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Sweden Kenny Jönsson
#19 Rögle BK / Elitserien - 08/09
1-time TV-Pucken Gold Medal 1
2-time Olympic Gold Medal 2
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
2-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 2
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time Olympic Best Defenseman 1
1-time SHL Best Player (Guldpucken) 1
1-time SHL Rookie of the Year 1
2-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 2
1-time U20 WJC Best Defenseman 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Oct 06, 1974
Position
D
Age
50
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Ängelholm, SWE
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Rögle BK
Status
Retired
Drafted
1993 round 1 #12 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs

Jönsson was a defensive with excellent all-around and two-way ability. He was big, yet mobile and a good skater. Had terrific hockey sense and anticipation defensively. Also a great passer and hard shooter, as well as a big leader. In many ways a complete D-man.

Brother: Jörgen Jönsson
Son: Axel Jönsson

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Kenny Jönsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Rögle BK U16 U16 Elit 39* 14* 17* 31* 38* -* |
Rögle BK J18 J18 Elit 14* 2* 6* 8* 8* -* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 6 -
1990-91 Rögle BK J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs
Rögle BK J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 2* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
1991-92 Rögle BK J20 Juniorserien 3* 1* 0* 1* 14* -* |
Rögle BK Division 1 30* 4* 11* 15* 24* -* | Qualification 5 0 0 0 0 -
Sweden U18 EJC-18 6* 1* 2* 3* 10* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 12* 1* 3* 4* -* -* |
1992-93 Rögle BK J20 Juniorallsvenskan 2* 1* 2* 3* 25* -* |
Rögle BK Elitserien 39* 3* 10* 13* 42* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 3* 5* 4* 2* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 15* 3* 4* 7* -* -* |
Sweden (all) International 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 4* 1* 0* 1* -* -* |
1993-94 Rögle BK Elitserien 36* 4* 13* 17* 40* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 -
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 5* 8* 8* 9* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 9* 3* 7* 10* -* -* |
Sweden OG 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Sweden WC 7* 0* 1* 1* 6* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 24* 1* 6* 7* 12* -* |
1994-95 Rögle BK Elitserien 8* 3* 1* 4* 20* -* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 39* 2* 7* 9* 16* -8* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 10* 2* 5* 7* 2* -4* |
1995-96 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 50* 4* 22* 26* 22* 12* |
New York Islanders NHL 16* 0* 4* 4* 10* -5* |
Sweden WC 6* 0* 1* 1* 8* -1* |
Sweden (all) International 6* 0* 1* 1* 8* -1* |
1996-97 New York Islanders NHL 81* 3* 18* 21* 24* 10* |
Sweden WCup 1* 0* 0* 0* 4* 1* |
Sweden (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
1997-98 New York Islanders NHL 81* 14* 26* 40* 58* -2* |
1998-99 New York Islanders “A” NHL 63* 8* 18* 26* 34* -18* |
1999-00 New York Islanders “C” NHL 65* 1* 24* 25* 32* -15* |
2000-01 New York Islanders “C” NHL 65* 8* 21* 29* 30* -22* |
2001-02 New York Islanders “A” NHL 76* 10* 22* 32* 26* 15* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 4 -2
Sweden OG 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
Sweden (all) International 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
2002-03 New York Islanders “A” NHL 71* 8* 18* 26* 24* -8* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -2
2003-04 New York Islanders “A” NHL 79* 5* 24* 29* 22* 25* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -4
2004-05 Rögle BK Allsvenskan 11* 3* 7* 10* 12* 2* | Qualification 2 0 0 0 2 0
Sweden “A” WC 6* 2* 2* 4* 0* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 10* 2* 3* 5* 0* 3* |
2005-06 Rögle BK “C” HockeyAllsvenskan 29* 6* 12* 18* 55* 6* | Kvalserien SHL 8 2 3 5 18 1
Sweden OG 8* 0* 4* 4* 4* 0* |
Sweden “C” WC 9* 3* 3* 6* 6* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 28* 3* 10* 13* 10* 5* |
2006-07 Rögle BK “C” HockeyAllsvenskan 14* 4* 17* 21* 12* 8* | Kvalserien SHL 10 1 2 3 8 -2
Sweden “C” WC 7* 1* 0* 1* 4* 5* |
Sweden (all) International 16* 2* 4* 6* 10* 2* |
2007-08 Rögle BK “C” HockeyAllsvenskan 34* 12* 28* 40* 26* 15* | Kvalserien SHL 9 3 9 12 0 7
Sweden “C” WC 5* 2* 4* 6* 2* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 16* 4* 6* 10* 10* 2* |
2008-09 Rögle BK “C” Elitserien 47* 6* 24* 30* 26* 3* | Kvalserien SHL 10 1 4 5 14 8
Sweden “C” WC 9* 3* 4* 7* 2* 13* |
Sweden (all) International 17* 6* 5* 11* 4* 16* |

Kenny Jönsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1989-90 Skåne TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1993-94 Sweden Deutschland Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2004-05 Sweden EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2005-06 Sweden EHT 9* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* |
2006-07 Sweden EHT 7* 1* 3* 4* 6* 1* |
2007-08 Sweden EHT 9* 2* 1* 3* 6* -2* |
2008-09 Sweden EHT 6* 1* 3* 4* 2* 2* |

Kenny Jönsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 10* 2* 5* 7* 0.70* 2* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
Allsvenskan 1 11* 3* 7* 10* 0.91* 12* 2* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * 0 *
Deutschland Cup 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 1 1 30* 4* 11* 15* 0.50* 24* -* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
EHT 5 33* 4* 9* 13* 0.39* 16* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 6* 1* 2* 3* 0.50* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 3 77* 22* 57* 79* 1.03* 93* 29* | 3 27 6 * 14 * 20 * 0.74 * 26 * 6 *
International 10 133* 20* 35* 55* 0.41* 60* 28* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 38* 7* 14* 21* 0.55* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 2 14* 2* 6* 8* 0.57* 8* -* | 2 5 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.20 * 6 * - *
Juniorallsvenskan 1 2* 1* 2* 3* 1.50* 25* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Juniorserien 2 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 686* 63* 204* 267* 0.39* 298* -16* | 4 19 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.21 * 6 * -10 *
OG 3 14* 2* 4* 6* 0.43* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 4 130* 16* 48* 64* 0.49* 128* 3* | 2 13 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.54 * 16 * 8 *
TV-Pucken 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Elit (U16 Region) 1 39* 14* 17* 31* 0.79* 38* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 7 49* 11* 15* 26* 0.53* 28* 29* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 14* 5* 8* 13* 0.93* 12* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kenny Jönsson Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 19 retired by Rögle BK

Cult/Star player for New York Islanders

Cult/Star player for Rögle BK

Cult/Star player for Sweden

Career transactions
- 2009-06-18 • Announced his retirement
- 2005-04-07 • Signed by Rögle
- 2004-12-20 • Signed to a lockout contract by Rögle
- 1996-03-13 • Traded to the New York Islanders with Sean Haggerty & a 1997 1st round pick (Roberto Luongo) for Wendel Clark, Mathieu Schneider & D.J. Smith
- 1993-06-26 • Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs