Jakob Ragnarsson Explained

Jakob Ragnarsson
Birth Date:23 September 1999
Birth Place:Mountain View, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:207
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
League:SHL
Team:Timrå IK
Former Teams:Rögle BK
Draft:70th overall
Draft Year:2018
Draft Team:New York Rangers
Career Start:2019

Jakob Ragnarsson (born September 23, 1999) is an American-born Swedish ice hockey defenceman who plays for Timrå IK of Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He made his SHL debut for Rögle BK at the beginning of the 2019–20 season but was returned to Allsvenskan after dressing for 4 games in which he played only about 3 minutes.[1] [2] He was originally loaned from Rögle BK to Timrå IK but it was later decided that he should sign a contract with Timrå IK.[2]

Ragnarsson was drafted by the New York Rangers of the NHL in the 3rd round (70th overall) of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. His father Marcus Ragnarsson is a former NHL defenseman. Jakob was born in California during his father's time playing for the San Jose Sharks.[3]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
2016–17Almtuna ISSwe-12 0 0 0 0
2017–18Almtuna ISSwe-147 4 9 13 24
2018–19Almtuna ISSwe-137 0 6 6 36
2019–20Rögle BKSHL4 0 0 0 0
2019–20Timra IKSwe-129 1 8 9 391 0 0 0 0
2020–21Timra IKSwe-143 1 4 5 287 0 0 0 6
2021–22Almtuna ISSwe-150 1 20 21 38
2022–23Almtuna ISSwe-151 3 15 18 322 1 0 1 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uppgifter: Legendarens son lämnar SHL-klubben efter bara en match – klar för succélaget. October 3, 2019. 2019-10-17. Sport Bibeln.
  2. Web site: Fick lämna – efter totalt tre minuters istid: "Det är klart att jag är besviken över det". 2019-10-17. October 7, 2019. hockey sverige.
  3. Web site: Jakob Ragnarsson. eliteprospects.com. 2019-10-17.