Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 203 lb (92 kg)
Pro Clubs	Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals Toronto Maple Leafs
Nationality	Sweden
Born	February 14, 1967 (1967-02-14) (age 40), Gothenburg, SWE
NHL Draft	14th overall, 1985 Buffalo Sabres
Pro Career	1983 – 2004

Carl Christian "Calle" Johansson (born February 14, 1967 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1987 and 2004. He has worked as hockey colour commentator for Swedish Canal+ but starting with season 2006-07 appointed as assistant coach for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elitserien. The position an ice hockey player plays can be divided into three basic categories: Forwards Centre Wingers Defenceman Goaltender ... Defence (defense in the U.S.A.) in hockey is a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals. ... A shot in ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with his stick in the direction of the net. ... Stature redirects here. ... 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Playing career

Johansson was drafted out of Sweden by the Buffalo Sabres, he was picked 14th overall by the Sabres in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. His first season, 1987-88, was a good one, as he compiled 38 assists and 42 points and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team. However, the next season he was traded to the Washington Capitals along with a second round draft choice in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft for Clint Malarchuk, Grant Ledyard and a sixth round draft pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. ... The first draft outside of Montreal. ... The NHL All-Rookie Team is chosen by the Professional Hockey Writers Association from the best rookies in the National Hockey League at each position for the season just concluded based on their performance in that year. ... The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The 1989 NHL Entry Draft was held in June at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Bloomington, Minnesota . ... Clint Malarchuk (May 1, 1961, Grande Prairie, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the NHL between 1981 and 1992. ... Grant S. Ledyard (born November 19, 1961, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a former National Hockey League defenseman. ... The 1991 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 22th at the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York. ...

Johansson prospered in Washington, as he became one of Washington's best defenceman over the next 15 seasons. Although he was behind the shadow of higher profile defenceman in Washington, such as Kevin Hatcher, Al Iafrate, and Sergei Gonchar, he was a solid contributor for the club. In the 1992-93 NHL season, Johansson was part of the defence core in Washington that set a new record for team defence scoring. Although Hatcher, Iafrate, and Sylvain Cote all scored over 20 goals, Johansson helped get to the record with his seven goals. Kevin Hatcher (b. ... Al Iafrate (born 21 March 1966 in Dearborn, Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the NHL between 1984 and 1999. ... Sergei Gonchar (born April 13, 1974) is a Russian ice hockey player who currently plays in the NHL. He was drafted in the first round of the 1992 draft as pick #14 by the Washington Capitals. ... The 1992-93 NHL season was the 76th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... Sylvain Cote was born 19 January 1966 in Quebec City, Quebec. ...

Johansson was part of the Washington team that made their improbable run to the Stanley Cup finals in 1998, but the Capitals were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings and have not won a playoff series since that year. The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... The 1997-98 NHL season was the 81st regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ...

Johansson retired after the 2002-03 NHL season, but the Toronto Maple Leafs persuaded him to come back and help their team in their playoff run the next season. However, the Leafs failed to win the Cup, and Johansson retired for good after the playoffs. The 2002-03 NHL season was the 86th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Television career

After retiring the second time around, Johansson has continued to work as a colour commentator and doing studio analysis during game intermissions on Swedish Canal+. He is doing both Elitserien and NHL games and is one of the two main colour commentators at Canal+, the other one being former Tre Kronor coach Anders "Ankan" Parmström.^[1] A color (or colour) commentator is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ... C More Entertainment is a premium pay-TV Network, targeting the Nordic Countries. ... The Elitserien logo Elitserien is the name of the highest-level Swedish ice hockey league, where the first season under this name was played in 1975-1976. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Swedish national mens ice hockey team or Tre kronor (Three crowns in Swedish), as it is called in Sweden, is one of the most successful ice hockey teams in the world. ...

Awards

• Elitserien playoffs winner with IF Björklöven in 1987.
• Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1988.
• Gold medal at the 1991 and 1992 World Championships.

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Records

• Washington Capitals' franchise record for career games played (983)

Career statistics

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International play

Johansson has played for Sweden in the following competitions:

• 1983 European Junior Championships
• 1984 European Junior Championship
• 1985 World Junior Championships (gold medal)
• 1986 World Junior Championship
• 1987 World Junior Championship (bronze medal)
• 1991 Canada Cup
• 1991 World Championship (gold medal)
• 1992 World Championships (gold medal)
• 1996 World Cup of Hockey (semi-finalist)
• 1998 Winter Olympics

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International Statistics

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See also

• NHL All-Rookie Team
• List of NHL players
• List of NHL seasons

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References

External links

• Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
• Calle Johansson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database