| Kim Johnsson | |
| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) |
| Teams | Malmö Redhawks (SEL) New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers HC Ambrì-Piotta (NLA) Minnesota Wild Chicago Blackhawks |
| Born | March 16, 1976, Malmö, Sweden |
| NHL Draft | 286th overall, 1994 New York Rangers |
| Pro Career | 1993 – 2010 |
Kim Johnsson (born March 16, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks. He played six seasons for the Malmö Redhawks in the Swedish Elitserien prior to his NHL career.
Playing career[]
Johnsson was selected 286th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, the last pick in that draft. After playing two seasons with the Rangers, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers on August 20, 2001 along with Jan Hlaváč, Pavel Brendl, and a 3rd-round pick for Eric Lindros. After four seasons with the Flyers, Johnsson signed a four-year contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2006. On February 12, 2010, Johnsson and Nick Leddy were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for Cam Barker. He played 8 regular season games for Chicago before getting injured. Johnsson missed the remaining 14 regular season games and all 22 playoff games because of a concussion. Johnsson did play 60 games in the 2009–10 season. However, he did not play 41 games for Chicago, and Chicago did not request his name be included among the 52 names engraved on the Stanley Cup.
Awards[]
- 2001–02: Barry Ashbee Trophy (Best Defenceman (Philadelphia Flyers))
- 2003–04: Barry Ashbee Trophy (Best Defenceman (Philadelphia Flyers))
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 38 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 49 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 45 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 49 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1999–00 | New York Rangers | NHL | 76 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 75 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Ambri-Piotta | NLA | 24 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 47 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 76 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 80 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 81 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 52 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 739 | 67 | 217 | 284 | 406 | 43 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 38 | ||||
International play[]
- 2002 - Played for Sweden in the XIX Olympic Winter Games
External links[]
| Preceded by Mikko Koivu |
Minnesota Wild captains December 2008 |
Succeeded by Mikko Koivu |