Jonas Andersson (ice hockey)

Jonas Erik Andersson (born 24 February 1981) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. Most of his career was spent playing in the SM-liiga, the top league in Finland, though he also briefly played for the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Andersson played internationally for Sweden at both the junior and senior level, including the 2010 World Championship.

Jonas Andersson
Born	24 February 1981 Lidingö, Sweden
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Nashville Predators Södertälje SK Brynäs IF Ilves HPK Kärpät HC Dinamo Minsk Vancouver Canucks Ak Bars Kazan Atlant Moscow Oblast Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	33rd overall, 1999 Nashville Predators
Playing career	2000–2015

Playing career

Andersson was selected 33rd overall in the second round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators after playing two years in the Swedish J20 SuperElit with AIK.

Andersson immediately started his North American career the next season playing junior in the Ontario Hockey League with the North Bay Centennials scoring an impressive point per game to be named OHL All-Star Game and earning selection to the OHL First All-Rookie Team. He played the majority of his North American professional career with the Predators' minor league affiliate the Milwaukee Admirals, but played five games for Nashville in the 2001–02 NHL season.

Andersson failed to live up to his draft status since being picked, being part of the poor 1–2 punch that the Preds selected in 1999, following goaltender Brian Finley. He went back to Sweden in 2004, playing for Södertälje SK and Brynäs IF in Elitserien during the NHL lockout.

He then moved to the Finnish SM-liiga, playing for Ilves in 2005 and HPK in 2006 and 2007. He was traded to Kärpät mid-season and subsequently won the SM-liiga Championship. During the final series against Espoo, Andersson was the leading scorer with three goals and three assists in five games. In his first full season with Kärpät in 2008–09, Jonas broke out offensively to lead the team with 24 goals to finish second overall in the league.

On 16 April 2009, Andersson left the SM-liiga after four seasons and signed a one-year contract with HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League.[1] In just 30 games with Dinamo he, posted 20 points on a checking line, earning a selection to make his senior international debut at the 2010 IIHF World Championship. Impressive two-way play made Jonas a standout on the Swedish team with a team leading 6 goals to help capture the Bronze medal.

On 1 July 2010, Andersson signed as a free agent on a one-year contract to return to the Nashville Predators of the NHL after seven seasons,[2] however prior to his return with the Predators he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks along with Ryan Parent in exchange for Shane O'Brien and Dan Gendur.[3]

Andersson was recalled to the NHL to play for the Canucks in a home game against the Anaheim Ducks on 8 December 2010. It was his first game in the NHL since the 2001–02 NHL season when he skated in five games for the Predators.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	AIK	J20		33	14	16	30	32		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	AIK	J20		16	3	7	10	18		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	North Bay Centennials	OHL		67	31	36	67	27		6	2	2	4	2
1999–00	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		2	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	2
2000–01	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		52	6	7	13	44		5	0	0	0	2
2001–02	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		71	13	17	30	19		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Nashville Predators	NHL		5	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		49	7	4	11	12		5	0	1	1	4
2004–05	Leksands IF	Allsv		27	5	1	6	22		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Södertälje SK	SEL		34	0	4	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Brynäs IF	SEL		7	2	0	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Ilves	SM-l		48	8	10	18	26		4	2	0	2	0
2006–07	HPK	SM-l		23	6	7	13	20		9	0	1	1	8
2007–08	HPK	SM-l		42	11	13	24	42		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Kärpät	SM-l		13	1	7	8	4		10	3	7	10	4
2008–09	Kärpät	SM-l		56	24	33	57	54		15	6	4	10	10
2009–10	HC Dinamo Minsk	KHL		30	7	13	20	12		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Manitoba Moose	AHL		20	5	6	11	16		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL		7	1	3	4	0		3	0	0	0	0
2011–12	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		54	15	10	25	24		12	1	1	2	2
2012–13	Atlant Moscow Oblast	KHL		33	10	7	17	6		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL		10	2	1	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk	KHL		22	7	5	12	6		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Kloten Flyers	NLA		5	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l totals				182	50	70	120	146		38	11	12	23	22
KHL totals				156	42	39	81	52		15	1	1	2	2
NHL totals				9	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—

International

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2010 Germany

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Sweden	WJC	4th		7	0	0	0	6
2010	Sweden	WC			9	6	0	6	6
Junior totals					7	0	0	0	6
Senior totals					9	6	0	6	6

References

1. "Dinamo Minsk recruit Swedish Andersson" (in Swedish). Hockeysverige.se. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
2. "Preds sign Jonas Andersson to 1-year deal". Nashville Predators. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
3. "Canucks acquire Ryan Parent and Jonas Andersson". Vancouver Canucks. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
4. "Kesler's late regulation goal, Tambellini's SO marker lead Canucks over Ducks". news919.com. 8 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2010.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Andersson retires