Magnus "Mange" Johansson[1] (born September 4, 1973), is a former professional Swedish ice hockey player. He was a defenceman and captain for Linköpings HC in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien, and is a former member of the Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers of the NHL and Atlant Moscow Oblast of the KHL
| Magnus Johansson | |||
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 Magnus Johansson playing for Linköpings HC during an away game in the Swedish Hockey League against AIK in December 2013 | |||
| Born | September 4, 1973 Linköping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Linköpings HC Frölunda HC SCL Tigers Chicago Blackhawks Florida Panthers Atlant Moscow Oblast | ||
| National team |  Sweden | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1990–2015 | ||
Playing career
editJohansson started his senior playing career in his hometown team Linköpings HC in 1990. The club was then playing in Division 1 Södra, at the time one of Sweden's 2nd tier leagues, and Johansson who was appointed captain at an age of 18[1] would spend his first seven seasons there. In the 1996-97 season Linköpings HC was coached by Tommy Boustedt, and when his contract ended and he signed with the Elitserien team Västra Frölunda HC, he brought Johansson with him. Despite his relatively small stature Johansson adapted well to professional hockey, and over the following six seasons he developed into one of the league's most productive defencemen.[2] After winning the Swedish championship with Västra Frölunda in 2003, Johansson signed a one-year contract with SCL Tigers of the Swiss Nationalliga A.
In March 2004, Linköpings HC, now in Elitserien, announced that Johansson had signed a 4-year contract and would make his, by the fans, long-awaited return to the club.[3] Once again wearing the captain's C, he led his team to results never accomplished before in the club's history in the following three seasons; a second spot in the league in 2004-05, to the playoff semifinals in 2006 and to the finals in 2007.[4]
In June 2007 Johansson agreed a one-year contract with NHL side, the Chicago Blackhawks. He played half the season with the Hawks that year before being traded to the Florida Panthers for a draft pick.
On July 24, 2008, he signed a contract with Atlant Mytishchi of the Kontinental Hockey League. In April 2009, Johansson returned to Linköpings HC and was again chosen as the team's captain.
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2006 Riga | |
 | 2003 Helsinki | |
 | 2002 Gothenburg | |
| | 2009 Kloten | |
| | 2010 Cologne | |
On 17 September 2011, Johansson scored his 394th point in Elitserien. This made him the highest scoring defenceman in Elitserien history. He had already made the most assists as a defenceman in Elitserien history during the previous 2010–11 season.[5]
Following the 2014-15 season, Johansson announced his retirement after 25 professional seasons.[6]
International play
editFrom May 5–21, 2006, Johansson was an alternate captain on the Swedish team that won the gold medals at the 2006 World Championships and on May 13, 2007 in the bronze medal game of the 2007 World Championships, which Sweden lost to Russia.[7]
Records
edit- Frölunda HC club record for points in a regular season, defenceman (35), 2001–02, 50-game schedule
- Linköpings HC club record for points in a regular season, defenceman (49), 2009–10, 55-game schedule
- Linköpings HC club record for goals in a regular season, defenceman (11), 2005–06, 50-game schedule
- Linköpings HC club record for assists in a regular season, defenceman (41), 2009–10, 55-game schedule
- Linköpings HC club record for goals in a playoff season, defenceman (6), 2009–10
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Linköping HC | SWE.2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Linköping HC | SWE.3 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Linköping HC | SWE.3 | 29 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Linköping HC | SWE.2 | 32 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Linköping HC | SWE.2 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Linköping HC | SWE.2 | 32 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Linköping HC | SWE.2 | 32 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1997–98 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 46 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 48 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 49 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2001–02 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 48 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | Västra Frölunda HC | SEL | 50 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 2003–04 | SC Langnau | NLA | 48 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Linköping HC | SEL | 47 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Linköping HC | SEL | 50 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Linköping HC | SEL | 52 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 27 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Atlant Moscow Oblast | KHL | 53 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Linköping HC | SEL | 52 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Linköping HC | SEL | 55 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Linköping HC | SEL | 55 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Linköping HC | SEL | 55 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Linköping HC | SHL | 49 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Linköping HC | SHL | 48 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| SWE.2 totals | 142 | 20 | 64 | 84 | 66 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | ||||
| SEL/SHL totals | 754 | 121 | 326 | 447 | 334 | 134 | 26 | 36 | 62 | 88 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sweden | WC |  | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2003 | Sweden | WC |  | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2005 | Sweden | WC | 4th | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Sweden | WC |  | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Sweden | WC | 4th | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2008 | Sweden | WC | 4th | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2009 | Sweden | WC | | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2010 | Sweden | OG | 5th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Sweden | WC | | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Senior totals | 75 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 40 | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Linköpings Hockey Club - Spelarpresentation - #7 Magnus Johansson" (in Swedish). www.linkopinghc.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-03. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
- ^ "Historical database - Player Statistics Top 50 - Points". stats.swehockey.se. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
- ^ "Magnus har bestämt sig för LHC" (in Swedish). www.linkopinghc.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
- ^ Mäki, Anders (2007-03-12). Matchprogram LHC - Luleå 12 Mars 19.00 (in Swedish). Linköpings Hockey Club. p. 17.
- ^ Svenska Hockeyligan (17 September 2011). "Statistik - Hockeyligan.se" (in Swedish). Svenska hockeyligan. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ^ "Johansson retires" (in Swedish). expressen.se. 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ The tournament began on April 27, but Johansson, who had been recovering from an injury was not added to the roster until April 30. He was chosen as an alternate captain when the previous captain Kenny Jönsson couldn't compete."Tre Kronor tillför två spelare till VM-truppen" (in Swedish). www.swehockey.se. Archived from the original on September 26, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-13.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Swedish Ice Hockey Association official statistics