Marcus Johansson (ice hockey, born 1990)

Marcus Johansson ( born October 6, 1990 in Landskrona ) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player standing since 2010 with the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League contract.

Career

Marcus Johansson began his career as a hockey player in the junior department of the Malmö Redhawks, for their U18 juniors he was active in the 2006/07 season. He then moved to the youth department of the Färjestad BK, for the first team, he made ​​his debut in the Elitserien, the highest Swedish league, announced in the playoffs of the 2007/08 season. In the following season, the center was able to earn a regular place in Färjestad BK and became Swedish Champion with his team. For this success he contributed five goals and five assists in 51 games in total. From 2007 to 2009 he was also as Players out on loan for Färjestad partners Skåre BK in the third-tier Division 1 are used. After winning the league title with Färjestad BK, he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft in 2009 in the first round than a total of 24 players from the Washington Capitals, but initially remained another year at FBK and was there ten goals and 15 assists in 47 increase games. When KHL Junior Draft 2010, he was selected in the sixth round at position 133 of SKA Saint Petersburg.

In summer 2010, Johansson was ordered by his Draft Team Washington Capitals to North America and was able to in the season 2010/11 right off the bat in the National Hockey League to enforce, in which he was one of the key players of the capital. He also played two games for Washington's farm team in Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.

Internationally

For Sweden, Johansson took part in the junior level at the U18 World Junior Championships in 2007 and 2008 and the U20 World Junior Championships in 2009 and 2010. In the U18 World Cup in 2007 and at the 2010 U20 World Championships he won the bronze, at the 2009 U20 World Championship silver medal with his team. At the 2010 U20 World Cup, he was also captain of Sweden.

Awards and achievements

  • 2007 bronze medal at the U18 World Youth Championship
  • 2009 Silver medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
  • 2009 Swedish Champion with the Färjestad BK
  • 2010 bronze medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
  • 2014 Silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games

Statistics

(End of season 2012/ 13)

Family

Marcus Johansson's brother Martin is also a professional hockey player. His uncle Gunnar was a professional player and now works as a coach.

2009 NHL Entry Draft 2010 KHL Junior Draft 2007–08 Elitserien season Swedish Hockey League 2008–09 Elitserien season 2010–11 NHL season Farmteam 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Sweden men's national ice hockey team 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament 2013–14 NHL season Braden Holtby John Carlson (ice hockey) John Erskine (ice hockey) Mike Green (ice hockey, born 1985) Jack Hillen Dmitri Orlov Jay Beagle Troy Brouwer Jason Chimera Eric Fehr Evgeny Kuznetsov Brooks Laich Alexander Ovechkin Dustin Penner Ryan Stoa Aaron Volpatti Joel Ward (ice hockey) Adam Oates Calle Johansson George McPhee
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