Sören Johansson
Encyclopedia
Sören Johansson is a retired Swedish ice hockey
player. Johansson began playing hockey in Ösmo IF, where he played until the 1971–72 season when he moved to Hammarby IF
. He only stayed in Hammarby for one season before moving to Stockholm rival Djurgårdens IF
. Johansson became the first Djurgården player to be drafted in a NHL draft. This happened when he was drafted by the Kansas City Scouts
in the 11th round, 177th overall, in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft
. He was also the third Swede be drafted overall. Johansson played a total of nine seasons for Djurgården before returning to Hammarby for the 1981–82 season. He played there until his retirement from elite level hockey in Swedish in 1983.
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. Johansson began playing hockey in Ösmo IF, where he played until the 1971–72 season when he moved to Hammarby IF
Hammarby IF Hockey
Hammarby IF Hockey was a professional ice hockey team from Stockholm, Sweden, and played at Hovet arena. The ice hockey association of Hammarby was founded in 1920...
. He only stayed in Hammarby for one season before moving to Stockholm rival Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens IF Hockey
Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish...
. Johansson became the first Djurgården player to be drafted in a NHL draft. This happened when he was drafted by the Kansas City Scouts
Kansas City Scouts
The Kansas City Scouts was a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League from 1974–76. In 1976, the franchise relocated to Denver, Colorado and became the Colorado Rockies...
in the 11th round, 177th overall, in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft
1974 NHL Amateur Draft
The 1974 NHL Amateur Draft was held via conference call at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec. In an effort to prevent the WHA from poaching players, the draft was conducted early and in secret. This failed to prevent tampering as information leaked out via agents and other sources over the three...
. He was also the third Swede be drafted overall. Johansson played a total of nine seasons for Djurgården before returning to Hammarby for the 1981–82 season. He played there until his retirement from elite level hockey in Swedish in 1983.
Regular season and playoffs
| 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 | ||
| 1972–73 | Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens IF Hockey Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish... |
Swe-1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | Djurgårdens IF | Swe-1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 1974–75 | Djurgårdens IF | Swe-1 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
32 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 31 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 1977–78 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 28 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 29 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 28 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 26 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Hammarby IF Hammarby IF Hockey Hammarby IF Hockey was a professional ice hockey team from Stockholm, Sweden, and played at Hovet arena. The ice hockey association of Hammarby was founded in 1920... |
SEL | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||