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Sweden Kenny Jönsson

#19 Rögle BK / Elitserien - 08/09
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Oct 06, 1974
Position
D
Age
48
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Ängelholm, SWE
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Rögle BK
Status
Retired
Drafted
1993 round 1 #12 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Highlights
1-time TV-Pucken Gold Medal 1
2-time Olympic Gold Medal 2
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
2-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 2
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time Olympic Best Defenseman 1
1-time SHL Best Player (Guldpucken) 1
1-time SHL Rookie of the Year 1
2-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 2
1-time U20 WJC Best Defenseman 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1

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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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Rögle BK U16 U16 Elit 39 14 17 31 38 - |
Rögle BK J18 J18 Elit 14 2 6 8 8 - | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 6 -
1990-91 Rögle BK J18 J18 Elit - - - - - - | Playoffs
Rögle BK J20 Juniorserien - - - - - - |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 2 0 0 0 - - |
1991-92 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 - - |
1992-93 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 - - |
1993-94 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 OG 3 1 0 1 0 - |
Sweden WC 7 0 1 1 6 3 |
Sweden (all) International 24 1 6 7 12 - |
1994-95 Rögle BK 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 |
1995-96 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 |
1996-97 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 - |
1997-98 New York Islanders NHL 81 14 26 40 58 -2 |
1998-99 New York Islanders “A” NHL 63 8 18 26 34 -18 |
1999-00 New York Islanders “C” NHL 65 1 24 25 32 -15 |
2000-01 New York Islanders “C” NHL 65 8 21 29 30 -22 |
2001-02 New York Islanders “A” NHL 76 10 22 32 26 15 | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 4 -2
Sweden OG 3 1 0 1 2 1 |
Sweden (all) International 3 1 0 1 2 1 |
2002-03 New York Islanders “A” NHL 71 8 18 26 24 -8 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -2
2003-04 New York Islanders “A” NHL 79 5 24 29 22 25 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -4
2004-05 Rögle BK 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 |
2005-06 Rögle BK “C” HockeyAllsvenskan 29 6 12 18 55 6 | Kvalserien SHL 8 2 3 5 18 1
Sweden 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 |
2006-07 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 |
2007-08 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 |
2008-09 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 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Skåne TV-Pucken - - - - - - |
1993-94 Sweden Deutschland Cup 2 0 0 0 2 - |
2004-05 Sweden EHT 2 0 0 0 0 -1 |
2005-06 Sweden EHT 9 0 2 2 2 2 |
2006-07 Sweden EHT 7 1 3 4 6 1 |
2007-08 Sweden EHT 9 2 1 3 6 -2 |
2008-09 Sweden EHT 6 1 3 4 2 2 |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2010-11 Rögle BK HockeyAllsvenskan Asst. Coach
2011-12 Rögle BK HockeyAllsvenskan Asst. Coach
2012-13 Rögle BK Elitserien Asst. Coach
2014-15 Skåne TV-Pucken Asst. Coach
2015-16 Skåne TV-Pucken Head Coach
2016-17 Helsingborgs HC HockeyEttan Asst. Coach Left team january 10
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
WJC-20
1993-01-04T19:00:00+0000 Sweden U20 @ Russia U20
1993-01-02T19:00:00+0000 Sweden U20 vs Finland U20
1993-01-01T19:00:00+0000 Sweden U20 vs USA U20
1992-12-30T19:00:00+0000 Sweden U20 vs Japan U20
1992-12-29T19:00:00+0000 Sweden U20 vs Czechoslovakia U20
1992-12-27T19:00:00+0000 Sweden U20 @ Canada U20
1992-12-26T19:00:00+0000 Sweden U20 vs Germany U20
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Player Career Totals
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
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
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 2 14 2 6 8 0.57 8 - | 2 5 0 1 1 0.20 6 -
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
Elitserien (SHL) 4 130 16 48 64 0.49 128 3 | 2 13 2 5 7 0.54 16 8
TV-Pucken 1 - - - - - - - | 0
U16 Elit (U16 Region) 1 39 14 17 31 0.79 38 - | 0
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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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jörgen Jönsson (F) 1989-2007 12 New York Islanders, Rögle BK, Rögle BK J18, Rögle BK J20, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden (all), Sweden B (all)
Mattias Timander (D) 1990-2009 9 New York Islanders, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden (all), Sweden U17 (all), Sweden U18, Sweden U18 (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all)
Johan Davidsson (F) 1993-2009 9 New York Islanders, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all)
Steve Webb (F) 1996-2004 8 New York Islanders
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Date Article Website
11/06/2016 Old School Hockey - Kenny Jönsson Hockeysverige.se
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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

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