Kim Johansson

2007-08 Update: October 1, 2007: Kim Johansson got off to a good start to the 2007-08 season going 3-3-6 in 6 games played with the IF Malmo Redhawks Jr. U20. His first goal of the season was a shorthanded tally on Sept. 22nd in a 7-3 win vs. Huddinge IK. Johansson went on to score the following night on the power play for Malmo in a 7-4 win vs. Mälarh/Bre Hockey. On Sept. 30th he recorded the game winning goal and added 2 assists in a 6-2 win at Örebro HK. Malmo posted a 5-1-0 record during the month of September.

2006-07 Update: April 1, 2007: Kim Johansson went 2-1-3 in 2 games played with IF Malmo Redhawks J20 during the month of March. He recorded a goal and an assist in a 7-2 win at AIK IF on Mar. 2nd. Playoffs: Malmo faced Mora IK in the first round of the J20 playoffs in a best of three series. Malmo won game one 5-3 in Mora and game two 4-0 in Malmo. Johansson recorded an assist in each game, including on the game winner in game two. Malmo advanced to the second round to face Frolunda HC in a best of three series. They lost the first 3-2 in Frolunda and the Redhawks lost game two in Malmo 6-2. Johansson did not record a point in the series vs. Frolunda. Look for Johansson to possibly move up to the Elitserien with Malmo for the 2007-08 season.

March 1, 2007: Kim Johansson recorded 2 assists in 5 games played with IF Malmo Redhawks J20 during the month of February. Both assists came in the Redhawks 6-4 win at Hammarby IF on Feb. 3rd. One of the assists came on the power play. The IF Malmo Redhawks Under 20 Team went 3-1-0 in the month of February and are 19-17-3 overall.

February 1, 2007: Kim Johansson went scoreless in 3 games played with IF Malmo Redhawks J20 during the month of January. He most likely will graduate to Malmo's elite league team in 2007-08. The IF Malmo Redhawks Under 20 Team went 4-2-2 in the month of January and are 16-16-3 overall.

January 1, 2007: Kim Johansson went 1-3-4 in 4 games played during the month of December for the IF Malmo Redhawks Under 20 team. He also registered 29 PIM's. Johansson recorded 2 assists in a 5-3 loss at Djurgarden IF on Dec. 1st. He scored a goal and assisted on the game winning goal in a 3-2 win at Huddinge IK on Dec. 2nd. Johansson has already set a career high in goals, assists and points with Malmo while having played 11 less games than last season. The IF Malmo Redhawks Under 20 Team posted a 1-3-0 record in December and are 12-14-1 overall.

December 1, 2006: Kim Johansson went 1-6-7 in 7 games played with IF Malmo Redhawks Under 20 team during the month of November. The goal he scored came on the power play on November 19th in an 8-1 win vs. Hammarby IF. He also added 2 assists that night, including one on the game winner, for 3 points. Johansson had a 3 game assist scoring streak from Oct. 28th to Nov. 3rd in which he recorded 4 assists. The IF Malmo Redhawks Under 20 Team enters the month of December with an 11-11-1 record.

November 1, 2006: Kim Johansson went 5-6-11 in 11 games played for the IF Malmo Redhawks during the month of October. 2 of his goals came shorthanded, while another 2 came on the power play. Johansson went on a 4 games point scoring streak from Sept. 29th to Oct. 8th in which he went 5-3-8. On Oct. 1st he recorded 2 goals, one on the power play and one shorthanded, in a 5-3 loss to Frolunda HC. His best game to date came on Oct. 8th when he recorded 3 goals for the hat trick, and an assist, for 4 points in an 8-2 win at Hammarby IF.

October 1, 2006: Kim Johansson is playing for the IF Malmo Redhawks Under 20 Team. 2006-07 is his second full season with the Under 20 club which plays one level below the SEL. He went 1-2-3 in 5 games played during the month of September. All of his points came on the power play.

Islanders Scouts: "Johansson is very good skater," said former Islanders player and current scout Anders Kallur. "He has good hockey sense and is a fine playmaker.

- The Islanders were drawn to Johansson because he had a good World Junior Tournament in April and they felt he really improved over the last year.
- has played in tournaments as a teammate of fellow Islander draft picks Robin Figren & Stefan Ridderwall.
- was ranked 47th among European skaters on CSB's mid-term rankings

eliteprospects.com

Kim Johansson is a real two-way player who checks hard in both zones. A speedy skater that accelerates well, Johansson also likes to play physical, despite lacking some strength. He has good timing in his hits and is surprisingly successful at it with his modest 172 lb frame. Furthermore, Johansson is a highly-skilled penalty killer. Offensively, he has decent tools including a good passing game, but should be thought of more as a future role and team player.