Jonathan Pudas (born 26 April 1993) is a

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professional

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player. He is currently playing with

Skellefteå AIK Skellefteå AIK is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Skellefteå. They currently play In the Swedish Hockey League. They play their home games in Skellefteå Kraft Arena, which seats 6,001 spectators. The team has won the Swedish Ch ...

of the

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(SHL).

Early life

Pudas was born in

Kiruna (; ; ; ) is the northernmost Stad (Sweden), city in Sweden, situated in the province of Lapland, Sweden, Lapland. It had 17,002 inhabitants in 2016 and is the seat of Kiruna Municipality (population: 23,167 in 2016) in Norrbotten County. The c ...

, Sweden, to Finnish-speaking parents from

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. Pudas himself does not speak Finnish.

Playing career

Pudas made his

debut playing with

Brynäs IF Brynäs IF is a Swedish professional ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), promoted from the HockeyAllsvenskan, the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, following the 2023–24 season. The ...

during the

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. After three seasons with

, posting a career best 13 goals and 36 points in 52 games during the 2019–20 season, Pudas left the SHL as a free agent and signed a two-year contract with Finnish club,

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (, English: Joker (playing card), Jokers or Jesters of Helsinki) is a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland, which competes in Mestis. Jokerit plays its home games at the Helsinki Ice Hall and Helsinki Halli in ...

of the

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(KHL), on 12 May 2020. Pudas appeared with Jokerit in the

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season, collecting 2 goals and 10 points through 41 regular season games. After an early post-season exit, he returned to previous club, Skellefteå AIK of the SHL, on a three-year contract on 18 March 2021.

Career statistics

Bold indicates led league

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* 1993 births Living people Brynäs IF players Jokerit players Karlskrona HK players 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Skellefteå AIK players Swedish ice hockey defencemen Sportspeople from Kiruna Swedish people of Finnish descent Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Ice hockey people from Norrbotten County {{Sweden-icehockey-bio-stub