Johan Björk (born August 28, 1984) is a

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professional

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who last played for

IK Pantern Ishockeyklubben Pantern, also known as IK Pantern, are a Swedish ice hockey club based in Malmö. They currently play in Hockeyettan, the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden. they were reformed in 2019. History IK Pantern was founded in 1959. On ...

. He was selected by the

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in the 4th round (125th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft after establishing himself at his original local club,

Malmö Redhawks The Malmö Redhawks (colloquially referred to simply as Malmö or by past abbreviation MIF) are a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Malmö which plays in the SHL, with Malmö Arena as the venue for home games. The history of the te ...

of the then

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. Björk plays pretty secure defense, but can contribute offensively as well. He is a rather tough defenseman and plays a good physical game. Björk, who is quite agile and mobile, has also a good release and he passes the puck well. On June 6, 2014, Björk left Malmö of the

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for a second time, in agreeing to a one-year contract with Austrian club, HC TWK Innsbruck of the EBEL. He returned to the Redhawks later in the season, and helped the club gain promotion to the SHL.

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* Living people 1984 births HK Acroni Jesenice players HV71 players HC TWK Innsbruck players IK Pantern players Lukko players Malmö Redhawks players Ottawa Senators draft picks Swedish ice hockey defencemen 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Ice hockey people from Malmö {{Sweden-icehockey-defenceman-stub