Jonas Junland

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Jonas Junland
Jonas Junland 2010 1.jpg
Born (1987-11-15) November 15, 1987 (age 34)
Linköping, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Linköpings HC
St. Louis Blues
Färjestads BK
Barys Astana
Lahti Pelicans
Lausanne HC
NHL Draft 64th overall, 2006
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2005–present

Jonas Anders Vilhelm Junland (born November 15, 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Linköpings HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

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.[1] 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.[2] He made his NHL debut on December 18, 2008 against the Washington Capitals in a 4-2 defeat.[3] In the 2009–10 season, Junland was again named an AHL All-Star with the Rivermen.[4] He recorded his first NHL points, both assists, in a 6-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on April 9, 2010.[5]

Although still holding NHL aspirations, on April 29, 2010, Junland signed a one-year contract to return to the Elitserien with Färjestads BK.[6][7]

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.[8] He received NLA Regular Season Defenceman of the Year honors in 2016–17.[9] Junland's final years in Lausanne were awful; he struggled to keep up with the pace of the NL and ended up being a healthy scratch even though the team had only 4 import players on the roster. On January 13, 2020, Lausanne released Junland from his contract. He later returned to his original Swedish club, Linköpings HC.

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 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 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
2014–15 Linköpings HC SHL 55 9 22 31 32 11 2 7 9 4
2015–16 Linköpings HC SHL 51 5 25 30 36 6 2 0 2 2
2016–17 Lausanne HC NLA 47 8 31 39 38 4 0 0 0 4
2017–18 Lausanne HC NL 46 8 26 34 32 — — — — —
2018–19 Lausanne HC NL 31 3 23 26 18 12 0 7 7 18
2019–20 Lausanne HC NL 28 3 10 13 12 — — — — —
SHL totals 288 29 92 121 196 72 13 20 33 64
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[]

  1. ^ "Blues sign five prospects to contracts". St. Louis Blues. 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  2. ^ "Junland named to AHL All-Star Team". St. Louis Blues. 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  3. ^ "Capitals 4, Blues 2". CBS Sports. 2008-12-18. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  4. ^ "Eller, Junland Named to AHL All-Star Team". St. Louis Blues. 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  5. ^ "Blues double up on Ducks on night giving tribute to Tkachuk". CBS Sports. 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  6. ^ "NHL would be sweet for Junland". AHL. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  7. ^ "Junland to FBK" (in Swedish). Hockeysverige.com. 2010-04-30. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  8. ^ "From Linkoping to Lausanne - Jonas Junland reportedly signed with Lausanne HC". swisshockeynews.ch. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  9. ^ "Berne et le LHC honorés par leurs pairs". tdg.ch/. Retrieved 2017-03-01.

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