Jonas Junland
Born (1987-11-15) November 15, 1987
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
Linköping HC
St. Louis Blues
Färjestads BK
Barys Astana
Lahti Pelicans
Lausanne HC
NHL Draft 64th overall, 2006
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2005present

Jonas Anders Vilhelm Junland (born November 15, 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Linköping 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, Linköping HC.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Linköpings HC J18 Allsv 70006
2003–04 Linköpings HC J18 Allsv 40004
2003–04 Linköpings HC J20 1610110
2004–05 Linköpings HC J18 11651135
2004–05 Linköpings HC J20 3235896
2005–06 Linköpings HC J18 15052
2005–06 Linköpings HC J20 3217234044
2005–06 Linköpings HC SEL 40000
2006–07 Linköpings HC J20 9671326
2006–07 Linköpings HC SEL 4114522 1505520
2006–07 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 40334
2007–08 Linköpings HC SEL 523172042 1643718
2008–09 Peoria Rivermen AHL 7013183152 50116
2008–09 St. Louis Blues NHL 10002
2009–10 Peoria Rivermen AHL 7414304449
2009–10 St. Louis Blues NHL 30220
2010–11 Färjestads BK SEL 415172218 1433612
2011–12 Barys Astana KHL 464111530 71126
2012–13 Barys Astana KHL 300010
2012–13 Pelicans SM-liiga 51126
2013–14 Linköpings HC SHL 44671346 102248
2014–15 Linköpings HC SHL 559223132 112794
2015–16 Linköpings HC SHL 515253036 62022
2016–17 Lausanne HC NLA 478313938 40004
2017–18 Lausanne HC NL 468263432
2018–19 Lausanne HC NL 313232618 1207718
2019–20 Lausanne HC NL 283101312
2019–20 Linköping HC SHL 1303310
2020–21 Linköping HC SHL 519213038
2021–22 Linköping HC SHL 412262819
2022–23 Linköping HC SHL 494101450
SHL totals 442 44 152 196 313 72 13 20 33 64
NHL totals 4 0 2 2 2
NL totals 152 22 90 112 100 16 0 7 7 22

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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