Jonas Andersson

Jonas Erik Andersson (born 24 February 1981) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. Most of his career was spent playing in the SM-liiga, the top league in Finland, though he also briefly played for the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Andersson played internationally for Sweden at both the junior and senior level, including the 2010 World Championship.

Playing career Andersson was selected 33rd overall in the second round of the 1999 NHL entry draft by the Nashville Predators after playing two years in the Swedish J20 SuperElit with AIK.

Andersson immediately started his North American career the next season playing junior in the Ontario Hockey League with the North Bay Centennials scoring an impressive point per game to be named OHL All-Star Game and earning selection to the OHL First All-Rookie Team. He played the majority of his North American professional career with the Predators' minor league affiliate the Milwaukee Admirals, but played five games for Nashville in the 2001–02 NHL season.

Andersson failed to live up to his draft status since being picked, being part of the poor 1–2 punch that the Preds selected in 1999, following goaltender Brian Finley. He went back to Sweden in 2004, playing for Södertälje SK and Brynäs IF in Elitserien during the NHL lockout.

He then moved to the Finnish SM-liiga, playing for Ilves in 2005 and HPK in 2006 and 2007. He was traded to Kärpät mid-season and subsequently won the SM-liiga Championship. During the final series against Espoo, Andersson was the leading scorer with three goals and three assists in five games. In his first full season with Kärpät in 2008–09, Jonas broke out offensively to lead the team with 24 goals to finish second overall in the league.

On 16 April 2009, Andersson left the SM-liiga after four seasons and signed a one-year contract with HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. In just 30 games with Dinamo he, posted 20 points on a checking line, earning a selection to make his senior international debut at the 2010 IIHF World Championship. Impressive two-way play made Jonas a standout on the Swedish team with a team leading 6 goals to help capture the Bronze medal.

On 1 July 2010, Andersson signed as a free agent on a one-year contract to return to the Nashville Predators of the NHL after seven seasons, however prior to his return with the Predators he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks along with Ryan Parent in exchange for Shane O'Brien and Dan Gendur.

Andersson was recalled to the NHL to play for the Canucks in a home game against the Anaheim Ducks on 8 December 2010. It was his first game in the NHL since the 2001–02 NHL season when he skated in five games for the Predators.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1997–98 AIK J20 33 14 16 30 32 — — — — — 1998–99 AIK J20 16 3 7 10 18 — — — — — 1999–2000 North Bay Centennials OHL 67 31 36 67 27 6 2 2 4 2 1999–2000 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2000–01 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 52 6 7 13 44 5 0 0 0 2 2001–02 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 71 13 17 30 19 — — — — — 2001–02 Nashville Predators NHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2002–03 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 49 7 4 11 12 5 0 1 1 4 2004–05 Leksands IF Allsv 27 5 1 6 22 — — — — — 2004–05 Södertälje SK SEL 34 0 4 4 8 — — — — — 2004–05 Brynäs IF SEL 7 2 0 2 2 — — — — — 2005–06 Ilves SM-l 48 8 10 18 26 4 2 0 2 0 2006–07 HPK SM-l 23 6 7 13 20 9 0 1 1 8 2007–08 HPK SM-l 42 11 13 24 42 — — — — — 2007–08 Kärpät SM-l 13 1 7 8 4 10 3 7 10 4 2008–09 Kärpät SM-l 56 24 33 57 54 15 6 4 10 10 2009–10 Dinamo Minsk KHL 30 7 13 20 12 — — — — — 2010–11 Manitoba Moose AHL 20 5 6 11 16 — — — — — 2010–11 Vancouver Canucks NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 7 1 3 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 2011–12 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 54 15 10 25 24 12 1 1 2 2 2012–13 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 33 10 7 17 6 — — — — — 2012–13 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 10 2 1 3 4 — — — — — 2013–14 HC Yugra KHL 22 7 5 12 6 — — — — — 2014–15 Kloten Flyers NLA 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — — SM-l totals 182 50 70 120 146 38 11 12 23 22 KHL totals 156 42 39 81 52 15 1 1 2 2 NHL totals 9 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2001 Sweden WJC 4th 7 0 0 0 6 2010 Sweden WC 9 6 0 6 6 Junior totals 7 0 0 0 6 Senior totals 9 6 0 6 6