Robin Jonsson (born December 10, 1983) is a

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former professional

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player. He currently plays with

Luleå HF Luleå Hockeyförening, also known as Luleå Hockey, is a professional ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are ...

of the

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(SHL). Jonsson was selected by the

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in the 4th round (120th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

After suffering

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early in his career Jonsson missed almost the entire 2002–03 season. But he did survive the cancer and came back to hockey. After playing with second-league team

Bofors IK BIK Karlskoga is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Karlskoga, Sweden. They are currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, the HockeyAllsvenskan. In 1963, the club IFK Bofors was merged with Karlskoga IF and formed KB 63 (formally IF ...

Jonsson moved back to elite team Färjestads BK, where is played as a junior, in the summer of 2003. In January 2007 he was still playing for Färjestad, but with Bofors during brief loan-periods in the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons. In 2006, he won the Swedish Championship with Färjestad. In November 2007 he made his debut for the Swedish national team in a tournament in

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. On February 16, 2015, Jonsson announced that he was retiring as a player due to injuries.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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* * 1983 births Living people BIK Karlskoga players Färjestad BK players Luleå HF players People from Upplands Väsby Municipality St. Louis Blues draft picks Swedish ice hockey defencemen 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Timrå IK players Ice hockey people from Stockholm County {{Sweden-icehockey-defenceman-stub