Sören Johansson

For the Danish decathlete, see Søren Wulff Johansson.
Sören Johansson
Born (1954-07-11) July 11, 1954 (age 70)
, Sweden
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Djurgårdens IF
Hammarby IF
National team  Sweden
NHL draft 177th overall, 1974
Kansas City Scouts
Playing career 1971–1983

Sören Johansson (born July 11, 1954) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player. Johansson began playing hockey in Ösmo IF, where he played until the 1971–72 season when he moved to Hammarby IF.[1] He only stayed in Hammarby for one season before moving to Stockholm rival Djurgårdens IF. Johansson became the first Djurgården player to be drafted in an NHL draft.[2] This happened when he was drafted by the Kansas City Scouts in the 11th round, 177th overall, in the 1974 NHL amateur draft.[2] He was also the third Swede to be drafted overall.[2] Johansson played a total of nine seasons for Djurgården before returning to Hammarby for the 1981–82 season.[1] He played there until his retirement from elite level hockey in Swedish in 1983.

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1972–73 Djurgårdens IF Swe-1 14 7 0 7 0 12 6 1 7 2
1973–74 Djurgårdens IF Swe-1 14 6 1 7 4 13 6 2 8 10
1974–75 Djurgårdens IF Swe-1 30 12 6 18 6 6 7 4 11 0
1975–76 Djurgårdens IF SEL 32 17 12 29 22 — — — — —
1976–77 Djurgårdens IF SEL 31 26 22 48 4 9 5 7 12 2
1977–78 Djurgårdens IF SEL 28 10 6 16 4 — — — — —
1978–79 Djurgårdens IF SEL 29 7 3 10 4 6 2 0 2 0
1979–80 Djurgårdens IF SEL 28 8 4 12 6 — — — — —
1980–81 Djurgårdens IF SEL 26 8 1 9 2 — — — — —
1982–83 Hammarby IF SEL 13 2 3 5 0 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ a b "1971/72". hifhockeyhistoria.se (in Swedish). Hammarby IF Hockey. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "All Swedish players drafted by NHL clubs 1974-2010". Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved October 9, 2010.


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