- Marcus Johansson (ice hockey b. 1979)
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Not to be confused with Johan Markusson.
Marcus Johansson Born July 16, 1979
Uppvidinge, SwedenHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) Position Defenceman Shoots Left SEL team
Former teamsVäxjö Lakers
HockeyAllsvenskan
Tingsryds AIFPlaying career 2011–present Björn Ola Marcus Johansson (born July 16, 1979) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing with Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL).[1]
Johansson was born and grew up in Uppvidinge, Sweden, with Lenhovda IF as his youth team. He got to play with team Småland in the 1995 TV-pucken tournament. After two seasons with the senior Lenhovda team of the Swedish Division 3, Johansson signed with the Division 1 club Tingsryds AIF prior to the 1998–99 season. The club quickly promoted to the second tier league HockeyAllsvenskan, but after three seasons in the second tier, Tingsryd were relegated back to the third tier league Division 1 prior to the 2002–03 season due to financial problems.
After nine seasons in Tingsryd, Johansson left the club and signed with Karlskrona HK of the Division 2 prior to the 2006–07 season. His defensive play helped Karlskrona promote to Division 1. After one Division 1 season with Karlskrona, which ended with play in the second playoff round, Johansson moved to sign with Växjö Lakers Hockey of the HockeyAllsvenskan. In his second season with the team, the Lakers won the 2011 Kvalserien and promoted to the top tier league Elitserien.
Despite this, and the fact that Johansson stayed with the Lakers team for the 2011–12 season, he has yet to play his first Elitserien game of his career. Subsequently, he was loaned to his former HockeyAllsvenskan team Tingsryd on September 19, 2011. However, two weeks later he returned to the Lakers team.[2]
References
- ^ Eliteprospects.com - Växjö Lakers
- ^ Jonas Gustavsson (2011-09-19). "Tre spelare lånas ut" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers Hockey. http://www.vaxjolakers.se/artikel/3890/. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
External links
- Marcus Johansson's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Marcus Johansson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Marcus Johansson profile at Eurohockey.com
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