Jonas Bergqvist

Not to be confused with Jonas Bergqvist of Swedish metal band Lifelover.

Jonas Pär Bergqvist (born 26 September 1962) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey right winger, who twice won an Olympic medal in his career.

Jonas Bergqvist
Jonas Bergqvist at the Swedish Sports Awards inside the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2013
Born	(1962-09-26) 26 September 1962 Hässleholm, Sweden
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Leksands IF Calgary Flames Mannheimer ERC VEU Feldkirch
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	126th overall, 1988 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1981–1999

Playing career

Bergqvist played for Rögle BK and Leksands IF between 1981 and 1989. He played 22 games in the NHL for the Calgary Flames in 1989–90. He then played in Germany for Mannheimer ERC before returning to Leksands IF in 1991, where he played until 1998. He won the Golden Puck as the top player in Sweden in 1995–96. In 1998–99 he played for VEU Feldkirch in Austria, winning the Alpine championship.

Bergqvist held the record for games played – 272 – for the Swedish national team, prior to his record being broken by Jörgen Jönsson in 2007. He participated in nine IIHF World Championships (on the gold medal team in 1987, 1991 and 1998), the 1988 and 1994 Olympics, the 1987 and 1991 Canada Cups, and the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981–82	Leksands IF	SEL		33	6	7	13	10		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Leksands IF	SEL		35	8	11	19	20		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Leksands IF	SEL		29	11	11	22	16		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Leksands IF	SEL		35	11	11	22	16		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Leksands IF	SEL		36	16	21	37	16		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Leksands IF	SEL		39	9	11	20	26		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Leksands IF	SEL		37	19	12	31	32		3	0	0	0	0
1988–89	Leksands IF	SEL		27	15	20	35	18		10	4	3	7	2
1989–90	Calgary Flames	NHL		22	2	5	7	10		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	IHL		13	6	10	16	4		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Mannheimer ERC	1.GBun		36	16	23	39	22		3	0	0	0	4
1991–92	Leksands IF	SEL		22	11	10	21	4		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Leksands IF	SEL		39	15	23	38	40		2	0	0	0	0
1993–94	Leksands IF	SEL		35	12	23	35	29		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Leksands IF	SEL		33	17	12	29	16		4	0	0	0	4
1995–96	Leksands IF	SEL		37	16	14	30	30		5	2	1	3	0
1996–97	Leksands IF	SEL		38	13	16	29	22		9	4	2	6	12
1997–98	Leksands IF	SEL		31	14	19	33	18		3	0	1	1	8
1998–99	VEU Feldkirch	Alpenliga		29	17	21	38	24		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	VEU Feldkirch	AUT		17	5	5	10	4		—	—	—	—	—
SEL totals				503	193	221	414	323		36	10	7	17	26

International

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
	1988 Calgary	Team competition
	1994 Lillehammer	Team competition
World Championships
	1987 Austria	Ice hockey
	1991 Finland	Ice hockey
	1998 Switzerland	Ice hockey
	1995 Sweden	Ice hockey
	1993 Germany	Ice hockey
	1986 Soviet Union	Ice hockey
	1994 Italy	Ice hockey

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982	Sweden	WJC		7	4	5	9	9
1986	Sweden	WC		10	4	3	7	12
1987	Sweden	WC		9	1	3	4	4
1987	Sweden	CC		6	2	0	2	4
1988	Sweden	OLY		8	3	0	3	4
1989	Sweden	WC		10	3	2	5	4
1991	Sweden	WC		9	4	2	6	8
1991	Sweden	CC		6	0	1	1	0
1993	Sweden	WC		8	3	1	4	14
1994	Sweden	OLY		8	1	3	4	4
1994	Sweden	WC		8	3	5	8	4
1995	Sweden	WC		5	1	0	1	0
1996	Sweden	WC		6	4	0	4	0
1996	Sweden	WCH		4	1	0	1	2
1998	Sweden	WC		10	2	0	2	6
Junior totals				7	4	5	9	9
Senior totals				107	32	20	52	66

Sources

• A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Record broken by J. Jönsson