Calle Johansson

Carl Christian "Calle" Johansson (born February 14, 1967, in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1987 and 2004. He has worked as hockey colour commentator for Swedish Canal+ but starting with season 2006–07 appointed as assistant coach for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elitserien.
==Playing career==
Johansson was drafted out of Sweden by the Buffalo Sabres, he was picked 14th overall by the Sabres in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. His first season, 1987–88, was a good one, as he compiled 38 assists and 42 points and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team. However, the next season he was traded to the Washington Capitals along with a second round draft choice in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft for Clint Malarchuk, Grant Ledyard, and a sixth round draft pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.
Johansson prospered in Washington, as he became one of Washington's best defenceman over the next 15 seasons. Although he was behind the shadow of higher profile defencemen in Washington, such as Scott Stevens, Rod Langway, Kevin Hatcher, Al Iafrate and Sergei Gonchar, he was a solid contributor for the club. In the 1992–93 NHL season, Johansson was part of the defense core in Washington that set a new record for team defence scoring. Although Hatcher, Iafrate and Sylvain Côté all scored over 20 goals, Johansson helped get to the record with his seven goals.
Johansson was part of the Washington team that made their improbable run to the Stanley Cup finals in 1998, but the Capitals were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings.
Johansson retired after the 2002–03 NHL season, but the Toronto Maple Leafs persuaded him to come back and help their team in their playoff run the next season. However, the Leafs failed to win the Cup, and Johansson retired for good after the playoffs.
==Awards==
*Swedish Champion with IF Björklöven in 1987.
*Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1988.
*Gold medal at the 1991 and 1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
==Records==
*Washington Capitals' franchise record for career games played (983).
==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
1983–84	Frölunda HC 	SEL 	 	28 	4 	4 	8 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1984–85	Frölunda HC 	Swe-2 	 	30 	8 	13 	21 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86	IF Björklöven 	SEL 	 	17 	1 	2 	3 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87	IF Björklöven 	SEL 	 	30 	2 	13 	15 	20 	 	6 	1 	3 	4 	6
1987–88	Buffalo Sabres''' 	NHL 	 	71 	4 	38 	42 	37 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0
1988–89	Buffalo Sabres''' 	NHL 	 	47 	2 	11 	13 	33 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	12 	1 	7 	8 	4 	 	6 	1 	2 	3 	0
1989–90	Washington Capitals'''	NHL 	 	70 	8 	31 	39 	25 	 	15 	1 	6 	7 	4
1990–91	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	80 	11 	41 	52 	23 	 	10 	2 	7 	9 	8
1991–92	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	80 	14 	42 	56 	49 	 	7 	0 	5 	5 	4
1992–93	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	77 	7 	38 	45 	56 	 	6 	0 	5 	5 	4
1993–94	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	84 	9 	33 	42 	59 	 	6 	1 	3 	4 	4
1994–95	EHC Kloten 	Swiss-A	 	5 	1 	2 	3 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	46 	5 	26 	31 	35 	 	7 	3 	1 	4 	0
1995–96	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	78 	10 	25 	35 	50 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	65 	6 	11 	17 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	73 	15 	20 	35 	30 	 	21 	2 	8 	10 	16
1998–99	Washington Capitals'''	NHL 	 	67 	8''' 	21 	29 	22''' 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00	Washington Capitals'''	NHL 	 	82 	7 	25 	32 	24 	 	5 	1 	2 	3 	0
2000–01	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	76 	7 	29 	36 	26 	 	6 	1 	2 	3 	2
2001–02	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	11 	2 	0 	2 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03	Washington Capitals 	NHL 	 	82 	3 	12 	15 	22 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0
2003–04	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	8 	0 	6 	6 	0 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	NHL totals 	 	 	1109 	119 	416 	535 	519 	 	105 	12 	43 	55 	44
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==International play==
Johansson has played for Sweden in the following competitions:
*1983 European Junior Championships
*1984 European Junior Championship 
*1985 World Junior Championships (gold medal)
*1986 World Junior Championship
*1987 World Junior Championship (bronze medal)
*1991 Canada Cup
*1991 World Championship (gold medal)
*1992 World Championships (gold medal)
*1996 World Cup of Hockey (silver medal)
*1998 Winter Olympics
===International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Event 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM
1983 	Sweden 	EJC 	5 	2	3 	5 	6
1984 	Sweden 	EJC 	5 	4	0 	4 	4
1986 	Sweden 	WJC 	7 	1	1 	2 	6
1987 	Sweden 	WJC 	6 	0	8 	8 	6
1991 	Sweden 	WC 	4 	1	1 	2 	6
1991 	Sweden 	CC 	6 	1	2 	3 	0
1992 	Sweden 	WC 	5 	0	0 	0 	4
1996 	Sweden 	WCH 	4 	1	5 	6 	8
1998 	Sweden 	Oly 	4 	0	0 	0 	2
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	23	7	12	19 	22
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	23	3	8 	11 	20
==External links==
*Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
*
Category:Born in 1967
Category:Buffalo Sabres draft picks
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Frölunda HC player
Category:IF Björklöven player
Category:1998 Olympian
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Sweden
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Swedish hockey players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Washington Capitals players