Jonas Almtorp
Encyclopedia
Jonas Almtorp, born 17 November 1983 in Uppsala, is a Swedish
ice hockey
player.
He played in Brynäs IF
2005-2007, but moved to play with the Edmonton Oilers
in the NHL
before the 2007/2008 season. He never got to play any games with the Oilers though; he only played in the AHL
and ECHL
. Before the 2008/2009 season he returned to Elitserien
to play in Luleå Hockey.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player.
He played in Brynäs IF
Brynäs IF
Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club plays in the highest Swedish league , and has done so since 1960.-History:...
2005-2007, but moved to play with the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
in the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
before the 2007/2008 season. He never got to play any games with the Oilers though; he only played in the AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
and ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
. Before the 2008/2009 season he returned to Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
to play in Luleå Hockey.