Andreas Johnsson

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Andreas Johnsson
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Johnsson in 2018
Born (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 27)
Gävle, Sweden
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Winger
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 New Jersey Devils
Frölunda HC
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Draft 202nd overall, 2013
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2012–present

Andreas Karl Johnsson (born 21 November 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Mango", Johnsson was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the seventh round, 202nd overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Early life[]

Johnsson was born on 21 November 1994 in Gävle. He is the youngest son of former ice hockey player Jonas Johnson. Andreas' older brother Jonathan is also an ice hockey player, currently playing for Skellefteå AIK.[1]

Playing career[]

Sweden[]

Johnsson made his Elitserien debut for Frölunda HC on 18 December 2012 in a home game against AIK IF.[2] In his second game, on December 26 at Rögle BK, Johnsson scored his first career Elitserien goal, the game-winning goal in the shootout.[3]

Johnsson made his Elitserien debut with Frölunda HC in December 2012.

On 21 April 2014, Johnsson was named the SHL Rookie of the Year, beating out Frölunda teammates Alexander Wennberg and fellow Maple Leafs prospect Tom Nilsson, as well as HV71's Kevin Fiala.[4]

During the 2014–15 season, Johnsson led Frölunda in goals with 22, also contributing 13 assists for 35 points from 55 regular season games played. On 4 June 2015, the Maple Leafs signed Johnsson to a three-year, entry-level contract.[5]

NHL[]

Toronto Maple Leafs[]

The following season was another sensational year for Johnsson, in which he finished sixth in league scoring and helped Frölunda capture their fourth championship. Having stated this would be his last season in Sweden and wanting to begin his North American development, Johnsson debuted for the Toronto Marlies—the Maple Leafs' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate—shortly afterwards in order to assist their Calder Cup playoff run.[6] However, his stint was cut short, as in his second North American game, Johnsson was hit in the head by an elbow from Albany Devils player Dan Kelly.[7] Kelly was suspended ten games for the play and Johnsson would not play another game that season.[8]

Johnsson with the Toronto Marlies, participating in the 2018 AHL All-Star Game

During the 2017–18 season, Johnsson was named to the 2018 AHL All-Star Game as a replacement for fellow Maple Leafs prospect Kasperi Kapanen, who was called up to the NHL.[9] On 13 March 2018, Johnsson was called up to the Maple Leafs alongside Calle Rosén.[9] While Rosén was sent back down, Johnsson made his NHL debut on March 14 in a 6–5 win over the Dallas Stars.[10] He recorded his first NHL goal in the following game against the Montreal Canadiens, a 4–0 victory.[11] Johnsson recorded his first multi-point game on 2 April 2018 in a 5–2 win over the Buffalo Sabres.[12] Near the conclusion of the 2017–18 regular season, Johnsson was selected for the AHL's Second All-Star team.[13] Johnsson made his NHL playoff debut during the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Boston Bruins and recorded his first playoff goal on April 21 to help the Leafs win 4–3.[14] After the Leafs were eliminated from the playoffs, Johnsson was sent down to the Marlies to help them in their 2018 Calder Cup playoff run.[15] After leading all players in points during the playoffs, Johnsson was awarded the Jack Butterfield Trophy as MVP of the Calder Cup.[16][17] As a restricted free agent entering the off-season, Johnsson accepted his qualifying offer from the Maple Leafs, signing a one-year, two-way contract worth $787,500.[18]

Following a successful training camp, Johnsson began the 2018–19 season with the Maple Leafs in the NHL.[19] On November 24, in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Johnsson scored his first career NHL hat-trick by scoring three goals in the first period to lead the Leafs to a 6–0 win.[20]

On 28 June 2019, after scoring 20 goals and 43 points, Johnsson signed a new four-year, $13.6 million contract with the Maple Leafs worth an average annual value of $3.4 million.[21]

New Jersey Devils[]

On 10 October 2020, Johnsson was traded by the Maple Leafs to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Joey Anderson.[22]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Frölunda HC J18 12 9 9 18 8 — — — — —
2010–11 Frölunda HC J18 Allsv 15 14 13 27 18 5 3 1 4 2
2010–11 Frölunda HC J20 30 9 5 14 4 3 0 1 1 0
2011–12 Frölunda HC J18 3 3 5 8 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Frölunda HC J18 Allsv 3 6 0 6 2 4 2 4 6 4
2011–12 Frölunda HC J20 42 19 13 32 75 2 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Frölunda HC J20 42 23 31 54 54 4 1 1 2 12
2012–13 Frölunda HC SEL 7 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Frölunda HC J20 4 1 4 5 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Frölunda HC SHL 44 15 9 24 2 7 1 0 1 4
2014–15 Frölunda HC SHL 55 22 13 35 34 8 2 2 4 4
2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL 52 19 25 44 20 16 2 2 4 8
2015–16 Toronto Marlies AHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Toronto Marlies AHL 75 20 27 47 42 11 6 0 6 13
2017–18 Toronto Marlies AHL 54 26 28 54 53 16 10 14 24 4
2017–18 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 9 2 1 3 0 6 1 1 2 2
2018–19 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 73 20 23 43 32 7 1 3 4 0
2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 43 8 13 21 14 1 0 0 0 0
2020–21 New Jersey Devils NHL 50 5 6 11 12 — — — — —
NHL totals 175 35 43 78 58 14 2 4 6 2

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Sweden WJC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3 3 6 6
Junior totals 7 3 3 6 6

Awards and honors[]

Johnsson with the AHL's Jack Butterfield Award as playoff MVP in 2018.
Award Year
SHL
Rookie of the Year 2014 [23]
Le Mat Trophy 2016 [24]
CHL
Champions 2016
AHL
All-Star Game 2018 [13]
Second All-Star Team 2018
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy 2018
Calder Cup 2018 [25]

References[]

  1. ^ "JONATHAN JOHNSON". eliteprospects.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. ^ Rylander, Johan (18 December 2012). "Förlust – men junioren njöt". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  3. ^ Magné, Joakim (26 December 2012). "Jag har övat lite på träningarna..." Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Andreas Johnson årets rookie". 20 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Maple Leafs sign Johnson; re-sign Brennan". Official Website of the Toronto Maple Leafs. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Andreas Johnson makes his debut in Marlies OT loss". 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  7. ^ Pack, Joe (10 May 2016). "Maple Leafs prospect Andreas Johnson helped off ice after big hit". sportsnet.ca. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  8. ^ McKenna, Ryan (12 May 2016). "Devils' Kelly suspended 10 games for hit on Marlies' Johnson". sportsnet.ca. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Maple Leafs Recall Andreas Johnsson and Calle Rosen". NHL.com. 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  10. ^ McCarthy, Dave (14 March 2018). "Stars at Maple Leafs preview". NHL.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  11. ^ Zwolinski, Mark (18 March 2018). "Leafs' Andreas Johnsson has a wall-to-wall smile after first NHL goal". The Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  12. ^ Fox, Luke (2 April 2018). "Leafs' Andreas Johnsson making case for playoff roster spot". sportsnet.ca. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  13. ^ a b "2017-18 AHL FIRST, SECOND ALL-STAR TEAMS UNVEILED". theahl.com. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  14. ^ Sporer, Evan (21 April 2018). "NHL playoffs 2018: Maple Leafs squeeze by Bruins, force a Game 6". sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  15. ^ McGran, Kevin (15 May 2018). "Marlies march on with Dermott back on blue line". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Marlies' Game 7 win ends Toronto's pro hockey championship drought". sportsnet.ca. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018. The two goals and assist from Johnsson gave him a four-point edge for the AHL playoff scoring title over Stars captain Curtis McKenzie. Johnsson earned 24 points in 16 games and was named post-season MVP.
  17. ^ @TheAHL (14 June 2018). "The winner of the Jack Butterfield trophy for playoff MVP is Andreas Johnsson! #CalderCup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Andreas Johnsson Accepts Qualifying Offer". NHL.com. 13 July 2018. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  19. ^ "NHL opening night rosters for 2018-19 season". NHL.com. 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  20. ^ "Maple Leafs' Johnsson nets first career hat trick in first period". sportsnet.ca. 24 November 2018. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  21. ^ "Maple Leafs Sign Kapanen and Johnsson to Contract Extensions". Toronto Maple Leafs. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Devils acquire Andreas Johnsson". New Jersey Devils. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  23. ^ Fisher, Justin (21 March 2014). "Andreas Johnson named SHL Rookie of the Year, Will Be Future All-Star". TheLeafsNation.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  24. ^ "Frolunda Swedish champions for 2015/16". norran.se (in Swedish). 24 April 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  25. ^ "Marlies bring a hockey championship to Toronto, win Calder Cup". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

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