Jacob Josefson
 Jacob Josefson 
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| Date of birth | March 2, 1991 |
| place of birth | Stockholm , Sweden |
| size | 188 cm |
| Weight | 84 kg |
| position | center |
| number | # 16 |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| KHL Junior Draft |
2009 , 3rd round, 61st position SKA Saint Petersburg |
| NHL Entry Draft |
2009 , 1st round, 20th position New Jersey Devils |
| Career stations | |
| 1996-2001 | Göta IK |
| 2001-2002 | Hammarby IF |
| 2002-2010 | Djurgårdens IF |
| 2010-2017 | New Jersey Devils |
| 2017-2018 | Buffalo Sabers |
| since 2018 | Djurgårdens IF |
Jacob Josefson (born March 2, 1991 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish ice hockey player who has been under contract with Djurgårdens IF in Svenska Hockeyligan since April 2018 . Previously, he spent eight years in the National Hockey League, where he was active for the New Jersey Devils and the Buffalo Sabers .
Career
Jacob Josefson started his career at the age of five with Göta IK , where his older brothers also trained. At the age of ten he moved to Hammarby IF , but stayed there for only one year and joined Djurgårdens IF . There he went through the youth teams and from 2005 played for the U18 team of the club in the top U18 division.
In the 2007/08 season , on February 28, 2008, he made his debut in the Elitserien in the game against Timrå IK , but was otherwise used in the U20 team. At the end of the season he was used again in the U18 juniors, with whom he won the Swedish championship in his age group. From the 2008/09 season he was part of the club's elite series.
In the NHL Entry Draft 2009 he was selected in the first round in 20th position by the New Jersey Devils , who equipped him with a two-way contract for the 2010/11 season . Josefson made his debut on the farm team for the Albany Devils in the American Hockey League at the start of the season , before he was called up in the NHL roster of the New Jersey Devils and made his debut in the National Hockey League .
In the national team he made his debut at the 2015 World Cup , where the Swedish selection finished fifth.
After seven years in the organization of the Devils, the Swede received no further contract, so he joined the Buffalo Sabers as a free agent in July 2017 . As a result, Josefson returned to his Swedish homeland in April 2018 and signed a four-year contract with his training club Djurgårdens IF.
Achievements and Awards
- 2008 Swedish U18 champion with Djurgårdens IF
- 2019 Guldhjälmen
International
- 2009 silver medal at the U20 World Junior Championship
- 2010 bronze medal at the U20 World Junior Championship
Career statistics
Status: end of the 2017/18 season
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 2007/08 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 SuperElit | 34 | 14th | 17th | 31 | 22nd | 7th | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8th | ||
| 2007/08 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2008/09 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 SuperElit | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8th | 6th | 1 | 3 | 4th | 4th | ||
| 2008/09 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 50 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2009/10 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 43 | 8th | 12 | 20th | 20th | 14th | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4th | ||
| 2010/11 | Albany Devils | AHL | 18th | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2010/11 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 28 | 3 | 7th | 10 | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2011/12 | Albany Devils | AHL | 4th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2011/12 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 41 | 2 | 7th | 9 | 6th | 6th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012/13 | Albany Devils | AHL | 38 | 10 | 15th | 25th | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2012/13 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 22nd | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2013/14 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2014/15 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 62 | 6th | 5 | 11 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2015/16 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 58 | 4th | 10 | 14th | 20th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2016/17 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 38 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017/18 | Buffalo Sabers | NHL | 39 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| J20 SuperElit overall | 39 | 15th | 19th | 34 | 30th | 13 | 3 | 6th | 9 | 12 | ||||
| Elitserien total | 94 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 34 | 14th | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4th | ||||
| AHL total | 60 | 15th | 25th | 40 | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| NHL overall | 315 | 20th | 44 | 64 | 84 | 6th | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
International
Represented Sweden at:
| year | team | event | result | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | |
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| 2008 | Sweden | U18 World Cup | 4th Place | 3 | 4th | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Sweden | U20 World Cup |
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6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Sweden | U18 World Cup | 5th place | 6th | 3 | 4th | 7th | 2 | |
| 2010 | Sweden | U20 World Cup |
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6th | 3 | 3 | 6th | 4th | |
| 2015 | Sweden | WM | 5th place | 8th | 2 | 2 | 4th | 2 | |
| Juniors overall | 21st | 10 | 8th | 18th | 8th | ||||
| Men overall | 8th | 2 | 2 | 4th | 2 | ||||
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Web links
- Jacob Josefson in the database of the National Hockey League (English)
- Jacob Josefson at eliteprospects.com (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Josefson, Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm , Sweden |