Jan Sverker Andreas Salomonsson (born December 19, 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He played 71 games in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals during the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1991 to 2010, was mainly spent in the Swedish Elitserien. Internationally Salomonsson played for the Swedish national team at the 2001 and 2004 World Championship, winning a bronze and silver medal, respectively.
| Andreas Salomonsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
December 19, 1973 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Djurgårdens IF Modo Hockey New Jersey Devils Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL Draft |
163rd overall, 2001 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2010 | ||
Playing career edit
Originally drafted in 2001 by the New Jersey Devils, Salomonsson was claimed on waivers by the Washington Capitals in 2002. Following the 2002–3 season, Salomonsson returned to play for Modo Hockey in the Swedish Elitserien, where he had previously played for many years before his brief time in North America.
On February 11, 2010, Salomonsson retired due to an unhealed groin injury.[1]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Modo Hockey | SWE U20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Modo Hockey | SWE U20 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 38 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 40 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 23 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | EC Ratingen | DEL | 21 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 45 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 69 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 46 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 60 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 1999–00 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 48 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2000–01 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 48 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 31 | ||
| 2001–02 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 39 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 19 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 31 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 47 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 30 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 46 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 105 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 30 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 48 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 83 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 44 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SEL totals | 634 | 147 | 200 | 347 | 710 | 94 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 101 | ||||
| NHL totals | 71 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 4 | 0 ! 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
International edit
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2004 Czech Republic | |
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2001 Germany | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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1993 Sweden | |
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Sweden | EJC | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | |
| 1993 | Sweden | WJC | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2001 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Sweden | WC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | |||
| Senior totals | 18 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 16 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Modos Andreas Salomonsson tvingas sluta spela ishockey". 2010-02-11. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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