Sören Johansson (born July 11, 1954) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. Johansson began playing hockey in Ösmo IF, where he played until the 1971–72 season when he moved to Hammarby IF.[1] He only stayed in Hammarby for one season before moving to Stockholm rival Djurgårdens IF. Johansson became the first Djurgården player to be drafted in an NHL draft.[2] This happened when he was drafted by the Kansas City Scouts in the 11th round, 177th overall, in the 1974 NHL amateur draft.[2] He was also the third Swede to be drafted overall.[2] Johansson played a total of nine seasons for Djurgården before returning to Hammarby for the 1981–82 season.[1] He played there until his retirement from elite level hockey in Swedish in 1983.
| Sören Johansson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 11, 1954 , Sweden | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Djurgårdens IF Hammarby IF | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL draft |
177th overall, 1974 Kansas City Scouts | ||
| Playing career | 1971–1983 | ||
Regular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1972–73 | Djurgårdens IF | Swe-1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | Djurgårdens IF | Swe-1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1974–75 | Djurgårdens IF | Swe-1 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 32 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 31 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 28 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 29 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 28 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 26 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Hammarby IF | SEL | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "1971/72". hifhockeyhistoria.se (in Swedish). Hammarby IF Hockey. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "All Swedish players drafted by NHL clubs 1974-2010". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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