Jonas Karl Rönnqvist (born 22 August 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who played 38 games in the National Hockey League for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim during the 2000–01 NHL season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1991 to 2005, was mainly spent in Sweden, where he played for Luleå HF and Bodens IK. After retiring he became a coach, and was the head coach of Luleå from 2010 to 2014.

Jonas Rönnqvist
Jonas Rönnqvist in 2010
Born (1973-08-22) 22 August 1973 (age 51)
Kalix, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Luleå HF
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
NHL draft 98th overall, 2000
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career 1991–2005

Playing career

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Drafted 98th overall by the Ducks in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft from Swedish side Luleå HF, Rönnqvist played 38 regular season games during the 2000–01 NHL season, scoring four assists and collecting 14 penalty minutes. After spending the entirety of the 2001–02 season with the Ducks' AHL affiliate the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Rönnqvist returned to Luleå where he remained until his retirement in 2005, caused by an injury.

Coaching career

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Rönnqvist coached Almtuna in the Swedish secondary league, almost clinching a surprising promotion to the Swedish Elite League in 2010. That earned Rönnqvist a contract to coach Luleå, his former club as a player.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Kalix HF SWE-3 1 0 0 0
1989–90 Luleå HF SWE U18
1989–90 Luleå HF SWE U20
1991–92 Bodens IK SWE-2 6 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
1992–93 Bodens IK SWE-2 35 10 4 14 16
1993–94 Bodens IK SWE-2 34 15 10 25 24 9 1 1 2 6
1994–95 Bodens IK J20 1 1 0 1 2
1994–95 Bodens IK SWE-2 35 10 5 15 20 8 1 0 1 0
1995–96 Bodens IK SWE-2 26 12 10 22 26
1996–97 Bodens IK SWE-2 32 15 14 29 48
1997–98 Luleå HF SEL 40 6 8 14 26 3 0 0 0 2
1998–99 Luleå HF SEL 41 5 8 13 30 3 0 2 2 29
1999–00 Luleå HF SEL 49 15 24 39 42 8 3 3 6 4
2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 38 0 4 4 14
2000–01 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 13 3 2 5 6
2001–02 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 74 10 18 28 30 3 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Luleå HF SEL 46 10 23 33 28 4 0 1 1 0
2003–04 Luleå HF SEL 50 11 25 36 28 5 2 1 3 2
2004–05 Luleå HF SEL 49 5 31 36 36 2 0 1 1 0
SWE-2 totals 168 63 44 107 136 18 2 1 3 6
SEL totals 275 52 119 171 190 25 5 8 13 37
NHL totals 38 0 4 4 14

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Sweden WC 7 0 3 3 0
Senior totals 7 0 3 3 0
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