Jonas Johansson (born March 18, 1984) is a Swedish former

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player who briefly played in the

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(NHL).

Playing career

Johansson was drafted in the 1st round, 28th overall, by the

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in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded on October 23, 2003, to the Washington Capitals with

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for

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and the Capitals' 3rd round choice in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Johansson started his hockey career with the Swedish Jönköping-based club

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's junior team in 1999 and played with them for three seasons before moving to North America. In total he played 26 games, totaling 15 goals and 19 assists for 34 points in the Swedish junior league. In the Swedish elite league Elitserien during the 2001-02 season, he appeared in five regular games and two playoff games for HV71. During the 2005–06 season with the

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, Johansson scored three points in one game on January 6, 2006, against the

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. In the same season, he also appeared in his only NHL game, going scoreless with the Capitals. After two seasons playing with the Bears, Johansson was loaned to the

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on February 27, 2007. In early May 2007, after playing ice hockey for five seasons in

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, he signed a two-year deal with his former Swedish club

in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. On May 19, 2009, Johansson signed a one-year contract with

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of the

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for the 2009–10 season. On August 31, 2010, Johansson signed a one-contract with

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in Italy for the

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season. After two productive seasons with Cortina, Johansson continued to play in the Serie A, but signed a one-year contract with rivals, HC Alleghe on October 12, 2012. On April 30, 2013, Johansson opted to leave Italian hockey, and signed a contract with Norwegian club Frisk Asker Ishockey of the

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. During the 2013–14 season, Johansson scored at a point-per-game pace with 28 goals and 44 points, to be amongst the league's top scorers. He tenure with Frisk was limited to one season as on May 22, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with German second league club

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. After a season's hiatus, Johansson returned to competitive hockey during the 2018–19 season, agreeing to a contract with Swedish Division 2 club, HA74, on 20 December 2018.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards

* AHL

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champion with

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. * Swedish Champion with

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. * Coppa Italia champion 2012 with SG Cortina * All star team coppa Italia 2012

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johansson, Jonas 1984 births Colorado Avalanche draft picks Frisk Asker Ishockey players Grand Rapids Griffins players HC Alleghe players Hershey Bears players Kamloops Blazers players Lausitzer Füchse players Living people NHL first-round draft picks Ice hockey people from Jönköping SG Cortina players South Carolina Stingrays players SønderjyskE Ishockey players Stavanger Oilers players Swedish ice hockey right wingers IF Troja-Ljungby players VIK Västerås HK players Washington Capitals players Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Denmark Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Norway Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States