Jonas Andersson Junkka (born May 4, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, being selected in the 4th round, 104th overall.

Jonas Junkka
Born (1976-05-04) May 4, 1976 (age 48)
Kiruna, Sweden
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
PositionDefense
ShotRight
Played forHPK Hameenlinna
Espoo Blues
London Knights
Luleå HF
Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik
Syracuse Crunch
HIFK Helsinki
NHL draft104th overall, 1993
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career1994–2004

Career

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Junkka played nine of his ten professional seasons in Europe, the lone exception being when he played for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League during the 2000-01 season. Although Syracuse was a one-time AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Junkka joined the team while the Crunch were affiliated with the Columbus Blue Jackets.At the age of 29 he played his last season in Luleå Hockey (Sweden) but had to retire at that age due to knee and hip injuries.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1992–93Kiruna IFDivision 130371032
1993–94Kiruna IFDivision 1326101634
1994–95Västra Frölunda HCSHL190222
1994–95Västra Frölunda HCDivision 1183141450006
1995–96Västra Frölunda HCSHL3131420131016
1996–97Modo HockeySHL1213410
1997–98Modo HockeySHL3555101210000
1998–99Espoo BluesLiiga3444820
1998–99HPKLiiga161561683148
1999–00HPKLiiga541318317281450
2000–01Syracuse CrunchAHL58514194920000
2001–02HIFKLiiga1823516
2001–02Luleå HFSHL3012328602225
2002–03Luleå HFSHL501455540112
2003–04Luleå HFSHL3202226
AHL totals58514194920000
SHL totals2091119301532413433

International

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YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1993SwedenEJC18 61230
1995SwedenWJC-20 72468
Junior totals133698

Awards and accomplishments

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  • 1992-1993U18 EJC Gold Medal
  • 1994-1995U20 WJC Bronze Medal
  • 1995-1996Elitserien SM-silver Medal
  • 1998-1999SM-liiga Bronze Medal
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