Who is Kenny Jönsson?

Kenny Jönsson is a retired defender from Sweden.

What was the last team Kenny Jönsson played for?

The last team Kenny played for was Rögle BK in the Elitserien.

How tall is Kenny Jönsson?

Kenny Jönsson is 191 cm (6'3") tall.

How much does Kenny Jönsson weigh?

Kenny Jönsson weighs 94 kg (207 lbs).

When was Kenny Jönsson born?

Kenny Jönsson was born on 1974-10-06 in Ängelholm, SWE.

How old is Kenny Jönsson?

Kenny Jönsson is 51 years old.

Kenny Jönsson

#19 Rögle BK / Elitserien - 08/09

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Date of Birth: Oct 06, 1974
Age: 51
Place of Birth: Ängelholm, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Rögle BK
Position: D
Height: 191 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 94 kg / 207 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Player Type: Leader
Two-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 1993 round 1 #12 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
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Jönsson was a defensive with excellent all-around and two-way ability. He was big, yet mobile and a good skater. Had terrific hockey sense and anticipation defensively. Also a great passer and hard shooter, as well as a big leader. In many ways a complete D-man.

Brother: Jörgen Jönsson
Son: Axel Jönsson

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
89-90	Rögle BK U16	U16 Elit	39	14	17	31	38	-
	Rögle BK J18	U18 Region	14	2	6	8	8	-	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	6	-
90-91	Rögle BK J18	J18 Elit	-	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Rögle BK J20	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Sweden U17 (all)	International-Jr	2	0	0	0	-	-
91-92	Rögle BK J20	Juniorserien	3	1	0	1	14	-
	Rögle BK	Division 1	30	4	11	15	24	-	Qualification	5	0	0	0	0	-
	Sweden U18	EJC-18	6	1	2	3	10	-
	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	12	1	3	4	-	-
92-93	Rögle BK J20	Juniorallsvenskan	2	1	2	3	25	-
	Rögle BK	Elitserien	39	3	10	13	42	-
	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	2	3	5	4	2
	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	15	3	4	7	-	-
	Sweden (all)	International	6	0	0	0	0	-
	Sweden B (all)	International	4	1	0	1	-	-
93-94	Rögle BK	Elitserien	36	4	13	17	40	-	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	2	-
	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	3	5	8	8	9
	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	9	3	7	10	-	-
	Sweden Olympics	OG	3	1	0	1	0	-
	Sweden	WC	7	0	1	1	6	3
	Sweden (all)	International	24	1	6	7	12	-
94-95	Rögle BKLockout	Elitserien	8	3	1	4	20	-
	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	39	2	7	9	16	-8	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-2
	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	10	2	5	7	2	-4
95-96	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	50	4	22	26	22	12
	New York Islanders	NHL	16	0	4	4	10	-5
	Sweden	WC	6	0	1	1	8	-1
	Sweden (all)	International	6	0	1	1	8	-1
96-97	New York Islanders	NHL	81	3	18	21	24	10
	Sweden	WCup	1	0	0	0	4	1
	Sweden (all)	International	3	0	0	0	4	-
97-98	New York Islanders	NHL	81	14	26	40	58	-2
98-99	New York Islanders"A"	NHL	63	8	18	26	34	-18
99-00	New York Islanders"C"	NHL	65	1	24	25	32	-15
00-01	New York Islanders"C"	NHL	65	8	21	29	30	-22
01-02	New York Islanders"A"	NHL	76	10	22	32	26	15	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	4	-2
	Sweden Olympics	OG	3	1	0	1	2	1
	Sweden (all)	International	3	1	0	1	2	1
02-03	New York Islanders"A"	NHL	71	8	18	26	24	-8	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-2
03-04	New York Islanders"A"	NHL	79	5	24	29	22	25	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-4
04-05	Rögle BKLockout	Allsvenskan	11	3	7	10	12	2	Qualification	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Sweden"A"	WC	6	2	2	4	0	3
	Sweden (all)	International	10	2	3	5	0	3
05-06	Rögle BK"C"	HockeyAllsvenskan	29	6	12	18	55	6	Kvalserien SHL	8	2	3	5	18	1
	Sweden Olympics	OG	8	0	4	4	4	0
	Sweden"C"	WC	9	3	3	6	6	3
	Sweden (all)	International	28	3	10	13	10	5
06-07	Rögle BK"C"	HockeyAllsvenskan	14	4	17	21	12	8	Kvalserien SHL	10	1	2	3	8	-2
	Sweden"C"	WC	7	1	0	1	4	5
	Sweden (all)	International	16	2	4	6	10	2
07-08	Rögle BK"C"	HockeyAllsvenskan	34	12	28	40	26	15	Kvalserien SHL	9	3	9	12	0	7
	Sweden"C"	WC	5	2	4	6	2	3
	Sweden (all)	International	16	4	6	10	10	2
08-09	Rögle BK"C"	Elitserien	47	6	24	30	26	3	Kvalserien SHL	10	1	4	5	14	8
	Sweden"C"	WC	9	3	4	7	2	13
	Sweden (all)	International	17	6	5	11	4	16

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
89-90	Skåne	TV-Pucken	-	-	-	-	-	-
93-94	Sweden	Deutschland Cup	2	0	0	0	2	-
04-05	Sweden	EHT	2	0	0	0	0	-1
05-06	Sweden	EHT	9	0	2	2	2	2
06-07	Sweden	EHT	7	1	3	4	6	1
07-08	Sweden	EHT	9	2	1	3	6	-2
08-09	Sweden	EHT	6	1	3	4	2	2

Kenny Jönsson Game Log

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	10	2	5	7	0.70	2	-4	0
Allsvenskan	1	11	3	7	10	0.91	12	2	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	2	0
Deutschland Cup	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
Division 1	1	30	4	11	15	0.50	24	-	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
EHT	5	33	4	9	13	0.39	16	2	0
EJC-18	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	10	-	0
Elitserien (SHL)	4	130	16	48	64	0.49	128	3*	2	13	2	5	7	0.54	16	8*
HockeyAllsvenskan	3	77	22	57	79	1.03	93	29	3	27	6	14	20	0.74	26	6
International	10	133	20	35	55	0.41	60*	28*	0
International-Jr	4	38	7	14	21	0.55	-	-	0
Juniorallsvenskan	1	2	1	2	3	1.50	25	-	0
Juniorserien	2	3*	1*	0	1*	0.33*	14*	-	0
NHL	10	686	63	204	267	0.39	298	-16	4	19	1	3	4	0.21	6	-10
OG	3	14	2	4	6	0.43	6	1*	0
TV-Pucken	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
U16 Elit (U16 Region)	1	39	14	17	31	0.79	38	-	0
U18 Region (J18 Elit)	1	14	2	6	8	0.57	8	-	2	5*	0	1*	1*	0.20*	6*	-
WC	7	49	11	15	26	0.53	28	29	0
WCup	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0
WJC-20	2	14	5	8	13	0.93	12	11	0

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Kenny Jönsson Career Totals

League

AHL

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EHT

EJC-18

Elitserien

130

HockeyAllsvenskan

International

133

International-Jr

Juniorallsvenskan

Juniorserien

NHL

686

204

TV-Pucken

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U18 Region

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Kenny Jönsson Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1989-1990	TV-Pucken Gold Medal
1991-1992	Division 1 to Elitserien Promotion (Rögle) U18 EJC Silver Medal
1992-1993	Elitserien Rookie of the Year U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Silver Medal
1993-1994	Olympic Gold Medal Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Årets Junior) U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Best Defenseman U20 WJC Most Assists by Defenseman (5) U20 WJC Most Points by Defenseman (8) U20 WJC Silver Medal World Championship Bronze Medal
1994-1995	NHL All-Rookie Team
2005-2006	Olympic Best Defenseman Olympic Gold Medal Elitserien Best Player (Guldpucken) Sweden All-Star Team World Championship Gold Medal World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2007-2008	HockeyAllsvenskan Most Assists by Defenseman HockeyAllsvenskan Most Points by Defenseman HockeyAllsvenskan to Elitserien Promotion (Rögle) Sweden All-Star Team Swedish Gentleman of the Year (Rinkens Riddare)
2008-2009	Elitserien All-Star Team Sweden All-Star Team World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Best Plus/Minus (+13) World Championship Bronze Medal World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2016-2017	Sweden Hockey Hall of Fame (#115)
2023-2024	IIHF Hall of Fame

Kenny Jönsson Biography and Trivia

Number 19 retired by Rögle BK
Cult/Star player for New York Islanders
Cult/Star player for Rögle BK
Cult/Star player for Sweden

Career transactions
- 2009-06-18 • Announced his retirement
- 2005-04-07 • Signed by Rögle
- 2004-12-20 • Signed to a lockout contract by Rögle
- 1996-03-13 • Traded to the New York Islanders with Sean Haggerty & a 1997 1st round pick (Roberto Luongo) for Wendel Clark, Mathieu Schneider & D.J. Smith
- 1993-06-26 • Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs