Johan Olsson (ice hockey) explained

Johan Olsson
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:181
Team:Stjernen
League:GET-ligaen
Former Teams:Färjestads BK
Mora IK
Tranås AIF
Bofors IK
Södertälje SK
Nordsjælland Cobras
Birth Date:20 February 1978
Birth Place:Karlstad, Sweden
Career Start:1997

Johan Olsson (born 20 February 1978) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Stjernen of Norway's GET-ligaen

Olsson started his professional career with hometown club Färjestads BK and in his first season with the team, 1996/97, the team won the Swedish Championship. The following season the team won the Championship again. But Olsson did not play many games in the two season and decide to leave to club and signed with the Norwegian club Stjernen. Olsson had a really good season in Norway scoring 38 points in 44 games. That made some clubs in Sweden interested of him and he signed with second league club Mora IK in the summer of 1999.But he only stayed for one year with Mora before he signed with Tranås AIF (also a second league club), but he was successful there either and left the club after one year. He then signed with his old club, Färjestad's fram team, Bofors IK of the second league. And finally he had some success. For four years in a rowhe was among top scorers in the team. And in the summer of 2005 Färjestad wanted to give Olsson another chance in the highest league. But Olsson did not take the chance and had a disappointing season with only 6 points in 46 games in the regular season. In the playoffs, he only played 4 games, but he got a new gold medal when Färjestad won their seventh Swedish Championship.After the season Färjestad did not want to give Olsson a new contract and then he signed with Södertälje SK, who plays in Allsvenskan, for the 2006/07 season.

During the 2006/07 Olsson helped Södertälje advance back to Elitserien. But after the Olsson decided to leave Södertälje and he signed with Danish club Nordsjælland Cobras for the 2007/08 season. In 2008, Olsson returned to Stjernen.

Olsson was a member of the gold medal winning Swedish men's national inline hockey teams at the 2007 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships and 2008 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships.

Career statistics

  Regular season Playoffs Qualification
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1996–97FärjestadElitserien20000--------------------
1997–98FärjestadElitserien13000010000----------
1998–99StjernenGET-ligaen4421173812--------------------
1999–00MoraAllsvenskan3074114--------------------
2000–01TranåsAllsvenskan4056116--------------------
2001–02BoforsAllsvenskan45810181861340----------
2001–02BoforsElitserien--------------------103252
2002–03BoforsAllsvenskan401710271420110----------
2003–04BoforsAllsvenskan46171431854152----------
2004–05BoforsAllsvenskan461920391051232----------
2005–06FärjestadElitserien46336840004----------
2006–07SödertäljeAllsvenskan411021312251232----------
2006–07SödertäljeElitserien--------------------100002
2007–08Nordsjælland CobrasOddset Ligaen
2008–09StjernenGET-ligaen43942511812391224----------
Elitserien totals61336850 00420 3254
Allsvenskan totals2918385168 821867134 ----------
GET-ligaen totals87305989 3012391224----------
Oddset Ligaen totals-------------------- ----------

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