Kim Johnsson

Kim Johnsson
Born	(1976-03-16) March 16, 1976 Malmö, Sweden
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Malmö Redhawks New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers HC Ambrì-Piotta Minnesota Wild Chicago Blackhawks
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	286th overall, 1994 New York Rangers
Playing career	1993–2010
Medal record Representing Sweden Ice hockey World Championships 1998 Switzerland 1999 Norway 2001 Germany 2002 Sweden World Junior Championships 1996 United States

Kim Emil Jörgen Johnsson (born March 16, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhawks. He played six seasons for the Malmö Redhawks in the Swedish Elitserien prior to his NHL career.

Playing career

Johnsson was selected 286th overall by the New York Rangers 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 in exchange 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. While the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup that year, Johnsson did not play 41 games for Chicago, and Chicago did not request his name be included among the 52 names engraved on the Stanley Cup. Johnsson never played again after suffering his concussion.

As of 2020, Johnsson has returned to private life. Scott Powers of The Athletic attempted to reach Johnsson, but he declined an interview via his agent; Johnsson did, however, reveal that he returned to full health following his concussion.

International play

Played for Sweden in the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Malmö IF	SWE U20		14	5	3	8	14		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Malmö IF	SEL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Malmö IF	J20		29	6	15	21	40		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Malmö IF	SEL		12	0	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	0
1995–96	Malmö IF	J20		2	3	1	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Malmö IF	SEL		38	2	0	2	30		4	0	1	1	8
1996–97	MIF Redhawks	SEL		49	4	9	13	42		4	0	0	0	2
1997–98	MIF Redhawks	SEL		45	5	9	14	34		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	MIF Redhawks	SEL		49	9	8	17	74		8	2	3	5	12
1999–00	New York Rangers	NHL		76	6	15	21	46		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	New York Rangers	NHL		75	5	21	26	40		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Philadelphia Flyers	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 Ambrì–Piotta	NLA		24	4	10	14	61		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		47	6	19	25	34		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Minnesota Wild	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	Minnesota Wild	NHL		81	2	22	24	44		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Minnesota Wild	NHL		52	6	8	14	26		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		8	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
SEL totals				195	20	26	46	184		17	2	4	6	22
NHL totals				739	67	217	284	406		43	2	10	12	38

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994	Sweden	EJC		5	0	1	1	0
1996	Sweden	WJC		7	1	2	3	6
1998	Sweden	WC		10	1	0	1	4
1999	Sweden	WC		10	0	0	0	4
2001	Sweden	WC		9	4	4	8	6
2002	Sweden	OLY		4	1	1	2	0
2002	Sweden	WC		6	0	1	1	2
2004	Sweden	WCH		4	1	3	4	0
Junior totals				12	1	3	4	6
Senior totals				43	7	9	16	16

Awards and honors

• 2001–02: Barry Ashbee Trophy (Best Defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers))
• 2003–04: Barry Ashbee Trophy (Best Defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers))

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