Jonas Junland
Jonas Anders Vilhelm Junland (born November 15, 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
| Jonas Junland | |||
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| Born |
November 15, 1987 Linköping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Linköping HC St. Louis Blues Färjestads BK Barys Astana Lahti Pelicans Lausanne HC | ||
| NHL Draft |
64th overall, 2006 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Playing career
Junland was drafted 64th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues. Junland played junior with Linköpings HC before making his professional debut in the Elitserien in the 2005–06 season.
On June 1, 2007, Junland signed a three-year entry level contract with the Blues.[1] In his first North American season in 2008–09 he was assigned to the Blues AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen and was named to the Planet USA All-Star Team at the AHL All-Star Game.[2] He made his NHL debut on December 18, 2008 against the Washington Capitals in a 4-2 defeat.[3] In the 2009–10 season, Junland was again named an AHL All-Star with the Rivermen.[4] He recorded his first NHL points, both assists, in a 6-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on April 9, 2010.[5]
Although still holding NHL aspirations, on April 29, 2010, Junland signed a one-year contract to return to the Elitserien with Färjestads BK.[6][7]
After the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Junland was granted a release by Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League and immediately joined Finnish club, Lahti Pelicans of the SM-liiga, for the remainder of the year on October 4, 2012. In 2013, he returned to his hometown team Linköpings HC, where he spent the following three seasons.
On March 5, 2016, he signed a two-year contract with Lausanne HC of the NLA.[8] He received NLA Regular Season Defenceman of the Year honors in 2016–17.[9] Junland's final years in Lausanne were awful; he struggled to keep up with the pace of the NL and ended up being a healthy scratch even though the team had only 4 import players on the roster. On January 13, 2020, Lausanne released Junland from his contract. He later returned to his original Swedish club, Linköping HC.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Linköpings HC | J18 Allsv | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Linköpings HC | J18 Allsv | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Linköpings HC | J18 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Linköpings HC | J18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 32 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 41 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 2006–07 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 52 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 70 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 74 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Färjestads BK | SEL | 41 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | Barys Astana | KHL | 46 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | Barys Astana | KHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Pelicans | SM-liiga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 44 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 55 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 51 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Lausanne HC | NLA | 47 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Lausanne HC | NL | 46 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Lausanne HC | NL | 31 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2019–20 | Lausanne HC | NL | 28 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Linköping HC | SHL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Linköping HC | SHL | 51 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Linköping HC | SHL | 41 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Linköping HC | SHL | 49 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 442 | 44 | 152 | 196 | 313 | 72 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 64 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NL totals | 152 | 22 | 90 | 112 | 100 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 22 | ||||
References
- "Blues sign five prospects to contracts". St. Louis Blues. 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- "Junland named to AHL All-Star Team". St. Louis Blues. 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- "Capitals 4, Blues 2". CBS Sports. 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- "Eller, Junland Named to AHL All-Star Team". St. Louis Blues. 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- "Blues double up on Ducks on night giving tribute to Tkachuk". CBS Sports. 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- "NHL would be sweet for Junland". AHL. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- "Junland to FBK" (in Swedish). Hockeysverige.com. 2010-04-30. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- "From Linkoping to Lausanne - Jonas Junland reportedly signed with Lausanne HC". swisshockeynews.ch. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- "Berne et le LHC honorés par leurs pairs". tdg.ch/. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
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