Jonas Andersson Junkka (born May 4, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, being selected in the 4th round, 104th overall.
| Jonas Junkka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 4, 1976 Kiruna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
HPK Hameenlinna Espoo Blues London Knights Luleå HF Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik Syracuse Crunch HIFK Helsinki | ||
| NHL draft |
104th overall, 1993 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2004 | ||
Career
editJunkka played nine of his ten professional seasons in Europe, the lone exception being when he played for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League during the 2000-01 season. Although Syracuse was a one-time AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Junkka joined the team while the Crunch were affiliated with the Columbus Blue Jackets. At the age of 29 he played his last season in Luleå Hockey (Sweden) but had to retire at that age due to knee and hip injuries.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Kiruna IF | Division 1 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Kiruna IF | Division 1 | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Västra Frölunda HC | SHL | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Västra Frölunda HC | Division 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Västra Frölunda HC | SHL | 31 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 35 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 34 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | HPK | Liiga | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1999–00 | HPK | Liiga | 54 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 72 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 58 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | HIFK | Liiga | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Luleå HF | SHL | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | ||
| 2002–03 | Luleå HF | SHL | 50 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Luleå HF | SHL | 32 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 58 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| SHL totals | 209 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 153 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Sweden | EJC18 | 
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1995 | Sweden | WJC-20 | 
|
7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | ||||
Awards and accomplishments
edit- 1992-1993 U18 EJC Gold Medal
- 1994-1995 U20 WJC Bronze Medal
- 1995-1996 Elitserien SM-silver Medal
- 1998-1999 SM-liiga Bronze Medal
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database