Jonas Johansson

Jonas Johansson’s early hockey memories centred on Hille/Åbyggeby’s outdoor rink, where he recalled starting hockey school in a December 2016 interview with HockeyAllsvenskanArticle in HockeyAllsvenskanRead the sourceClose. He remembered a snowy tournament when the players used a bandyBandy is a team sport played on skates with sticks and a ball on a large ice field.Article in HockeyAllsvenskanRead the sourceClose ball instead of a puck. When the children took turns in goal, he preferred playing goalie, and he settled into the position at around 10Article in HockeyAllsvenskanRead the sourceClose.

There was hockey in the family too: his father, Per-Johan JohanssonArticle in HockeyAllsvenskanRead the sourceClose, had played for Brynäs. In the same interview, Jonas recalled both parents helping him with his goalie equipmentArticle in HockeyAllsvenskanRead the sourceClose. His idols included Ed Belfour, whose eagle mask he admired and whose poster he owned, whileArticle in HockeyAllsvenskanRead the sourceClose Jacob Markström’s breakthrough at Brynäs inspired him.

In 2011/12, Johansson began hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in Brynäs IFRead the sourceClose studies, combining upper secondary education with hockey training, as he moved up to Brynäs’s J18 team. In an April 2014 club interview, he spoke about his development with Pecka AlcénArticle in Brynäs IFRead the sourceClose and looked forward to continuing their work together.

Away from hockey, Johansson spoke in the December 2016Article in HockeyAllsvenskanRead the sourceClose interview about his interest in fishing and expeditions. He also mentioned this as something he could imagine doing for a living if hockey did not work outArticle in HockeyAllsvenskanRead the sourceClose.

A connection to his school years appears in Prolympia Gävle’sArticle in Prolympia GävleRead the sourceClose own account of its former pupil. In an undated article, the school described Johansson returning with a film crew and giving it a Tampa BayArticle in Prolympia GävleRead the sourceClose jersey to hang in the café.