Andreas Lars Johansson (born May 19, 1973) is a

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former professional

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player, currently a

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for

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. Johansson played professionally in the Swedish Elite League, Swiss

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, the

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, and in the

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. He returned to Sweden in 2009 where he finished his career. He was an assistant coach for

in the 2010–11 season.

Career

Johansson began his pro career with

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in Sweden. He was drafted 136th overall by the New York Islanders in the

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and played in the NHL for the Islanders (1995–96),

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(1996–98),

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(1998–99),

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(1999),

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(1999–2000),

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(2001–02), and

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(2002–04). In the 2000–01 season he played with the Swiss club SC Bern and after the 2003–04 season he went back to Switzerland where he signed with Genève-Servette HC and played with them for two seasons. In 2006/07 he returned to Färjestad. In 2007, he signed with

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team SKA Saint Petersburg. He played there for one season, but was contracted for two seasons (he did not play in the second season). Johansson then signed with

Leksands IF Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team plays in the top-tier league, SHL, after succeeding through the 2019 SHL qualifiers and thus earning promotion to the SHL. The c ...

of the

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in 2009. However, he only played one game with Leksand before announcing his retirement due to injury. Prior to the 2010–11 season, he signed as

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of the Elitserien. He left the club after the end of the season due to family issues. In January 2011, he was named assistant coach for

of the Elitserien.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johansson, Andreas 1973 births Calgary Flames players Cleveland Lumberjacks players Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Färjestad BK players Genève-Servette HC players Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Leksands IF players Living people Milwaukee Admirals players Nashville Predators players New York Islanders draft picks New York Islanders players New York Rangers players Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden Ottawa Senators players People from Hofors Municipality Pittsburgh Penguins players SC Bern players SKA Saint Petersburg players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Russia Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Swedish ice hockey left wingers Tampa Bay Lightning players Utah Grizzlies (IHL) players Worcester IceCats players Sportspeople from Gävleborg County