Jonas Andersson Junkka

Jonas Andersson Junkka (born May 4, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1993 NHL entry draft, being selected in the 4th round, 104th overall.

Career Junkka played nine of his ten professional seasons in Europe, the lone exception being when he played for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League during the 2000-01 season. Although Syracuse was a one-time AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Junkka joined the team while the Crunch were affiliated with the Columbus Blue Jackets. At the age of 29 he played his last season in Luleå Hockey (Sweden) but had to retire at that age due to knee and hip injuries.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93 Kiruna IF Division 1 30 3 7 10 32 — — — — — 1993–94 Kiruna IF Division 1 32 6 10 16 34 — — — — — 1994–95 Västra Frölunda HC SHL 19 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 1994–95 Västra Frölunda HC Division 1 18 3 1 4 14 5 0 0 0 6 1995–96 Västra Frölunda HC SHL 31 3 1 4 20 13 1 0 1 6 1996–97 Modo Hockey SHL 12 1 3 4 10 — — — — — 1997–98 Modo Hockey SHL 35 5 5 10 12 1 0 0 0 0 1998–99 Espoo Blues Liiga 34 4 4 8 20 — — — — — 1998–99 HPK Liiga 16 1 5 6 16 8 3 1 4 8 1999–00 HPK Liiga 54 13 18 31 72 8 1 4 5 0 2000–01 Syracuse Crunch AHL 58 5 14 19 49 2 0 0 0 0 2001–02 HIFK Liiga 18 2 3 5 16 — — — — — 2001–02 Luleå HF SHL 30 1 2 3 28 6 0 2 2 25 2002–03 Luleå HF SHL 50 1 4 5 55 4 0 1 1 2 2003–04 Luleå HF SHL 32 0 2 2 26 — — — — — AHL totals 58 5 14 19 49 2 0 0 0 0 SHL totals 209 11 19 30 153 24 1 3 4 33

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1993 Sweden EJC18 6 1 2 3 0 1995 Sweden WJC-20 7 2 4 6 8 Junior totals 13 3 6 9 8

Awards and accomplishments 1992-1993 U18 EJC Gold Medal 1994-1995 U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1995-1996 Elitserien SM-silver Medal 1998-1999 SM-liiga Bronze Medal