Kenny Jönsson

Date of Birth: Oct 06, 1974
Age: 52
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

Kenny Jönsson Facts

Player Type: LeaderTwo-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 1993 round 1 #12 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

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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Kenny Jönsson Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1989-1990	Rögle BK U16	U16 Elit	39	14	17	31	38	-
1989-1990	Rögle BK J18	J18 Elit	14	2	6	8	8	-	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	6	-
1990-1991	Rögle BK J18	J18 Elit	-	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	Rögle BK J20	Juniorserien	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	Sweden U17 (all)	International-Jr	2	0	0	0	-	-
1991-1992	Rögle BK J20	Juniorserien	3	1	0	1	14	-
1991-1992	Rögle BK	Division 1	30	4	11	15	24	-	Qualification	5	0	0	0	0	-
1991-1992	Sweden U18	EJC-18	6	1	2	3	10	-
1991-1992	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	12	1	3	4	-	-
1992-1993	Rögle BK J20	Juniorallsvenskan	2	1	2	3	25	-
1992-1993	Rögle BK	Elitserien	39	3	10	13	42	-
1992-1993	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	2	3	5	4	2
1992-1993	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	15	3	4	7	-	-
1992-1993	Sweden (all)	International	6	0	0	0	0	-
1992-1993	Sweden B (all)	International	4	1	0	1	-	-
1993-1994	Rögle BK	Elitserien	36	4	13	17	40	-	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	2	-
1993-1994	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	3	5	8	8	9
1993-1994	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	9	3	7	10	-	-
1993-1994	Sweden Olympics	OG	3	1	0	1	0	-
1993-1994	Sweden	WC	7	0	1	1	6	3
1993-1994	Sweden (all)	International	24	1	6	7	12	-
1994-1995	Rögle BK Lockout	Elitserien	8	3	1	4	20	-
1994-1995	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	39	2	7	9	16	-8	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-2
1994-1995	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL	10	2	5	7	2	-4
1995-1996	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	50	4	22	26	22	12
1995-1996	New York Islanders	NHL	16	0	4	4	10	-5
1995-1996	Sweden	WC	6	0	1	1	8	-1
1995-1996	Sweden (all)	International	6	0	1	1	8	-1
1996-1997	New York Islanders	NHL	81	3	18	21	24	10
1996-1997	Sweden	WCup	1	0	0	0	4	1
1996-1997	Sweden (all)	International	3	0	0	0	4	-
1997-1998	New York Islanders	NHL	81	14	26	40	58	-2
1998-1999	New York Islanders "A"	NHL	63	8	18	26	34	-18
1999-2000	New York Islanders "C"	NHL	65	1	24	25	32	-15
2000-2001	New York Islanders "C"	NHL	65	8	21	29	30	-22
2001-2002	New York Islanders "A"	NHL	76	10	22	32	26	15	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	4	-2
2001-2002	Sweden Olympics	OG	3	1	0	1	2	1
2001-2002	Sweden (all)	International	3	1	0	1	2	1
2002-2003	New York Islanders "A"	NHL	71	8	18	26	24	-8	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-2
2003-2004	New York Islanders "A"	NHL	79	5	24	29	22	25	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-4
2004-2005	Rögle BK Lockout	Allsvenskan	11	3	7	10	12	2	Qualification	2	0	0	0	2	0
2004-2005	Sweden "A"	WC	6	2	2	4	0	3
2004-2005	Sweden (all)	International	10	2	3	5	0	3
2005-2006	Rögle BK "C"	HockeyAllsvenskan	29	6	12	18	55	6	Kvalserien SHL	8	2	3	5	18	1
2005-2006	Sweden Olympics	OG	8	0	4	4	4	0
2005-2006	Sweden "C"	WC	9	3	3	6	6	3
2005-2006	Sweden (all)	International	28	3	10	13	10	5
2006-2007	Rögle BK "C"	HockeyAllsvenskan	14	4	17	21	12	8	Kvalserien SHL	10	1	2	3	8	-2
2006-2007	Sweden "C"	WC	7	1	0	1	4	5
2006-2007	Sweden (all)	International	16	2	4	6	10	2
2007-2008	Rögle BK "C"	HockeyAllsvenskan	34	12	28	40	26	15	Kvalserien SHL	9	3	9	12	0	7
2007-2008	Sweden "C"	WC	5	2	4	6	2	3
2007-2008	Sweden (all)	International	16	4	6	10	10	2
2008-2009	Rögle BK "C"	Elitserien	47	6	24	30	26	3	Kvalserien SHL	10	1	4	5	14	8
2008-2009	Sweden "C"	WC	9	3	4	7	2	13
2008-2009	Sweden (all)	International	17	6	5	11	4	16

Kenny Jönsson Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1989-1990	Skåne	TV-Pucken	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993-1994	Sweden	Deutschland Cup	2	0	0	0	2	-
2004-2005	Sweden	EHT	2	0	0	0	0	-1
2005-2006	Sweden	EHT	9	0	2	2	2	2
2006-2007	Sweden	EHT	7	1	3	4	6	1
2007-2008	Sweden	EHT	9	2	1	3	6	-2
2008-2009	Sweden	EHT	6	1	3	4	2	2

Kenny Jönsson Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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
J18 Elit (U18 Region)	1	14	2	6	8	0.57	8	-	2	5*	0	1*	1*	0.20*	6*	-
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
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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kenny Jönsson Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
New York Islanders	9	597	57	175	232	0.39	260	-20	3	15	1	3	4	0.27	6	-8
Rögle BK	9	248	45	123	168	0.68	257	34*	7	47	8	19	27	0.57	44	14*
Rögle BK J18	1	14	2	6	8	0.57	8	-	2	5*	0	1*	1*	0.20*	6*	-
Rögle BK J20	3	5*	2*	2*	4*	0.80*	39*	-	0
Rögle BK U16	1	39	14	17	31	0.79	38	-	0
Skåne	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
St. John's Maple Leafs	1	10	2	5	7	0.70	2	-4	0
Sweden	7	49	11	15	26	0.53	28	29	0
Sweden (WCup)	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0
Sweden (EHT)	5	33	4	9	13	0.39	16	2	0
Sweden (Cup)	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
Sweden (all)	10	129	19	35	54	0.42	60	28*	0
Sweden B (all)	1	4	1	0	1	0.25	-	-	0
Sweden Olympics	3	14	2	4	6	0.43	6	1*	0
Sweden U17 (all)	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	-	-	0
Sweden U18	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	10	-	0
Sweden U18 (all)	1	12	1	3	4	0.33	-	-	0
Sweden U20	2	14	5	8	13	0.93	12	11	0
Sweden U20 (all)	2	24	6	11	17	0.71	-	-	0
Toronto Maple Leafs	2	89	6	29	35	0.39	38	4	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kenny Jönsson Career Highlights

Season	Awards
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