{{Short description|Swedish ice hockey player (born 1985)}} {{distinguish|Johan Franzén}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = LNA, HC Lugano vs. Genève-Servette HC, 24th September 2015 12.JPG| caption = | image_size = 230px | played_for = Luleå HF<br>Frölunda HC<br>Ässät<br>Linköpings HC<br>HC Lugano<br>SKA Saint Petersburg<br>Rapperswil-Jona Lakers<br>Genève-Servette HC<br>Leksands IF | ntl_team = Sweden | position = Defence | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 198 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|2|18}} | birth_place = Kalix, Sweden | draft = 34th overall | draft_year = 2004 | draft_team = Dallas Stars | career_start = 2002 | career_end = 2021 }}
'''Johan Fransson''' (born February 18, 1985) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, who last played for Leksands IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), where he was a defenceman. He also played in leagues in Finland, Switzerland, and Russia. Although he was drafted and traded as a prospect in the NHL three times, he has never played a regular season NHL game.<ref name="nhlcareer">{{cite web| url = http://stars.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8471247| title = Johan Fransson Dallas Stars| work = stars.nhl.com| accessdate = 2012-09-21}}</ref>
==Playing career== Fransson played bandy in Kalix;<ref name="bandy">{{cite web | url = http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/sverige/elitserien/article175811.ab | title = Luleås bandyboys | last = Nordlund | first = Joakim | date = 2003-11-12 | work = Aftonbladet | language = Swedish | accessdate = 2010-05-05 }}</ref> his team won the Swedish championship for 13-year-olds in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalixbandy.net/arena/historia.html |title=Kalix Bandy – En liten resa från då till nu |last=Wikström |first=P. |publisher=Kalix Bandyförening |language=Swedish |accessdate=2010-05-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223230051/http://www.kalixbandy.net/arena/historia.html |archivedate=December 23, 2008 }}</ref> He attributes his skating ability to his bandy background.<ref name="bandy"/> In the 2000–01 season, he represented Norrbotten in the TV-pucken tournament, and played for Kalix HF in Division 1 (Sweden's third highest level). For the 2001–02 season, Fransson played for Luleå HF in the J20 SuperElit junior hockey league.
For the 2002–03 season, Fransson made his Elitserien debut for Luleå HF, but only played three games because of a groin injury.<ref name="Frölunda">{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeysverige.se/news_show_frolunda-satsar-pa-johan-fransson.html?id=15045 |title=Frölunda satsar på Johan Fransson |last=Abrahamsson |first=Jante |date=2006-05-19 |publisher=Hockeysverige.se |language=Swedish |accessdate=2010-05-05 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> For the 2003–04 season, he returned to the Luleå' roster, and was nominated for Elitserien Rookie of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.swehockey.se/t2.asp?p=65501&x=1&a=101179 |title=Årets rookiekandidat nummer 3 säsongen 2003/2004 utsedd |last=Feltenmark |first=Anders |date=2004-01-15 |publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association |language=Swedish |accessdate=2010-05-05 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In his first playoff game, Fransson suffered a concussion after being checked by Färjestads BK's Peter Nordström.<ref name="Frölunda"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/sverige/elitserien/article196582.ab | title = Fransson fick hjärnskakning i sitt första byte | last = Thornéus | first = Patrik | date = 2004-03-02 | work = Aftonbladet | language = Swedish | accessdate = 2010-05-05 }}</ref> He returned to play one game in the series, but his team was eliminated from the playoffs. He was praised as having a bright future.<ref name="Luleå">{{cite web | url = http://www.kuriren.nu/ishockey/artikel.aspx?articleid=5182097 | title = Redan rekord av Johan Fransson | last = Mäki | first = Stellan | date = 2009-12-10 | work = Norrbottens-Kuriren | language = Swedish | accessdate = 2010-05-05 }}</ref> His 2004–05 season was not as strong as his rookie year,<ref name="Frölunda"/> and in the following season, he struggled,<ref name="Luleå"/> and the team did not re-sign him. He and his fellow Luleå teammate Karl Fabricius signed with Frölunda HC. He began the 2006–07 season well despite his team struggling.{{how|date=September 2012|reason=how were his results?}} After Per Bäckman replaced Stephan Lundh as coach, Fransson saw less ice time, and was eventually loaned to Ässät, in the SM-liiga league in Finland.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/sverige/elitserien/article475078.ab | title = Johan Fransson lämnar Frölunda för Finland | last = Ros | first = Tomas | date = 2007-01-15 | work = Aftonbladet | language = Swedish | accessdate = 2010-05-07 }}</ref> [[File:Johan Fransson 2010-12-12 (1).jpg |thumb|left|200px|Fransson during his tenure with SKA.]] In 2007, Fransson was traded to Linköpings HC for Oscar Ackeström.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/sverige/elitserien/article481014.ab | title = Backbyte i elitserien | date = 2007-01-31 | work = Aftonbladet | language = Swedish | accessdate = 2010-05-07}}</ref> Although he only played eight regular season games and 15 playoff games without scoring a point, his new team reached the Swedish Championship finals, where they lost to Modo Hockey. For the 2007–08 season he played 48 games, scoring a career high five goals and fourteen points. He also made his debut for Tre Kronor. Fransson helped Linköping reach the Swedish Championship finals for the second year in a row; the team blew a 2–0 series lead, and eventually lost to HV71 2–4. For the 2008–09 season, Fransson did not sustain his success; he was released in January, and signed with HC Lugano of the Swiss National League A,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/sverige/elitserien/linkoping/article4226829.ab|title=Klar för Lugano|last=Abrahamsson|first=Hans|author2=Ros, Tomas|date=2009-01-21|work=Aftonbladet|language=Swedish|accessdate=2010-05-05}}</ref> where he scored two goals and logged five points in seven regular games, and two goals in four playoff games.
Fransson returned to Luleå for the 2009–10 season, amidst some criticism over his past performance,<ref name="Luleå"/> but by mid-December, he had achieved his career best in goals and points. At the end of the season, he had played 54 games, logging 30 points and 11 goals. He was offered a five-year contract to play for Luleå,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hockey.expressen.se/elitserien/1.1963098/fransson-skrev-jattekontrakt-med-lulea|title=Fransson skrev jättekontrakt med Luleå|last=Ek|first=Mattias|date=2010-04-23|work=Expressen|language=Swedish|accessdate=2010-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721161838/http://hockey.expressen.se/elitserien/1.1963098/fransson-skrev-jattekontrakt-med-lulea|archive-date=2011-07-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> but shortly afterward, he used a contract clause to sign with the HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in Russia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kuriren.nu/ishockey/artikel.aspx?articleid=5394017|title=Fransson klar för Minsk|last=Appelgren|first=Anders|author2=Samuelsson, André|date=2010-05-27|work=Norrbottens-Kuriren|language=Swedish|accessdate=2010-06-29}}</ref> and a few weeks later Fransson signed his third contract of the off-season with the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kuriren.nu/nyheter/artikel.aspx?articleid=5418170|title=Fransson klar för LA Kings|last=Jakobsson|first=Simon|author2=Landström, Jimmy|date=2010-06-15|work=Norrbottens-Kuriren|language=Swedish|accessdate=29 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531705|title=Kings Sign Prospect Fransson|date=2010-06-15|publisher=Los Angeles Kings|accessdate=2010-06-29}}</ref>
On October 13, 2010, Fransson was loaned by the Kings to SKA St. Petersburg in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lakingsinsider.com/2010/10/13/fransson-to-khl/|title=Fransson to KHL|last=Hammond|first=Rich|date=2010-10-13|accessdate=2010-10-13}}</ref> where he played the rest of the 2010–11 season.
On August 3, 2011, he rejoined Luleå HF,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nsd.se/nyheter/artikel.aspx?ArticleID=6307851|title=Bekräftat: Fransson klar|language=Swedish|date=2011-08-03|accessdate=2012-07-20|archive-date=2012-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018083633/http://www.nsd.se/nyheter/artikel.aspx?ArticleID=6307851|url-status=dead}}</ref> where he stayed until the remainder of the 2013-14 season. He then headed to Switzerland, signing with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the top-flight National League A (NLA) for 2014-15, before moving on to fellow NLA team Genève-Servette HC for 2015–16. His tenure with Geneva ended at the conclusion of the 2019 playoffs. Fransson played 154 regular season games with Geneva, putting up 74 points, and 25 playoffs games (9 points) over 4 seasons.
As a free agent, Fransson returned to his homeland and the SHL, agreeing to a four-year contract with newly promoted Leksands IF on April 29, 2019.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.leksandsif.se/artikel/gq9bajv2e-30ead/johan-fransson-ansluter-till-leksands-if | title = Johan Fransson joins Leksands | publisher = Leksands IF | date = 29 April 2019 | accessdate = 29 April 2019 | language = Swedish}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2000–01 | Kalix HF | SWE.3 | 19||0||6||6||8 | —||—||—||—||— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001–02 | Luleå HF | J18 Allsv | 5||2||0||2||0 | 3||0||0||0||0 |- | 2001–02 | Luleå HF | J20 | 29||4||4||8||28 | 2||0||0||0||4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2002–03 | Luleå HF | J18 Allsv | 2||0||0||0||2 | —||—||—||—||— |- | 2002–03 | Luleå HF | J20 | 22||2||4||6||65 | —||—||—||—||— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2002–03 | Luleå HF | SEL | 3||0||0||0||0 | —||—||—||—||— |- | 2003–04 | Luleå HF | J20 | 5||0||2||2||10 | —||—||—||—||— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003–04 | Lulea HF | SEL | 44||3||3||6||28 | 2||0||0||0||4 |- | 2004–05 | Luleå HF | J20 | 1||1||1||2||0 | 7||1||2||3||4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2004–05 | Luleå HF | SEL | 43||1||6||7||30 | 3||0||0||0||0 |- | 2005–06 | Luleå HF | SEL | 50||3||5||8||74 | 6||1||1||2||6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 35||0||6||6||18 | —||—||—||—||— |- | 2006–07 | Ässät | SM-l | 6||0||1||1||2 | —||—||—||—||— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006–07 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 8||0||0||0||4 | 15||0||0||0||2 |- | 2007–08 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 48||5||9||14||24 | 16||0||5||5||16 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008–09 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 40||3||7||10||24 | —||—||—||—||— |- | 2008–09 | HC Lugano | NLA | 7||2||3||5||2 | 4||2||0||2||0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | Luleå HF | SEL | 54||11||19||30||26 | —||—||—||—||— |- | 2010–11 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 38||6||10||16||22 | 10||0||2||2||2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | Luleå HF | SEL | 48||1||19||20||12 | 5||1||1||2||2 |- | 2012–13 | Luleå HF | SEL | 55||3||8||11||12 | 15||0||10||10||6 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2013–14 | Luleå HF | SHL | 38||5||10||15||20 | 2||0||0||0||2 |- | 2014–15 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NLA | 32||4||16||20||22 | —||—||—||—||— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 39||7||15||22||12 | 11||0||1||1||18 |- | 2016–17 | Genève–Servette HC | NLA | 45||5||10||15||52 | 4||0||3||3||0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017–18 | Genève–Servette HC | NL | 40||0||19||19||38 | 4||1||0||1||4 |- | 2018–19 | Genève–Servette HC | NL | 30||6||12||18||14 | 6||1||3||4||2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2019–20 | Leksands IF | SHL | 41||3||8||11||14 | —||—||—||—||— |- | 2020–21 | Leksands IF | SHL | 22||1||4||5||8 | 2||0||0||0||0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | SHL totals ! 529!!39!!104!!143!!304 ! 66!!2!!17!!19!!38 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NL totals ! 193!!24!!75!!99!!140 ! 36!!4!!9!!13!!36 |} {{MedalTableTop|name = }} {{MedalSport | Ice hockey}} {{MedalCountry | {{SWE}} }} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold | 2013 Sweden/Finland | }} {{MedalBronze | 2014 Belarus | }} {{MedalBottom}}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2004 | Sweden | WJC | 7th | 6||3||0||3||2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005 | Sweden | WJC | 6th | 6||0||0||0||12 |- | 2013 | Sweden | WC | {{gold1}} | 10||1||4||5||4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2014 | Sweden | WC | {{bronze3}} | 10||0||0||0||4 |- | 2016 | Sweden | WC | 6th | 7||0||3||3||2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018 | Sweden | OG | 5th | 4||0||2||2||2 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" | Junior totals ! 12!!3!!0!!3!!14 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4" | Senior totals ! 31!!1!!9!!10!!12 |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} *{{icehockeystats}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fransson, Johan}} Category:1985 births Category:Dallas Stars draft picks Category:Frölunda HC players Category:Genève-Servette HC players Category:Linköping HC players Category:Living people Category:HC Lugano players Category:Luleå HF players Category:Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players Category:People from Kalix Municipality Category:SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players Category:SKA Saint Petersburg players Category:Swedish ice hockey defencemen Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen Category:Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Category:Ice hockey people from Norrbotten County