Ulf Peter Jörgen Jönsson (born 29 September 1972) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who last played for Färjestads BK of the Swedish Elitserien. He has represented the Team Sweden 285 times, making him the record holder for most games played in the national team. Jörgen Jönsson is also the older brother of former NHL-star Kenny Jönsson, and the two played 68 games in North America together as teammates. Jönsson was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2019.
| Jörgen Jönsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Jönsson (right) with Team Sweden in 2002 | |||
| Born |
29 September 1972 Ängelholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Rögle BK New York Islanders Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Färjestads BK | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL draft |
227th overall, 1994 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2009 | ||
Playing career
editJönsson started his professional career in Rögle BK and also played one season in the NHL (for the New York Islanders and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim), highlighted by being named NHL player of the week on February 14, 2000.[1] He chose to move home after one season because he wanted to be with his family. Jönsson is a highly respected player in the Swedish national team. During his career, he was the captain of Team Sweden, unless Mats Sundin was available. On 11 February 2007, he played in his 273rd game for the national team, breaking the record held by Jonas Bergqvist, eventually playing in 285 games for the national team.
Jönsson won Guldpucken (Sweden's player of the year) in 1997.
As of the World Championship 2006 he is the only player in history who has won Olympic gold, World Championship gold and the domestic (Elitserien) playoffs during one season.
On 9 April 2009, he retired from professional hockey.[2] Färjestads BK, for whom Jönsson played 13 seasons, has retired no. 21 in his honor.
Prior to the 2009–10 season, Jönsson was named an assistant general manager of Färjestad. Prior to that season's playoffs, he was named an assistant coach of Färjestad. In the 2010–11 season Jönsson continued to work for Färjestad as an assistant coach. After the 2010–11 season, however, it was announced that he had decided to leave Färjestad as an assistant coach.[3]
International
editHe has earned his two Olympic gold medals, two World Championship gold medals and five national gold medals and is one of Sweden's best known hockey players.[citation needed]
Jönsson was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2019.[4][5]
Personal life
editHis brother Kenny Jönsson is also a well-known Swedish ice hockey player who spent 11 seasons in the NHL, playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Islanders.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Rögle BK | SWE.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | Rögle BK | SWE.2 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Rögle BK | SWE.2 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Rögle BK | SEL | 40 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Rögle BK | SEL | 40 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Rögle BK | SEL | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 39 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 49 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 58 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 1997–98 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 45 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 1998–99 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 48 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | New York Islanders | NHL | 68 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 50 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 50 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 2002–03 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 49 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 58 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 49 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 2004–05 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 50 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 48 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 60 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 48 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 42 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 42 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | ||
| SEL totals | 711 | 231 | 304 | 535 | 615 | 160 | 48 | 74 | 122 | 122 | ||||
| NHL totals | 81 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Sweden | OLY | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | Sweden | WC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1997 | Sweden | WC | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
| 1998 | Sweden | OLY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1999 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 2000 | Sweden | WC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2002 | Sweden | OLY | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2002 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2003 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | |
| 2004 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Sweden | WCH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Sweden | OLY | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | Sweden | WC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
| Senior totals | 127 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 68 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "J. Jonsson Named Player of the Week". NHL.com. 14 February 2000. Archived from the original on 5 June 2000. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Jörgen Jönsson Archived 12 July 2012 at archive.today
- ^ "Jörgen Jönsson slutar som tränare". Expressen. 20 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ Sörensen, Daniel (7 February 2019). "Jörgen Jönsson hyllas – med i IIHF:s Hall of Fame". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew (6 February 2019). "Hall of Fame Class of 2019 named". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Former NHLer Jönsson Sets Standard for Team Sweden from NHL.com. Retrieved 15 February 2007.