Jakob Ragnarsson (born September 23, 1999) is an American-born Swedish ice hockey defenceman who plays for Timrå IK of Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He made his SHL debut for Rögle BK at the beginning of the 2019–20 season but was returned to Allsvenskan after dressing for 4 games in which he played only about 3 minutes.[1][2] He was originally loaned from Rögle BK to Timrå IK but it was later decided that he should sign a contract with Timrå IK.[2]

Jakob Ragnarsson
Born (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25)
Mountain View, California, U.S.
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams
Timrå IK
Rögle BK
NHL draft 70th overall, 2018
New York Rangers
Playing career 2019–present

Ragnarsson was drafted by the New York Rangers of the NHL in the 3rd round (70th overall) of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. His father Marcus Ragnarsson is a former NHL defenseman. Jakob was born in California during his father's time playing for the San Jose Sharks.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 Almtuna IS Swe-1 2 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Almtuna IS Swe-1 47 4 9 13 24
2018–19 Almtuna IS Swe-1 37 0 6 6 36
2019–20 Rögle BK SHL 4 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Timra IK Swe-1 29 1 8 9 39 1 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Timra IK Swe-1 43 1 4 5 28 7 0 0 0 6
2021–22 Almtuna IS Swe-1 50 1 20 21 38
2022–23 Almtuna IS Swe-1 51 3 15 18 32 2 1 0 1 0

References

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  1. ^ "Uppgifter: Legendarens son lämnar SHL-klubben efter bara en match – klar för succélaget". Sport Bibeln. October 3, 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  2. ^ a b "Fick lämna – efter totalt tre minuters istid: "Det är klart att jag är besviken över det"". hockey sverige. October 7, 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  3. ^ "Jakob Ragnarsson". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
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