Jörgen Jönsson

Ulf Peter Jörgen Jönsson (born 29 September 1972) is a retired Swedish 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.

Jörgen Jönsson
Jörgen Jönsson to the right playing for Team Sweden agains Canada in the ice hockey tournament during the Olympic Winter Games in Utah, USA in February 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

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Men's ice hockey
Winter Olympic
	1994 Lillehammer
	2006 Turin
World Championships
	1998 Switzerland
	2006 Latvia
	1997 Finland
	2003 Finland
	2004 Czech Republic
	1994 Italy
	1999 Norway
	2001 Germany
	2002 Sweden

Career

Jönsson started his professional career in Rögle BK and has also played in the NHL (for the New York Islanders and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim), but chose moving 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 who has won Olympic gold, World Championship gold and the national (Elitserien) playoffs during one season.

On 9 April 2009, he retired from professional hockey.[1] 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.[2]

International

He 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.

Personal life

His 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

Regular season and playoffs

				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

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

• Notable families in the NHL

References

1. Jörgen Jönsson Archived 12 July 2012 at Archive.today
2. "Jörgen Jönsson slutar som tränare". Expressen. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Former NHLer Jönsson Sets Standard for Team Sweden from NHL.com. Retrieved 15 February 2007.