Kim Johnsson
Encyclopedia
Kim Johnsson is a Swedish
professional ice hockey
defenceman
who is currently an unrestricted free agent.
in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft
, the last pick in that draft. After playing two seasons with the Rangers, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers
on August 20, 2001, along with Jan Hlaváč
, Pavel Brendl
, and a 3rd-round pick for Eric Lindros
. After four seasons with the Flyers, Johnsson signed a four-year contract with the Minnesota Wild
on July 1, 2006. On February 12, 2010, Johnsson and Nick Leddy
were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks
for Cam Barker
. He played 8 regular season games for Chicago before getting injured. Johnsson missed the remaining 14 regular season games and all 22 playoff games because of a concussion. Johnsson did play 60 games in the 2009–10 season. However, he did not play 40 games for Chicago, and Chicago did not request his name be included among the 52 names engraved on the Stanley Cup. On July 1, 2010 Kim Johnsson became a free agent. As of November 26, 2011 he remains unsigned by an NHL team.
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....
professional 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...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
who is currently an unrestricted free agent.
Playing career
Johnsson was selected 286th overall by the New York RangersNew York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft
1994 NHL Entry Draft
The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Hartford Civic Center on June 28–29, 1994.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
, the last pick in that draft. After playing two seasons with the Rangers, he was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
on August 20, 2001, along with Jan Hlaváč
Jan Hlavac
Jan Hlaváč is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for Linköpings HC of the Swedish Elitserien.- Playing career :...
, Pavel Brendl
Pavel Brendl
Pavel Brendl is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of the KHL.-Playing career:...
, and a 3rd-round pick for Eric Lindros
Eric Lindros
Eric Bryan Lindros is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. Lindros played junior hockey in the OHL for the Oshawa Generals prior to being selected first overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques...
. After four seasons with the Flyers, Johnsson signed a four-year contract with the Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
on July 1, 2006. On February 12, 2010, Johnsson and Nick Leddy
Nick Leddy
Nick Leddy is an American professional ice hockey defenseman, currently playing with the Chicago Blackhawks organization. He was drafted in the 1st round, 16th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. According to projections, Leddy has enormous potential as an offensive...
were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
for Cam Barker
Cam Barker
Cameron Barker is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League . He was selected third overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks and spent four seasons with the club before being traded to the Wild in 2010...
. He played 8 regular season games for Chicago before getting injured. Johnsson missed the remaining 14 regular season games and all 22 playoff games because of a concussion. Johnsson did play 60 games in the 2009–10 season. However, he did not play 40 games for Chicago, and Chicago did not request his name be included among the 52 names engraved on the Stanley Cup. On July 1, 2010 Kim Johnsson became a free agent. As of November 26, 2011 he remains unsigned by an NHL team.
Awards
- 2001–02: Barry Ashbee Trophy (Best Defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers)Philadelphia FlyersThe Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
) - 2003–04: Barry Ashbee Trophy (Best Defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers)Philadelphia FlyersThe Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
)
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Malmö Redhawks Malmö Redhawks The Malmö Redhawks is an ice hockey club from Malmö, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Malmö has played 16 seasons in the top Swedish league Elitserien .-History:... |
SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 38 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 49 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 45 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Malmö Redhawks | SEL | 49 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1999–00 | New York Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of 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... |
76 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | New York Rangers | NHL | 75 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 82 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Ambri-Piotta HC Ambri-Piotta Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta is a Swiss professional ice hockey club and a member of the National League A. The club was founded September 19, 1937 and is also known as "Bianco-Blu"... |
NLA | 24 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 47 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... |
NHL | 76 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 80 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 NHL season The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the... |
Minnesota Wild | NHL | 81 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 NHL season The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010... |
Minnesota Wild | NHL | 52 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10... |
NHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 739 | 67 | 217 | 284 | 406 | 43 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 38 | ||||
International play
- 2002 – Played for Sweden in the XIX Olympic Winter Games2002 Winter OlympicsThe 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...