Jonas Junland
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Jonas Anders Vilhelm Junland (born November 15, 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently with Lausanne HC of the National League A (NLA), also started a new career as a crowdstarter at his hometown club Linköpings HC.
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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He made his NHL debut on December 18, 2008 against the Washington Capitals in a 4-2 defeat.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009–10 season, Junland was again named an AHL All-Star with the Rivermen.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He recorded his first NHL points, both assists, in a 6-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on April 9, 2010.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Although still holding NHL aspirations, on April 29, 2010, Junland signed a one-year contract to return to the Elitserien with Färjestads BK.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He received NLA Regular Season Defenceman of the Year honors in 2016-17.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 32 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 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 | Oskarshamn | Swe-1 | 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 | Lahti Pelicans | SM-l | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 44 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| SHL totals | 182 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 128 | 55 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 58 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||||
References
External links
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Barys Astana players
- Färjestad BK players
- IK Oskarshamn players
- Linköpings HC players
- Lahti Pelicans players
- People from Linköping
- Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players
- St. Louis Blues draft picks
- St. Louis Blues players
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Swedish ice hockey players
