# Eric Johansson (ice hockey)

Eric Johansson (born January 7, 1982) is a Swedish-Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

## Playing career

In 1997, Johansson started his hockey career, playing for Tri-City Americans in the junior league Western Hockey League. In the 2002–03 season, he joined the Albany River Rats in AHL, scoring 53 points in 151 games during the regular seasons. After three seasons with Albany, the last one spent primarily in ECHL with Augusta Lynx, he moved to Sweden and signed with Mora IK in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. After two seasons with the side he signed with another Elitserien team, HV71, after having started the season with TPS in the Finnish SM-liiga. During the Swedish playoff finals, Johansson scored the game-winning goal in game six and secured the championship for HV71.
In June 2008, he signed a two-year deal with Leksands IF in the Swedish second-tier league, HockeyAllsvenskan.
On October 23, 2010, Johansson signed with the Sapa Fehérvár AV19 of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga league.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1997–98 | CAC Canadians AAA | AMHL | 22 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | St. Albert Saints | AJHL | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Tri–City Americans | WHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Tri–City Americans | WHL | 48 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999–2000 | Tri–City Americans | WHL | 72 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | Tri–City Americans | WHL | 72 | 36 | 44 | 80 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Tri–City Americans | WHL | 69 | 44 | 59 | 103 | 73 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002–03 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 66 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 63 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Augusta Lynx | ECHL | 42 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Mora IK | SEL | 50 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006–07 | Mora IK | SEL | 40 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | TPS | SM-liiga | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | HV71 | SEL | 47 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 45 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009–10 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 49 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010–11 | SAPA Fehérvár AV19 | AUT | 38 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | SAPA Fehérvár AV19 | HUN | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | SAPA Fehérvár AV19 | AUT | 21 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2011–12 | SAPA Fehérvár AV19 | HUN | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | SAPA Fehérvár AV19 | AUT | 41 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012–13 | Västerås IK | Allsv | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 2013–14 | Ritten Sport | ITA | 38 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 |
| 2014–15 | Ritten Sport | ITA | 37 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | SC Riessersee | DEL2 | 23 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Herning Blue Fox | DEN | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Gothiques d'Amiens | FRA | 19 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | HC Pustertal Wölfe | AlpsHL | 31 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 151 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SEL totals | SEL totals | SEL totals | 137 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 76 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| AUT totals | AUT totals | AUT totals | 100 | 32 | 65 | 97 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |

## Awards

* Western Hockey League East Second All-Star Team 2002
* Swedish Champion with HV71 in 2008.