Marcus Ragnarsson

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SwedenSweden  Marcus Ragnarsson Ice hockey player
Date of birth August 13, 1971
place of birth Östervåla , Sweden
size 183 cm
Weight 95 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1992 , 5th lap, 99th position
San Jose Sharks
Career stations
until 1989 Östervåla IF
1989-1995 Djurgårdens IF
1995-2002 San Jose Sharks
2002-2004 Philadelphia Flyers
2004-2008 Almtuna IS
2008-2010 Djurgårdens IF

Marcus Ragnarsson (* 13. August 1971 in Östervåla ) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player and current - trainer , who during his playing career from 1986 to 2010 among other 700 games for the San Jose Sharks and Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League of on Has contested the position of the defender . In addition, he completed over 400 other games in the two highest Swedish leagues, where he celebrated numerous successes, especially with Djurgårdens IF . Ragnarsson himself, who won the silver medal at the World Cup with the Swedish national team in 1995 and 1997 , received the Salming Trophy in 2009 . Since 2011 he has been employed as an assistant coach at Almtuna IS in HockeyAllsvenskan .

Career

Ragnarsson began his career in the 1989/90 season in his Swedish homeland with Djurgårdens IF . There he remained until the end of the 1994/95 season, although he had already been selected in the NHL Entry Draft 1992 in the fifth round in 99th position by the San Jose Sharks . For the 1995/96 season , the defender then moved to the NHL to North America to the Sharks. Ragnarsson played in San Jose until December 2002, but was then transferred to the Philadelphia Flyers due to the bad season for Dan McGillis . The Swede played on the US east coast until the end of the 2003/04 season .

His best NHL season, measured by his offensive statistics, he had in 1995/96 when he was able to achieve 39 points in 71 games. In the 2000/01 season he was nominated for the All-Star Game .

Also because of the lockout of the 2004/05 NHL season , Ragnarsson moved back to his homeland in Sweden, where he signed a contract with Almtuna IS in the HockeyAllsvenskan in January 2005 . He stayed there until the summer of 2008 before moving back to his home club Djurgårdens IF in the Elitserien. At Djurgården he was team captain between 2009 and 2010 and reached the Swedish runner-up with the team he led in 2010 . In November 2010 he ended his career due to a serious injury.

The Swede then started working as a trainer. In the 2010/11 season, initially for one year as an assistant coach at Djurgårdens IF and since 2011 at Almtuna IS.

International

For the Swedish national team , Ragnarsson was active at two world championships in 1995 and 1997 , two Winter Olympics in 1998 and 2002 and the World Cup of Hockey 2004 . At both world championships Ragnarsson could win the silver medal.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1990 Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF
  • 1990 European Cup win with Djurgårdens IF
  • 1991 European Cup win with Djurgårdens IF
  • 1991 Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF
  • 1992 Swedish runner-up with Djurgårdens IF

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1986/87 Östervåla IF Division 2 28 1 6th 7th - - - -
1987/88 Östervåla IF Division 2 25th 3 12 15th - - - -
1988/89 Östervåla IF Division 2 30th 15th 14th 29 - - - -
1989/90 Nacka HK Division 1 9 2 3 5 4th - - - - -
1989/90 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 13 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
1990/91 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 35 4th 1 5 12 7th 0 0 0 6th
1991/92 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 40 8th 5 13 14th 10 0 1 1 4th
1992/93 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 35 3 3 6th 53 6th 0 3 3 8th
1993/94 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 19th 0 4th 4th 24 - - - - -
1994/95 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 38 7th 9 16 20th 3 0 0 0 4th
1995/96 San Jose Sharks NHL 71 8th 31 39 42 - - - - -
1996/97 San Jose Sharks NHL 69 3 14th 17th 63 - - - - -
1997/98 San Jose Sharks NHL 79 5 20th 25th 65 6th 0 0 0 4th
1998/99 San Jose Sharks NHL 74 0 13 13 66 6th 0 2 2 6th
1999/00 San Jose Sharks NHL 63 3 13 16 38 12 0 3 3 10
2000/01 San Jose Sharks NHL 68 3 12 15th 44 5 0 1 1 8th
2001/02 San Jose Sharks NHL 70 5 15th 20th 44 12 1 3 4th 12
2002/03 San Jose Sharks NHL 25th 1 7th 8th 30th - - - - -
2002/03 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 43 2 6th 8th 32 13 0 1 1 6th
2003/04 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 70 7th 9 16 58 14th 1 4th 5 14th
2004/05 Almtuna IS Allsvenskan - - - - - 1 1 0 1 0
2005/06 Almtuna IS Allsvenskan 38 10 28 38 63 - - - - -
2006/07 Almtuna IS Allsvenskan 32 7th 19th 26th 46 - - - - -
2007/08 Almtuna IS Allsvenskan 38 5 24 29 44 - - - - -
2008/09 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 49 12 25th 37 38 - - - - -
2009/10 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 37 5 15th 20th 44 16 1 4th 5 18th
2010/11 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 3 0 0 0 4th - - - - -
Allsvenskan total 108 22nd 71 93 153 1 1 0 1 0
Elitserien total 268 39 64 103 204 43 1 8th 9 40
NHL overall 632 37 140 177 482 68 2 13 15th 60

International

Represented Sweden at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1995 Sweden WM 2nd place, silver 4th 0 0 0 4th
1997 Sweden WM 2nd place, silver 11 2 1 3 10
1998 Sweden Olympia 5th place 4th 0 1 1 0
2002 Sweden Olympia 5th place 4th 0 2 2 2
2004 Sweden World cup 5th place 3 0 0 0 0
Men overall 26th 2 4th 6th 16

( 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 )

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