Marcus Johansson (ice hockey, born 1990)

Marcus Johansson
With the Capitals in 2012.
Born	October 6, 1990 Landskrona, SWE
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre/Winger
Shoots	Left
NHL team Former teams	Washington Capitals Färjestad BK
National team	Sweden
NHL Draft	24th overall, 2009 Washington Capitals
Playing career	2007–present

Marcus Lars Johansson (born October 6, 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player^[1] currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Capitals in the first round, 24th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

In 2008–09, Johansson was part of the Färjestad BK team that became Swedish champions.

On May 17, 2010, Johansson was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Capitals. He recorded his first NHL goal on October 19, 2010 against Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins. Johansson is nicknamed "Mackan" and "MoJo" by fans and comes from a hockey family.^[2]

Playing career

Swedish career

In the 2005–06 season, Johansson recorded seven assists in 12 games for the IF Malmö in the under-18 HockeyAllsvenskan, Sweden's second-highest level of professional hockey. He also tallied four assists in six playoff games.

In 2006–07, Johanssson played for Färjestad BK' under-18 team and scored five goals with nine assists, with eight penalties-in-minutes (PIM), in 12 games. In eight playoff games, he scored seven goals with three assists. In Sweden's under-17 TV-pucken tournament, he played eight games for Skåne and had five goals with five assists, including 41 PIM.

In 2007–08, Johansson split his second season with the Färjestad between their U18 team and on loan to Skåre in Sweden's third division before making his Elitserien debut in the playoffs. Johansson went scoreless three games, however, in the SEL playoffs. In 19 games with Skåre's senior team, he scored two goals and ten assists. He also scored 12 goals with 26 assists for Färjestad's U18 team. In the U18 playoffs, he scored four goals with eight assists in eight games.

In the 2008–09 season, Johansson saw limited ice time in his first full Elitserien season, as Färjestad won the regular season and playoff championships. He scored five goals with five assists and was +4 in 45 games while averaging just less than 10 minutes of ice time per game. In the playoffs, he played in six of the team's 13 games and was a –1, averaging 7:23 minutes of ice time. Johansson was also loaned again to Skåre in Sweden's third league, where he scored five goals with five assists in ten games with the club.

At the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Johansson was selected 24th overall by the Washington Capitals. Remaining in Sweden for the 2009–10 season, Johansson moved from winger to center in his second year with Färjestads and saw increased playing time with the Karlstad-based club. His ten goals were tied for fourth on the team, and he added ten assists in 42 games while averaging just over 14 minutes of ice time per game. For the season, he finished with an even plus-minus and just 10 PIM. Färjestads slipped to fifth, however, in the 12-team league and fell to Skellefteå AIK in a seven-game series in the first round of the playoffs. Johansson had five assists and was an even plus-minus in the playoffs. In May 2010, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Capitals.

NHL career

In his rookie season, in 2010–11, Johansson was a regular in Washington's lineup, typically centering the second or third lines. He played an average of 14:43 in 69 games, netting 13 goals and 14 assists. Following the 2014–15 NHL season Johansson became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Washington Capitals made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights and, on July 5, 2015, Johansson filed for Salary Arbitration.^[3]

International play

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Sweden
Winter Olympics
	2014 Sochi
World Junior Championships
	2009 Canada
	2010 Canada

Johansson first represented Sweden with the nation's under-18 team at the IIHF World U18 Championship, recording four assists and a plus-minus rating of +5 in six games. The Swedes defeated Canada 8–3 in the bronze medal game. Johansson was again selected for Sweden's under-18 team in the IIHF World U18 Championship. In six games, he scored three goals, provided two assists and was a +3 as Sweden advanced to the bronze medal game for the second-straight year, but was beaten out by the United States, 6–3.

Johansson then played for the Swedish junior team at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, scoring two goals and finishing +5 in six games as Sweden reached the tournament final before falling to Canada, 5–1. Johansson served as captain of the Sweden for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, scoring one goal providing five assists and posting a +7 plus-minus rating. In the third period of a game against the United States, Johansson received a game misconduct for elbowing forward Jerry D'Amigo, resulting in an automatic suspension for Sweden's bronze medal game with Switzerland, which Sweden ultimately won.

In 2014, Johansson was selected for the senior Swedish team to participate at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where the Tre Kronor finished with a silver medal after falling to Canada in the final, 3–0. He finished with one assist in the tournament off of an Alexander Edler goal against Latvia.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007–08	Färjestad BK	SEL		—	—	—	—	—		3	0	0	0	0
2008–09	Färjestad BK	SEL		45	5	5	10	10		6	0	0	0	0
2009–10	Färjestad BK	SEL		42	10	10	20	10		7	0	5	5	2
2010–11	Hershey Bears	AHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Washington Capitals	NHL		69	13	14	27	10		9	2	4	6	0
2011–12	Washington Capitals	NHL		80	14	32	46	8		14	1	2	3	0
2012–13	BIK Karlskoga	Allsv		16	8	10	18	8		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Washington Capitals	NHL		34	6	16	22	4		7	1	1	2	0
2013–14	Washington Capitals	NHL		80	8	36	44	4		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Washington Capitals	NHL		82	20	27	47	10		14	1	3	4	2
2015–16	Washington Capitals	NHL		74	17	29	46	16		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				419	78	154	232	52		44	5	10	15	2
SHL totals				87	15	15	30	20		16	0	5	5	2

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007	Sweden	WJC18			6	0	4	4	0
2008	Sweden	WJC18	4th		6	3	2	5	14
2009	Sweden	WJC			6	2	0	2	0
2010	Sweden	WJC			5	1	5	6	29
2014	Sweden	Oly			5	0	1	1	4
Junior totals					23	6	11	17	43
Senior totals					5	0	1	1	4

References

1. "Marcus Johansson". eurohockey.net. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
2. "A Capital Offense, June 4, 2010". Retrieved February 6, 2011.
3. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=773987

External links

• Marcus Johansson's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Marcus Johansson's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database