillehammer | Sweden |
World Championships | ||
Gold | 2006 | Sweden |
Silver | 2004 | Sweden |
Silver | 2003 | Sweden |
Bronze | 2002 | Sweden |
Bronze | 2001 | Sweden |
Bronze | 1999 | Sweden |
Gold | 1998 | Sweden |
Silver | 1997 | Sweden |
Bronze | 1994 | Sweden |
Played for Sweden in:
- 1994 Winter Olympics (gold medal)
- 1994 World Championships (bronze medal)
- 1997 World Championships (silver medal)
- 1998 Winter Olympics
- 1998 World Championships (gold medal)
- 1999 World Championships (bronze medal)
- 2000 World Championships
- 2001 World Championships (bronze medal)
- 2002 Winter Olympics
- 2002 World Championships (bronze medal)
- 2003 World Championships (silver medal)
- 2004 World Championships (silver medal)
- 2004 World Cup of Hockey
- 2005 World Championships
- 2006 Winter Olympics (gold medal)
- 2006 World Championships (gold medal)
International statistics[]
Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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1994 | Sweden | Oly | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1994 | Sweden | WChamp | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
1997 | Sweden | WChamp | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
1998 | Sweden | Oly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | Sweden | WChamp | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
1999 | Sweden | WChamp | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
2000 | Sweden | WChamp | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
2001 | Sweden | WChamp | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
2002 | Sweden | Oly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2002 | Sweden | WChamp | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
2003 | Sweden | WChamp | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
2004 | Sweden | WChamp | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
2004 | Sweden | WCup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | Sweden | WChamp | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
2006 | Sweden | Oly | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2006 | Sweden | WChamp | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
World Champ. totals | 95 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 54 | ||
Olympics totals | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
World Cup totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
External links[]
- Former NHLer Jönsson Sets Standard for Team Sweden from NHL.com. Retrieved 15 Feb. 2007.
- Jörgen Jönsson's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Jörgen Jönsson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
Preceded by Jonas Bergkvist |
Golden Puck 1997 |
Succeeded by Ulf Dahlén |
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