Marcus Ragnarsson

Marcus Ragnarsson
Born (1971-08-13) 13 August 1971 (age 53)
Östervåla, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Djurgårdens IF
San Jose Sharks
Philadelphia Flyers
National team  Sweden
NHL draft 99th overall, 1992
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 1990–2010

Marcus Ragnarsson (born 13 August 1971) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenseman who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks and Philadelphia Flyers, and nine seasons in the Swedish Elitserien for Djurgårdens IF.

Playing career

Ragnarsson was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the fifth round, 99th overall, in the 1992 NHL entry draft. He enjoyed tremendous success paired alongside Mike Rathje in San Jose.[1] During a disastrous 2002–03 season for San Jose, Ragnarsson was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Dan McGillis.[2] During the NHL lockout, Ragnarsson retired from the NHL and returned to play in his native Sweden.[3] On 8 November 2010, Ragnarsson officially announced his retirement from hockey due to repeated injuries.[4]

Personal life

Ragnarsson's son Jakob Ragnarsson is a professional hockey defenseman who plays for Timrå IK in HockeyAllsvenskan. Jakob was drafted by the New York Rangers with the 70th pick in the third round of the 2018 NHL entry draft.[5] His nephew Gustav Lindström was chosen in the second round of the 2017 NHL entry draft by the Detroit Red Wings.[6]

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1986–87 Östervåla IF SWE.3 28 1 8 9 — — — — — —
1987–88 Östervåla IF SWE.3 25 3 12 15 — — — — — —
1988–89 Östervåla IF SWE.3 30 15 14 29 — — — — — —
1989–90 Nacka HK SWE.2 9 2 3 5 4 — — — — —
1989–90 Djurgårdens IF SEL 13 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
1990–91 Djurgårdens IF SEL 35 4 1 5 12 7 0 0 0 6
1991–92 Djurgårdens IF SEL 40 8 5 13 14 10 0 1 1 4
1992–93 Djurgårdens IF SEL 34 3 3 6 48 6 0 3 3 8
1993–94 Djurgårdens IF SEL 19 0 4 4 24 — — — — —
1994–95 Djurgårdens IF SEL 38 7 9 16 20 3 0 0 0 4
1995–96 San Jose Sharks NHL 71 8 31 39 42 — — — — —
1996–97 San Jose Sharks NHL 69 3 14 17 63 — — — — —
1997–98 San Jose Sharks NHL 79 5 20 25 65 6 0 0 0 4
1998–99 San Jose Sharks NHL 74 0 13 13 66 6 0 2 2 6
1999–00 San Jose Sharks NHL 63 3 13 16 38 12 0 3 3 10
2000–01 San Jose Sharks NHL 68 3 12 15 44 5 0 1 1 8
2001–02 San Jose Sharks NHL 70 5 15 20 44 12 1 3 4 12
2002–03 San Jose Sharks NHL 25 1 7 8 30 — — — — —
2002–03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 43 2 6 8 32 13 0 1 1 6
2003–04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 70 7 9 16 58 14 1 4 5 14
2004–05 Almtuna IS Allsv — — — — — 1 1 0 1 2
2005–06 Almtuna IS Allsv 38 10 28 38 63 — — — — —
2006–07 Almtuna IS Allsv 32 7 19 26 46 — — — — —
2007–08 Almtuna IS Allsv 38 5 24 29 44 — — — — —
2008–09 Djurgårdens IF SEL 49 12 25 37 38 — — — — —
2009–10 Djurgårdens IF SEL 37 5 15 20 44 16 1 4 5 18
2010–11 Djurgårdens IF SEL 3 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
SEL totals 268 39 64 103 204 43 1 8 9 40
NHL totals 632 37 140 177 482 68 2 14 16 60

International

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1995 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 1997 Finland
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1995 Sweden WC 4 0 0 0 4
1997 Sweden WC 11 2 1 3 10
1998 Sweden OLY 4 0 1 1 0
2002 Sweden OLY 4 0 2 2 2
2004 Sweden WCH 3 0 0 0 0
Senior totals 26 2 1 3 16

References

  1. ^ Cooper, Tony (4 November 2000). "Ragnarsson Will Be Missed / Sharks defenseman's key contributions overlooked at times". SFGATE. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Flyers Acquire Defenseman Marcus Ragnarsson For Dan McGillis". Philadelphia Flyers. 6 December 2002. Archived from the original on 8 December 2002. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Timander och Ragnarsson kan stanna i Sverige". Expressen.se (in Swedish). 24 July 2005. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ^ Ek, Mattias (8 November 2010). "Ragnarsson: "Man blir påmind konstant"". Expressen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Jakob Ragnarsson". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  6. ^ Regner, Arthur J. (24 August 2018). "By the Numbers Prospects: Gustav Lindstrom". NHL.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  7. ^ "NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2001". NHL.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2024.