Johan Forsander

Johan Forsander
Date of birth	April 28, 1978
place of birth	Jonkoping , Sweden
size	191 cm
Weight	88 kg
position	Left wing
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1996 , 4th lap, 108th position Detroit Red Wings
Career stations
1995-2000	HV 71 Jönköping
2001-2003	Djurgårdens IF
2003-2004	AIK Solna
2004-2006	HC Morzine-Avoriaz
2006-2007	Foxes Duisburg
2007-2009	Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble
2009	HC Dalen
2009-2010	Tingsryd's AIF
since 2010	HC Dalen

Hans Johan Forsander (born April 28, 1978 in Jönköping ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player .

Career

Johan Forsander began his career as an ice hockey player with HV 71 Jönköping , for whom he played in the Elitserien , the highest Swedish ice hockey league, from 1995 to 2000 . During this time he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft 1996 in the fourth round as a total of 108th player by the Detroit Red Wings , for which he however never played. In the 2000/01 season Forsander paused first with the ice hockey, before he was under contract for two years with the first division club Djurgårdens IF . After a year in the second-rate HockeyAllsvenskan at AIK Solna Forsander left his home in 2004 and received a contract with HC Morzine-Avoriaz from the French Ligue Magnus . After two years in France's highest hockey league , the Füchse Duisburg signed the attacker from the German ice hockey league , for whom he was on the ice for a season.

In the summer of 2007 Forsander returned to the Ligue Magnus , where he moved to the reigning champions Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble . With Grenoble he then won the Coupe de France double and the Trophée des Champions in 2008 and the triple championship title , Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue in 2009 . Forsander then returned to his homeland and went on the ice for the Swedish fourth division club HC Dalen before moving to Tingsryds AIF , with whom he made promotion to HockeyAllsvenskan at the end of the 2009/10 season . For the 2010/11 season Forsander again signed a contract with HC Dalen, where he would play his last games before ending his active career.

International

For Sweden , Forsander took part in the Junior World Championships in 1997 and 1998 .

Achievements and Awards

• 1996 bronze medal at the U18 European Junior Championship
• 2008 Coupe de France with Grenoble Métropole Hockey 38
• 2008 Trophée des Champions with Grenoble Métropole Hockey 38
• 2009 French champion with Grenoble Métropole Hockey 38
• 2009 Coupe de France with Grenoble Métropole Hockey 38
• 2009 Coupe de la Ligue with Grenoble Métropole Hockey 38

statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
SEL main round	7th	281	26th	24	50	95
SEL playoffs	6th	34	2	2	4th	14th
DEL main round	1	47	9	12	21st	48
DEL playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-
LM main round	4th	96	51	76	127	179
LM playoffs	4th	23	9	9	18th	34

(Status: end of the 2010/11 season)

Web links

• Johan Forsander at hockeydb.com (English)
• Johan Forsander at eurohockey.com
• Johan Forsander at eliteprospects.com (English)