Jakob Ragnarsson (born September 23, 1999) is an American-born

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ice hockey

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who plays for

Timrå IK Timrå IK is a professional Swedish ice hockey team based in Timrå, north of Sundsvall. It competes in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), which is the top-tier league in Sweden, since being promoted by winning 2021 SHL qualifiers. Previous season ...

of Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He made his SHL debut for

Rögle BK Rögle BK (Rögle Bandyklubb) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Ängelholm that has been playing in the SHL since the 2015–16 season. Rögle has previously played in the SHL (previously named Elitserien) in 1992–1996, 2008–201 ...

at the beginning of the 2019–20 season but was returned to Allsvenskan after dressing for 4 games in which he played only about 3 minutes. He was originally loaned from Rögle BK to Timrå IK but it was later decided that he should sign a contract with Timrå IK. Ragnarsson was drafted by the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its ho ...

of the

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in the 3rd round (70th overall) of the

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. His father

Marcus Ragnarsson Marcus Ragnarsson (born August 13, 1971) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenseman. His last team was Djurgårdens IF of the Elitserien. He previously played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks an ...

is a former NHL defenseman. Jakob was born in California during his father's time playing for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ragnarsson, Jakob 1999 births Living people Almtuna IS players Ice hockey players from California New York Rangers draft picks Sportspeople from Mountain View, California Rögle BK players Swedish ice hockey defencemen Timrå IK players