Jón Gíslason

Jón Gíslason
Date of birth	July 31, 1983
place of birth	Akureyri , Iceland
size	165 cm
Weight	70 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
2000-2005	Akureyrar Skautafélag
2005-2006	Nordic Vikings
2006-2011	Akureyrar Skautafélag
2011-2013	Amager ishockey
since 2014	Akureyrar Skautafélag

Jón Benedikt Gíslason (born July 31, 1983 in Akureyri , Iceland ) is an Icelandic ice hockey player who has been under contract with Skautafélag Akureyrar in the Icelandic ice hockey league since the beginning of 2014 .

Career

Jón Gíslason began his career as a hockey player in his native Akureyri with the record champions Skautafélag Akureyrar , for whom he made his debut in the Icelandic ice hockey league at the age of 17 . When he became from 2001 to 2005 with his crew always Icelandic champion, he spent the 2005/06 season of the Asia League Ice Hockey by Beijing to the Nordic Vikings , a team that should give the young Scandinavians international match practice. With the Vikings he finished fifth out of nine teams. When the Nordic Vikings stopped playing after a year, Jón returned to Akureyri and won the Icelandic national championship again with Skautafélag in 2008, 2010 and 2011. He then moved to the second highest Danish league, the 1st division , to Amager Ishockey , where he played until the end of 2013. Since the beginning of 2014 he has been under contract with Skautafélag Akureyrar again, where he is on the ice for both teams ( Vikingar and Jötnar ). With Vikingar he won the Icelandic championship title again in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

International

Jón Gíslason played for Iceland as a youngster. He initially took part in the U-18-D European Championships in 1997 and 1998 . In 2000 he played in the European Division II of the U-18 World Cup. In 2001, after the World Cup system was changed, he and his team failed to qualify for Division III of the U-18 World Cup with a 4-5 loss to Turkey. With the U-20 selection of the Icelanders, he took part in the D World Cup in 2000 , but only finished last with the team. In the following year, the Icelanders could not take part in the World Cup, but had to play the qualification for 2002, which they achieved with wins against Luxembourg (6: 2) and Iceland (20: 1). In 2002 he played for Iceland in Division III and a year later in Division II.

Parallel to his appearances in the junior teams, Jón Gíslason already played in the men's national team . He made his debut as a 16-year-old at the D-WM 2000 when he finished fifth out of nine teams with the Icelanders. Thus, after the restructuring of the performance levels of the World Championships, the team qualified for Division II, in which he was named the best player of the Icelandic team in the championship fights in 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 and 2018 participated. After relegations in the meantime, he played in Division III in 2004 and 2006 , but was able to celebrate the immediate resurgence there with his team at the tournaments that were held in Reykjavík . He also represented his colors in qualifying for the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang 2018 .

At the U18 World Cup in 2017 , he was assistant coach for the Icelandic team, which played in Division II.

successes

• 2001 Icelandic champion with Skautafélag Akureyrar
• 2002 Icelandic champion with Skautfélag Akureyrar
• 2003 Icelandic champion with Skautfélag Akureyrar
• 2004 Promotion to Division II at the Men's World Championship, Division III
• 2004 Icelandic champion with Skautfélag Akureyrar
• 2005 Icelandic champion with Skautfélag Akureyrar
• 2006 Promotion to Division II at the Men's World Championship, Division III
• 2008 Icelandic champion with Skautfélag Akureyrar
• 2010 Icelandic champion with Skautfélag Akureyrar
• 2011 Icelandic champion with Skautfélag Akureyrar
• 2014 Icelandic champion with Skautfélag Akureyrar
• 2015 Icelandic champion with Skautfélag Akureyrar
• 2016 Icelandic champion with Skautfélag Akureyrar

ALIH statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	1	25th	2	2	4th	0
Playoffs	0	0	0	0	0	0

(Status: end of the 2012/13 season)

Web links

• Jón Gíslason at eliteprospects.com (English)

Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .