Marcus Ragnarsson
Encyclopedia
Marcus Ragnarsson is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey
defenseman. His last team was Djurgårdens IF
of the Elitserien
. He previously played nine seasons in the National Hockey League
(NHL) for the San Jose Sharks
and Philadelphia Flyers
.
in the fifth round, 99th overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft
. He enjoyed tremendous success paired alongside Mike Rathje
in San Jose. During a disastrous 2002–03 season for San Jose, Ragnarsson was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers
for Dan McGillis
. During the NHL lockout, Ragnarsson retired from the NHL and returned to play in his native Sweden. On November 8, 2010, Ragnarsson officially announced his retirement from hockey due to repeated injuries.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenseman. His last team was Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens IF Hockey
Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish...
of the Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
. He previously played nine seasons in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
(NHL) for the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
and Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Playing career
Ragnarsson was drafted by the San Jose SharksSan Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the fifth round, 99th overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft
1992 NHL Entry Draft
The 1992 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 20 at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. A total of 264 players were drafted.-Selections by round:Club teams are located in North America unless otherwise noted.-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:...
. He enjoyed tremendous success paired alongside Mike Rathje
Mike Rathje
Michael Steven Rathje is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the San Jose Sharks and Philadelphia Flyers.-Playing career:...
in San Jose. During a disastrous 2002–03 season for San Jose, Ragnarsson was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
for Dan McGillis
Dan McGillis
Daniel Stewart McGillis is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who most recently played for Adler Mannheim of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga...
. During the NHL lockout, Ragnarsson retired from the NHL and returned to play in his native Sweden. On November 8, 2010, Ragnarsson officially announced his retirement from hockey due to repeated injuries.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–97 | Östervåla IF | Swe-2 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1987–88 | Östervåla IF | Swe-2 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 15 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1988–89 | Östervåla IF | Swe-2 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 29 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1989–90 | Nacka HK Nacka HK Nacka HK is a hockey team based in Nacka, Stockholm, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the third highest league in Sweden, Division 1.The best known players to play for Nacka HK are Mats Sundin, Marcus Ragnarsson, Johan Garpenlöv, Fredrik Lindquist and Leif Svensson.Nacka are currently in... |
Swe-1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens IF Hockey Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish... |
SEL Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 35 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 40 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 35 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1993–94 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 38 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 71 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 69 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 79 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 74 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 63 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 68 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 70 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2002–03 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 43 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 70 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2005–06 | Almtuna IS Almtuna IS Almtuna IS is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Uppsala and is currently playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest league of ice hockey in Sweden. Almtuna IS fan club is called "Red Lions".... |
Swe-1 | 38 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Almtuna IS | Swe-1 | 32 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Almtuna IS | Swe-1 | 38 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 Elitserien season The 2008–09 Elitserien season was the 34th season of Elitserien. It began on September 15, 2008, with the regular season ending February 28, 2009. The playoffs of the 85th Swedish Championship ended on April 8, with Färjestads BK taking the championship... |
Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 49 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 Elitserien season The 2009–10 Elitserien season was the 35th season of Elitserien. It started on September 21, 2009 and ended on March 13, 2010. The playoffs started on March 18, 2010 and ended on April 24, 2010. HV71 won the playoffs, beating Timrå IK 4–1 in the quarter final series, Skellefteå AIK 4–1 in the semi... |
Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 37 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 Elitserien season - HV71 vs. AIK:- Färjestads BK vs. Brynäs IF:- Skellefteå AIK vs. Linköpings HC:- Luleå HF vs. Djurgårdens IF:*Note: Game 6 was played in the Ericsson Globe.- Färjestads BK vs. AIK:... |
Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 632 | 37 | 140 | 177 | 482 | 68 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 60 | ||||
| SEL totals | 269 | 39 | 64 | 103 | 209 | 43 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 40 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships The 1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was played in Stockholm and Gavle Sweden, from April 23rd to May the 7th, 1995. In the tournament finals, Finland won the gold medal by winning over Sweden 4-1 at the Globen arena in Stockholm. The Finnish goals were scored by Timo Jutila and Ville... |
Sweden | WC Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1997 1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships - Group 2 :- Second Round 1-6 Place :Teams that had played each other in the first round carried those results forward. First and second place played off for gold, third and fourth for bronze.- Consolation Round 7-12 Place :... |
Sweden | WC | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1998 Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics was played at The Big Hat and Aqua Wing Arena in Nagano, Japan.-Men's tournament:The 1998 Olympic men's ice hockey tournament was the first in which professional players from the National Hockey League were allowed to participate, allowing national teams to... |
Sweden | OG Ice hockey at the Olympic Games Ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920. The men's tournament was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was transferred permanently to the Winter Olympic Games programme in 1924. The women's tournament was first held at the 1998 Winter Olympics... |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2002 Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the E Center in West Valley City and Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah. Both the men's and women's tournaments were won by Canada, defeating the host USA in both games.-Men:... |
Sweden | OG | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2004 2004 World Cup of Hockey The 2004 World Cup of Hockey was an international ice hockey tournament. It was the second installment of the National Hockey League -sanctioned competition eight years after the inaugural 1996 World Cup of Hockey. It was held from August 30 to September 14, 2004, and took place in various venues... |
Sweden | WCH World Cup of Hockey The World Cup of Hockey is an international ice hockey tournament. Inaugurated in 1996, it is the successor to the previous Canada Cup, which ran from 1976 to 1991... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Senior int'l totals | 27 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | |||