Roger Johansson Explained

Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:194
Played For:Calgary Flames
Chicago Blackhawks
Färjestads BK
Leksands IF
Ntl Team:Sweden
Birth Date:17 April 1967
Birth Place:Ljungby, Sweden
Career Start:1983
Career End:2001
Draft:80th overall
Draft Year:1985
Draft Team:Calgary Flames

Roger Per Arne Johansson (born April 17, 1967 in Ljungby, Sweden) is a former professional Swedish ice hockey player.

Roger Johansson joined Swedish Elite League club Färjestads BK in 1986, when he left Troja-Ljungby. He played with Färjestad until 1989, winning one Swedish Championship with them in 1988. In 1989 he signed with the Calgary Flames of the NHL who had drafted him in 1985 as the 80th pick overall. He played two seasons, a total of 73 games, with the Flames before returning home to Sweden and signing with Leksands IF. But he returned to the Flames in 1992 after only one season with Leksand in Swedish Elite League. Despite playing 77 games and scoring a total of 20 points with the Flames that season, Johansson decided to move back to Sweden once more, and once more he signed with Leksands IF. He played with Leksand during the 1993/94 season. Johansson also started the 1994/95 season with Leksand. But when the NHL lockout ended on January 11, 1995, Johansson signed for the Chicago Blackhawks. Johansson played only a total of 11 games that season with the Blackhawks and decided to move back home to Sweden, this time for good. When he returned to Sweden he signed with Färjestads BK who he had played with in the 80's. Johansson stayed with Färjestad until 2001, when he was forced to retire due to an injury. But before retirering he won two new Swedish Championships in 1997 and 1998.

He has represented Sweden in three IIHF World Championships (1994, 1996 and 1997), the 1996 World Cup of Hockey and in the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. In Lillehammer he won the Olympic Gold Medal.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1983–84IF Troja/LjungbySWE II1122412
1984–85IF Troja/LjungbySWE II301672090448
1985–86IF Troja/LjungbySWE II325162142
1986–87Färjestad BKSEL31611172071128
1987–88Färjestad BKSEL243111420916712
1988–89Färjestad BKSEL40515203820000
1989–90Calgary FlamesNHL3505548
1990–91Calgary FlamesNHL384131747
1991–92Leksands IFSEL22391242
1991–92Leksands IFAllsv2610162628
1992–93Calgary FlamesNHL77416206250112
1993–94Leksands IFSEL38615215640118
1994–95Leksands IFSEL700012
1994–95Chicago BlackhawksNHL111016
1995–96Färjestad BKSEL3435846831416
1996–97Färjestad BKSEL4681523521435834
1997–98Färjestad BKSEL4612273944102798
1998–99Färjestad BKSEL391111224240114
1999–2000Färjestad BKSEL435131858701112
2000–01Färjestad BKSEL3136934
SWE II totals73824327490448
SEL totals4016513820346465102333102
NHL totals1619344316350112

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1985SwedenEJC50000
1986SwedenWJC71128
1987SwedenWJC72462
1994SwedenOG82028
1994SwedenWC61126
1996SwedenWCH30000
1996SwedenWC61126
1997SwedenWC1001116
Junior totals1935810
Senior totals3535834

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roger Johansson. Swedish Olympic Committee. English. 30 January 2021.