Jonas Ahnelöv

Jonas Ahnelöv
Born	(1987-12-11) 11 December 1987 (age 36) Huddinge, Sweden
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
team Former teams	Free agent Frölunda HC San Antonio Rampage Modo Hockey Avangard Omsk Rögle BK Leksands IF HC Slovan Bratislava
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	88th overall, 2006 Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career	2005–present

Jonas Peter Ahnelöv (born 11 December 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently a free agent. He was originally selected by the Phoenix Coyotes, 88th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

After his entry-level contract with the Coyotes was concluded he returned to the Swedish Hockey League. He later re-joined for his second stint with Modo Hockey from Frölunda HC on 29 April 2014.^[1]

On 20 May 2015 Ahnelöv signed a lucrative one-year contract with Russian club, Avangard Omsk of the KHL. After his first year in the KHL, he signed another two-year contract with Avangard.^[2]

At the conclusion of his three-year tenure with Avangard, Ahnelöv opted to return to his native Sweden, securing a one-year deal with Rögle BK for the 2018–19 season, on 6 September 2018.^[3] In his lone season with Rögle, Ahnelöv contributed with 3 goals and 7 points in 39 games from the blueline.

On 1 May 2019 Ahnelöv continued in Sweden, signing as a free agent on a two-year contract with newly promoted Leksands IF.^[4]

International play

He played for Team Sweden at the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Mora and Leksand, Sweden. He also represented his country at the 2014 and 2015 World Championship in Minsk and the Czech Republic and the 2018 Olympic Games.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Huddinge IK	J18 Allsv		6	0	3	3	8		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Huddinge IK	J20		9	0	1	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Huddinge IK	J18 Allsv		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Huddinge IK	J20		29	3	3	6	94		3	0	0	0	2
2005–06	Frölunda HC	J20		29	4	11	15	84		7	2	4	6	22
2005–06	Frölunda HC	SEL		15	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Frölunda HC	J20		9	4	5	9	22		8	2	3	5	8
2006–07	Frölunda HC	SEL		46	1	3	4	20		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Frölunda HC	SEL		51	3	4	7	30		6	0	0	0	0
2007–08	Borås HC	Allsv		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		43	1	6	7	35		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		11	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		42	2	2	4	10		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Modo Hockey	SEL		54	2	9	11	16		6	0	0	0	0
2012–13	Modo Hockey	SEL		53	2	6	8	22		5	1	0	1	2
2013–14	Frölunda HC	SHL		52	5	9	14	61		7	0	2	2	2
2014–15	Modo Hockey	SHL		37	3	8	11	12		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Avangard Omsk	KHL		54	2	7	9	8		7	0	1	1	2
2016–17	Avangard Omsk	KHL		44	4	6	10	28		12	3	2	5	4
2017–18	Avangard Omsk	KHL		42	3	7	10	8		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Rögle BK	SHL		39	3	4	7	20		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Leksands IF	SHL		37	7	9	16	8		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Leksands IF	SHL		40	6	9	15	14		4	0	0	0	0
2021–22	Leksands IF	SHL		38	1	7	8	15		3	0	2	2	0
2022–23	Leksands IF	SHL		48	2	6	8	18		3	0	0	0	4
SHL totals				510	35	74	109	238		34	1	4	5	8
KHL totals				140	9	20	29	44		19	3	3	6	6

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
	2014 Belarus

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007	Sweden	WJC	4th		7	0	1	1	6
2014	Sweden	WC			3	0	0	0	0
2015	Sweden	WC	5th		7	0	1	1	4
2018	Sweden	OG	5th		3	0	0	0	2
Junior totals					7	0	1	1	6
Senior totals					13	0	1	1	6

References

1. "Jonas Ahnelov back in Modo" (in Swedish). Modo Hockey. April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
2. "Omsk sign Swedish defender Jonas Ahnelov" (in Russian). Avangard Omsk. May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
3. "Jonas Ahnelov signs with Rogle" (in Swedish). Rögle BK. September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
4. "Jonas Ahnelov to Leksands" (in Swedish). Leksands IF. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database