Lars Jonsson

Lars Jonsson (born January 2, 1982, in Borlänge, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with Brynäs IF in Elitserien. He is an alternate captain of the team.
==Playing career==
Jonsson began playing for Leksands IF of Elitserien in 1999. Shortly after the season ended, he was drafted in the first round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. Although the Bruins continually showed interest in him, attempting to sign him several times, they ran into issues with the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement, which now states that European prospects will no longer remain indefinite property of the teams that draft them. As a result, the Bruins chose not to sign him and decided to instead receive the 37th overall pick in the 2006 Draft as compensation.
On the first day of free agency, Jonsson signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. He alternated between the Flyers and their AHL affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms. Although an ankle sprain caused him to miss the beginning of the 2006–07 season, he started with the Flyers, mainly on the powerplay, but he was sent down to play for the Phantoms after two games to adjust to North American hockey. He was called back up to the Flyers on November 21, 2006. He was later reassigned to the Phantoms on September 27, 2007.
Having spent two seasons in North America, Jonsson returned to the Swedish Elitserien by signing a two-year contract with Brynäs IF on May 15, 2008.
==Awards==
* Named Best Defenseman in TV-pucken in 1998.
* Bronze medal at the IIHF World U18 Championship in 2000.
* Promotion to Elitserien with Leksands IF in 2002.
==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
1999–00 	Leksands IF 	SEL 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Leksands IF 	SEL 	 	31 	2 	1 	3 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Leksands IF 	Swe-2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2001–02 	Leksands IF 	Swe-2 	 	40 	2 	8 	10 	94 	 	8 	0 	2 	2 	6
2002–03 	Leksands IF 	SEL 	 	21 	0 	0 	0 	12 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	2
2002–03 	IF Björklöven 	Swe-2 	 	9 	3 	4 	7 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	IFK Arboga IK 	Swe-2 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Leksands IF 	SEL 	 	50 	3 	9 	12 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Leksands IF 	Swe-2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	2
2004–05 	Timrå IK 	SEL 	 	50 	5 	6 	11 	32 	 	7 	0 	0 	0 	2
2005–06 	HV71 	SEL 	 	50 	11 	16 	27 	46 	 	11 	2 	3 	5 	14
2006–07 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 	 	8 	0 	2 	2 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL 	 	40 	4 	11 	15 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL 	 	44 	5 	13 	18 	18 	 	7 	1 	4 	5 	6
2008–09 	Brynäs IF 	SEL 	 	53 	9 	12 	21 	26 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
SEL totals	SEL totals 	SEL totals	 	260 	30 	44 	74 	162 	 	27 	2 	3 	5 	20
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	84 	9 	24 	33 	44 	 	7 	1 	4 	5 	6
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	8 	0 	2 	2 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==International play==
Played for Sweden in:
*2000 World Junior Ice Hockey U18 Championships (Bronze Medal)
*2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
===International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Event 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000 	Sweden 	WJC18 	6 	0	0	0 	2
2002 	Sweden 	WJC 	7 	1	1	2 	8
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	13	1	1	2 	10
==References== 
==External links==
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*Inside Hockey - Turning Promise into Performance - 10/08/06
Category:Born in 1982
Category:Boston Bruins draft picks
Category:Brynäs IF player
Category:HV71 players
Category:IF Björklöven player
Category:Leksands IF player
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:Philadelphia Phantoms player
Category:Swedish hockey players
Category:Timrå IK player