Shot Left Name Jonas Ronnqvist Height 1.87 m Career start 1997 Position Winger | Playing career Role Ice hockey player Weight 91 kg Career end 2005 Played for Lulea HF, Anaheim Ducks | |
Born 22 August 1973 (age 51)
Kalix, SWE ( 1973-08-22 ) NHL Draft 98th overall, 2000
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | ||
Jonas Karl Ronnqvist (born 22 August 1973 in Kalix, Sweden) is a former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
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Playing career
Drafted 98th overall by the Ducks in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft from Swedish side Lulea HF, Ronnqvist played 38 regular season games during the 2000–01 NHL season, scoring four assists and collecting 14 penalty minutes. After spending the entirety of the 2001–02 season with the Ducks' AHL affiliate the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, Ronnqvist returned to Lulea where he remained until his retirement in 2005, caused by an injury.
Coaching career
Ronnqvist coached Almtuna in the Swedish secondary league, almost clinching a surprising promotion to the Swedish Elite League in 2010. That earned Ronnqvist a contract to coach Lulea, his former club as a player.