Jonas Ahnelöv Explained

Jonas Ahnelöv
Birth Date:11 December 1987
Birth Place:Huddinge, Sweden
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:220
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Team:Free agent
Former Teams:Frölunda HC
San Antonio Rampage
Modo Hockey
Avangard Omsk
Rögle BK
Leksands IF
HC Slovan Bratislava
Ntl Team:SWE
Draft:88th overall
Draft Year:2006
Draft Team:Phoenix Coyotes
Career Start:2005

Jonas Peter Ahnelöv (born 11 December 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a free agent. He was originally selected by the Phoenix Coyotes, 88th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

After his entry-level contract with the Coyotes was concluded he returned to the Swedish Hockey League. He later re-joined for his second stint with Modo Hockey from Frölunda HC on 29 April 2014.[1]

On 20 May 2015 Ahnelöv signed a lucrative one-year contract with Russian club, Avangard Omsk of the KHL. After his first year in the KHL, he signed another two-year contract with Avangard.[2]

At the conclusion of his three-year tenure with Avangard, Ahnelöv opted to return to his native Sweden, securing a one-year deal with Rögle BK for the 2018–19 season, on 6 September 2018.[3] In his lone season with Rögle, Ahnelöv contributed with 3 goals and 7 points in 39 games from the blueline.

On 1 May 2019 Ahnelöv continued in Sweden, signing as a free agent on a two-year contract with newly promoted Leksands IF.[4]

International play

He played for Team Sweden at the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Mora and Leksand, Sweden.He also represented his country at the 2014 and 2015 World Championship in Minsk and the Czech Republic and the 2018 Olympic Games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04Huddinge IKJ18 Allsv6 0 3 3 8
2003–04Huddinge IKJ209 0 1 1 6
2004–05Huddinge IKJ18 Allsv2 0 0 0 2
2004–05Huddinge IKJ2029 3 3 6 943 0 0 0 2
2005–06Frölunda HCJ2029 4 11 15 847 2 4 6 22
2005–06Frölunda HCSEL15 0 0 0 2
2006–07Frölunda HCJ209 4 5 9 228 2 3 5 8
2006–07Frölunda HCSEL46 1 3 4 20
2007–08Frölunda HCSEL51 3 4 7 306 0 0 0 0
2007–08Borås HCAllsv1 0 0 0 0
2008–09San Antonio RampageAHL43 1 6 7 35
2009–10San Antonio RampageAHL11 0 1 1 2
2010–11San Antonio RampageAHL42 2 2 4 10
2011–12Modo HockeySEL54 2 9 11 166 0 0 0 0
2012–13Modo Hockey SEL53 2 6 8 225 1 0 1 2
2013–14Frölunda HCSHL52 5 9 14 617 0 2 2 2
2014–15Modo Hockey SHL37 3 8 11 12
2015–16Avangard OmskKHL54 2 7 9 87 0 1 1 2
2016–17Avangard OmskKHL44 4 6 10 2812 3 2 5 4
2017–18Avangard OmskKHL42 3 7 10 8
2018–19Rögle BKSHL39 3 4 7 20
2019–20Leksands IFSHL37 7 9 16 8
2020–21Leksands IFSHL40 6 9 15 144 0 0 0 0
2021–22Leksands IFSHL38 1 7 8 153 0 2 2 0
2022–23Leksands IFSHL48 2 6 8 183 0 0 0 4
SHL totals510 35 74 109 23834 1 4 5 8
KHL totals140 9 20 29 4419 3 3 6 6

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2007SwedenWJC4th70116
2014SwedenWC30000
2015SwedenWC5th70114
2018SwedenOG5th30002
Junior totals70116
Senior totals130116

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jonas Ahnelov back in Modo . . 2014-04-29 . 2014-04-29 . Swedish .
  2. Web site: Omsk sign Swedish defender Jonas Ahnelov . . Russian . 2015-05-20 . 2015-05-20.
  3. Web site: . Swedish . Jonas Ahnelov signs with Rogle . 2018-09-06 . 2018-09-06.
  4. Web site: Jonas Ahnelov to Leksands . . 1 May 2019 . 1 May 2019 . Swedish.