| Jonas Junkka | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 4, 1976, Kiruna, Sweden |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) |
| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Right |
| Pro clubs | HPK Hameenlinna Espoo Blues London Knights LuleƄ HF Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik Syracuse Crunch HIFK Helsinki |
| NHL Draft | 104th overall, 1993 Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Playing career | 1994–2004 |
Jonas Andersson Junkka (born May 4, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, being selected in the 4th round, 104th overall.
Career[]
Junkka played nine of his ten professional seasons in Europe, the lone exception being when he played for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League during the 2000-01 season. Although Syracuse was a one-time AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Junkka joined the team while the Crunch were affiliated with the Columbus Blue Jackets. At the age of 29 he played his last season in LuleƄ Hockey (Sweden) but had to retire at that age due to knee and hip injuries.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992ā93 | Kiruna IF | Division 1 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 32 | ā | ā | ā | ā | ā | ||
| 1993ā94 | Kiruna IF | Division 1 | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 34 | ā | ā | ā | ā | ā | ||
| 1994ā95 | VƤstra Frƶlunda HC | SHL | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ā | ā | ā | ā | ā | ||
| 1994ā95 | VƤstra Frƶlunda HC | Division 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1995ā96 | VƤstra Frƶlunda HC | SHL | 31 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1996ā97 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ā | ā | ā | ā | ā | ||
| 1997ā98 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 35 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998ā99 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 34 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | ā | ā | ā | ā | ā | ||
| 1998ā99 | HPK | Liiga | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1999ā00 | HPK | Liiga | 54 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 72 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2000ā01 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 58 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001ā02 | HIFK | Liiga | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ā | ā | ā | ā | ā | ||
| 2001ā02 | LuleĆ„ HF | SHL | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | ||
| 2002ā03 | LuleĆ„ HF | SHL | 50 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2003ā04 | LuleĆ„ HF | SHL | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | ā | ā | ā | ā | ā | ||
| AHL totals | 58 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| SHL totals | 209 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 153 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Sweden | EJC18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | Sweden | WJC-20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Junior totals | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | ||||
Awards and accomplishments[]
- 1992-1993 U18 EJC Gold Medal
- 1994-1995 U20 WJC Bronze Medal
- 1995-1996 Elitserien SM-silver Medal
- 1998-1999 SM-liiga Bronze Medal
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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