Emil Johansson

Emil Johansson (born May 6, 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for Dresdner Eislöwen of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Johansson was selected by the Boston Bruins in the seventh round (206th overall) of the 2014 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Johansson played as a youth within Åseda IF and HV71 organizations. On October 1, 2014, Johansson was signed to a first team contract with HV71 for two-years. After playing his first two SHL seasons with HV71, for the 2016–17 SHL season, Johansson signed a one-season contract for Stockholm-based club Djurgårdens IF. Johansson appeared in 49 games and collected a personal best 7 goals and 17 points.

On March 24, 2017, Johansson agreed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins. He was immediately assigned to complete the 2016–17 season, with AHL affiliate the Providence Bruins on a professional try-out basis. On May 13, 2019, Johansson signed a three-year deal with HV71.

On 19 May 2021, Johansson left newly demoted HV71, and signed a one-year contract with Finnish top tier club, Vaasan Sport of the Liiga.

During the 2022–23 season, his second with Vaasan, Johansson contributed with 24 points through 43 games before leaving the club to join German club, EHC Red Bull München of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), for the remainder of the season on 14 February 2023.

After helping Red Bull capture their fourth franchise DEL Championship, Johansson returned to the Finnish Liiga, signing a two-year contract with HC TPS on 9 May 2023.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012–13 HV71 J20 1 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 2013–14 HV71 J20 42 2 7 9 28 — — — — — 2014–15 HV71 J20 11 0 2 2 10 3 0 0 0 2 2014–15 HV71 SHL 35 0 1 1 12 6 0 0 0 4 2015–16 HV71 J20 2 1 2 3 4 — — — — — 2015–16 HV71 SHL 50 2 8 10 12 6 3 2 5 0 2016–17 Djurgårdens IF SHL 49 7 10 17 26 3 0 0 0 4 2016–17 Providence Bruins AHL 6 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 2017–18 Providence Bruins AHL 53 2 8 10 23 — — — — — 2018–19 Providence Bruins AHL 65 3 7 10 46 — — — — — 2019–20 HV71 SHL 51 2 4 6 28 — — — — — 2020–21 HV71 SHL 45 0 4 4 20 — — — — — 2021–22 Vaasan Sport Liiga 58 6 19 25 63 — — — — — 2022–23 Vaasan Sport Liiga 43 7 17 24 65 — — — — — 2022–23 EHC München DEL 6 0 0 0 4 15 1 3 4 14 2023–24 HC TPS Liiga 23 1 5 6 10 — — — — — 2023–24 EHC München DEL 12 0 2 2 2 9 0 1 1 6 2024–25 EHC München DEL 41 0 6 6 14 1 0 0 0 0 SHL totals 230 11 27 38 98 15 3 2 5 8 Liiga totals 124 14 41 55 138 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2012 Sweden IH18 5 0 1 1 0 2013 Sweden U17 6 0 3 3 10 2013 Sweden IH18 7th 4 0 1 1 6 Junior totals 15 0 5 5 16