Johan A. Andersson

Johan Anders Andersson (born May 18, 1984) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing for IF Troja/Ljungby in HockeyAllsvenskan.

Johan Andersson
Born	(1984-05-18) May 18, 1984 (age 41) Motala, Sweden
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
HockeyAllsvenskan team Former teams	IF Troja/Ljungby SEL Färjestad BK Linköpings HC Timrå IK
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	181st overall, 2003 Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career	2001–2014, 2019

Career

Andersson was born in Motala but grew up in Ljungby. His professional career began with the HockeyAllsvenskan team IF Troja/Ljungby, his youth team, in the 2000–01 season. Showing great offensive skills, he was drafted in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks in the sixth round as 181st overall. He was then elected to the Swedish national junior team for the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

In the 2004–05 season, he made his first appearance in the top Swedish league, Elitserien (SEL), with the Linköpings HC. His statistics were underwhelming, and after two seasons with Linköping, he signed with Timrå IK ahead of the 2006–07 season. Showing significant improvement, he scored 9 goals and 25 points during the 2006–07 season. On April 9, 2009, he left Timrå and signed with Färjestad BK. In April 2010, he returned to Linköpings HC. He left Linköping after one year, returning to Timrå IK ahead of the 2011–12 season.^[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	IF Troja/Ljungby	Allsv		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	IF Troja/Ljungby	Allsv		42	2	0	2	10		5	0	2	2	2
2002–03	IF Troja/Ljungby	Allsv		20	8	4	12	16		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	IF Troja/Ljungby	Allsv		43	13	11	24	94		10	6	2	8	2
2004–05	Linköpings HC	J20		2	0	2	2	4		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Linköpings HC	SEL		29	1	2	3	14		4	0	0	0	2
2004–05	IF Troja/Ljungby	Allsv		21	6	5	11	37		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Linköpings HC	J20		1	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Linköpings HC	SEL		50	2	7	9	40		13	0	0	0	39
2006–07	Timrå IK	SEL		54	9	16	25	56		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Timrå IK	SEL		55	10	10	20	50		11	3	2	5	36
2008–09	Timrå IK	SEL		55	5	12	17	91		7	0	0	0	4
2009–10	Färjestad BK	SEL		55	5	4	9	75		7	0	0	0	4
2010–11	Linköpings HC	SEL		51	3	4	7	49		7	1	0	1	0
2011–12	Timrå IK	SEL		23	1	3	4	10		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Timrå IK	SEL		50	3	0	3	18		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	IF Troja/Ljungby	Allsv		12	0	4	4	8		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	IF Troja/Ljungby	SWE.3		14	1	2	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
Allsv totals				141	29	24	53	165		15	6	4	10	4
SEL totals				419	39	58	97	403		56	4	3	7	101

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Sweden	WJC		6	1	4	5	4
2008	Sweden	WC		9	0	1	1	2
2009	Sweden	WC		9	1	1	2	6
Senior totals				18	1	2	3	8