Jörgen Jönsson
| Jörgen Jönsson | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 29, 1972 Ängelholm, SWE |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Rögle BK New York Islanders Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Färjestads BK |
| National team |  Sweden |
| NHL Draft | 227th overall, 1994 Calgary Flames |
| Playing career | 1990–2009 |
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. He has represented the Team Sweden 285 times, making him the record holder for most games played in the national team. Jörgen Jönsson is also the older brother of former NHL-star Kenny Jönsson, and the two played 68 games in North America together as teammates.
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[edit] 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. During his career, he was the captain of Team Sweden, unless Mats Sundin was available. On February 11, 2007, he played in his 273rd game for the national team, breaking the record held by Jonas Bergqvist, eventually playing in 285 games for the national team.
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.[1] Färjestads BK, for whom Jönsson played 13 seasons, has retired No. 21 in his honor.
Prior to the 2009–10 season, Jönsson was named an assistant general manager of Färjestad. Prior to that season's playoffs, he was named an assistant coach of Färjestad. In the 2010–11 season Jönsson continued to work for Färjestad as an assistant coach. After the 2010–11 season, however, it was announced that he had decided to leave Färjestad as an assistant coach.[2]
[edit] 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.
[edit] Private
His brother Kenny Jönsson is also a well-known Swedish ice hockey player who spent 11 seasons in the NHL, representing Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Islanders.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 2007–08 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 42 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 42 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | ||
| SEL totals | 735 | 235 | 306 | 541 | 619 | 163 | 49 | 74 | 123 | 124 | ||||
| NHL totals | 81 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
[edit] International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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)
[edit] International statistics
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Jörgen Jönsson
- ^ "Jörgen Jönsson slutar som tränare". Expressen. April 20, 2011. http://hockey.expressen.se/elitserien/1.2410133/jorgen-jonsson-slutar-som-tranare. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Former NHLer Jönsson Sets Standard for Team Sweden from NHL.com. Retrieved Feb. 15, 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 |
- 1972 births
- Calgary Flames draft picks
- Färjestad BK players
- Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
- New York Islanders players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden
- Olympic gold medalists for Sweden
- People from Ängelholm Municipality
- Rögle BK players
- Swedish ice hockey players
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
