Roger Per Arne Johansson (born April 17, 1967 in

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) is a former professional

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player. Roger Johansson joined Swedish Elite League club Färjestads BK in 1986, when he left Troja-Ljungby. He played with Färjestad until 1989, winning one Swedish Championship with them in 1988. In 1989 he signed with the

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of the

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who had drafted him in

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as the 80th pick overall. He played two seasons, a total of 73 games, with the Flames before returning home to Sweden and signing with

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. But he returned to the

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in 1992 after only one season with Leksand in Swedish Elite League. Despite playing 77 games and scoring a total of 20 points with the

that season, Johansson decided to move back to Sweden once more, and once more he signed with

. He played with Leksand during the 1993/94 season. Johansson also started the 1994/95 season with Leksand. But when the

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ended on January 11, 1995, Johansson signed for the

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. Johansson played only a total of 11 games that season with the Blackhawks and decided to move back home to Sweden, this time for good. When he returned to Sweden he signed with Färjestads BK who he had played with in the 80's. Johansson stayed with Färjestad until 2001, when he was forced to retire due to an injury. But before retirering he won two new Swedish Championships in 1997 and 1998. He has represented Sweden in three

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(1994, 1996 and 1997), the

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and in the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. In Lillehammer he won the Olympic Gold Medal.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johansson, Roger 1967 births Living people Calgary Flames draft picks Calgary Flames players Chicago Blackhawks players Färjestad BK players Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Leksands IF players Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey People from Ljungby Municipality Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Swedish ice hockey defencemen Sportspeople from Kronoberg County