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Kenny Jonsson
Position Defenceman
Shot Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Teams Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Islanders
Rögle BK
Nationality SWE
Born (1974-10-06)October 6, 1974,
Ängelholm, SWE
NHL Draft 12th overall, 1993
Toronto Maple Leafs
Pro Career 1991 – 2009


Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Gold 1994 Lillehammer Ice hockey
Gold 2006 Turin Ice hockey

Per Anders Kenny Jönsson (born October 6, 1974) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player.

Playing career[]

Jönsson was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round as the 12th overall selection in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. After playing with the Toronto club during the 1994–95 lockout shortened season, he was traded midway through the 1995–96 season to the New York Islanders in a player exchange which brought highly popular former captain Wendel Clark back to Toronto. Jönsson has spent most of his career as a professional player with the Islanders. After playing with the Swedish second division team Rögle BK, where he started his career, during the 2004–05 NHL lockout, he announced in the summer of 2005 that he was staying with the club for the 2005–06 season.

Jönsson played with the Islanders from 1996 through 2004. Fans and journalists considered Jönsson one of the most underrated defensemen in the league during his time in the NHL. He played good positional defense and had sound offensive skills as well, but his quiet demeanor and low-key playing style kept him below the radar of some observers. During the 1998–99 NHL season, Jönsson was named captain of the Islanders. After almost one season, he stepped down and ultimately, was succeeded by Michael Peca.

He was voted Best Defender of the Tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics where Sweden won the gold medal. This was quite surprising considering he had spent a season in the Swedish second division, while most of the other players played in the NHL.

His brother Jörgen is also a well-known Swedish ice hockey player.

During IHWC 2006 World Championship, with brother Jörgen initially sidlined by injury, he was named captain of the Swedish national team.

Awards[]


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Awards
Preceded by
Henrik Lundqvist
Golden Puck
2006
Succeeded by
Per Svartvadet
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Trevor Linden
New York Islanders captains
19992000
Succeeded by
Michael Peca


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