Jonas Junkka
Born (1976-05-04) May 4, 1976
Kiruna, Sweden
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for HPK Hameenlinna
Espoo Blues
London Knights
Luleå HF
Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik
Syracuse Crunch
HIFK Helsinki
NHL Draft 104th overall, 1993
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 19942004

Jonas Andersson Junkka (born May 4, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, being selected in the 4th round, 104th overall.

Career

Junkka played nine of his ten professional seasons in Europe, the lone exception being when he played for the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League during the 2000-01 season. Although Syracuse was a one-time AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Junkka joined the team while the Crunch were affiliated with the Columbus Blue Jackets. At the age of 29 he played his last season in Luleå Hockey (Sweden) but had to retire at that age due to knee and hip injuries.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992–93 Kiruna IF Division 1 30371032
1993–94 Kiruna IF Division 1 326101634
1994–95 Västra Frölunda HC SHL 190222
1994–95 Västra Frölunda HC Division 1 1831414 50006
1995–96 Västra Frölunda HC SHL 3131420 131016
1996–97 Modo Hockey SHL 1213410
1997–98 Modo Hockey SHL 35551012 10000
1998–99 Espoo Blues Liiga 3444820
1998–99 HPK Liiga 1615616 83148
1999–00 HPK Liiga 5413183172 81450
2000–01 Syracuse Crunch AHL 585141949 20000
2001–02 HIFK Liiga 1823516
2001–02 Luleå HF SHL 3012328 602225
2002–03 Luleå HF SHL 5014555 40112
2003–04 Luleå HF SHL 3202226
AHL totals 58 5 14 19 49 2 0 0 0 0
SHL totals 209 11 19 30 153 24 1 3 4 33

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1993 Sweden EJC18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 1 2 3 0
1995 Sweden WJC-20 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 2 4 6 8
Junior totals 13 3 6 9 8

Awards and accomplishments

  • 1992-1993 U18 EJC Gold Medal
  • 1994-1995 U20 WJC Bronze Medal
  • 1995-1996 Elitserien SM-silver Medal
  • 1998-1999 SM-liiga Bronze Medal
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