Marcus Ragnarsson

{{Short description|Swedish ice hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| image_size = 230px

| position = Defense

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 209

| played_for = Djurgårdens IF
San Jose Sharks
Philadelphia Flyers
Almtuna IS

| ntl_team = Sweden

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|8|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Östervåla, Sweden

| draft = 99th overall

| draft_year = 1992

| draft_team = San Jose Sharks

| career_start = 1990

| career_end = 2010

}}

Marcus Ragnarsson (born 13 August 1971) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenseman who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks and Philadelphia Flyers, and nine seasons in the Swedish Elitserien for Djurgårdens IF.

Playing career

Ragnarsson was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the fifth round, 99th overall, in the 1992 NHL entry draft. He enjoyed tremendous success paired alongside Mike Rathje in San Jose.{{cite web |last1=Cooper |first1=Tony |title=Ragnarsson Will Be Missed / Sharks defenseman's key contributions overlooked at times |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/ragnarsson-will-be-missed-sharks-defenseman-s-2698587.php |website=SFGATE |access-date=26 August 2024 |date=4 November 2000}} During a disastrous 2002–03 season for San Jose, Ragnarsson was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for Dan McGillis.{{cite web |title=Flyers Acquire Defenseman Marcus Ragnarsson For Dan McGillis |url=http://www.philadelphiaflyers.com:80/pressbox/archive/764.asp |website=Philadelphia Flyers |access-date=3 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021208044113/http://www.philadelphiaflyers.com:80/pressbox/archive/764.asp |archive-date=8 December 2002 |date=6 December 2002}} During the NHL lockout, Ragnarsson retired from the NHL and returned to play in his native Sweden.{{cite web |title=Timander och Ragnarsson kan stanna i Sverige |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/shl/timander-och-ragnarsson-kan-stanna-i-sverige/ |website=Expressen.se |access-date=11 July 2022 |language=sv |date=24 July 2005}} On 8 November 2010, Ragnarsson officially announced his retirement from hockey due to repeated injuries.{{cite web |last1=Ek |first1=Mattias |title=Ragnarsson: "Man blir påmind konstant" |url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/1.2205708/ragnarsson-man-blir-pamind-konstant |website=Expressen.se |access-date=26 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614135414/http://www.expressen.se/sport/1.2205708/ragnarsson-man-blir-pamind-konstant |archive-date=14 June 2011 |date=8 November 2010 |language=sv}}

Personal life

Ragnarsson's son Jakob Ragnarsson is a professional hockey defenseman who plays for Timrå IK in HockeyAllsvenskan. Jakob was drafted by the New York Rangers with the 70th pick in the third round of the 2018 NHL entry draft.{{cite web|title=Jakob Ragnarsson|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/304366/jacob-ragnarsson|publisher=Elite Prospects|accessdate=8 October 2018}} His nephew Gustav Lindström was chosen in the second round of the 2017 NHL entry draft by the Detroit Red Wings.{{cite web |last1=Regner |first1=Arthur J. |title=By the Numbers Prospects: Gustav Lindstrom |url=https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/by-the-numbers-prospects-gustav-lindstrom-299847936 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=26 August 2024 |date=24 August 2018}}

Awards

  • 2001 NHL All-Star Game{{cite web |title=NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2001 |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=28968 |website=NHL.com |access-date=26 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417051958/http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=28968 |archive-date=17 April 2023}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! colspan="5"|Regular season

! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1986–87

| Östervåla IF

| SWE.3

| 28

189

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1987–88

| Östervåla IF

| SWE.3

| 25

31215

| —

1988–89

| Östervåla IF

| SWE.3

| 30

151429

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1989–90

| Nacka HK

| SWE.2

| 9

2354

| —

1989–90

| Djurgårdens IF

| SEL

| 13

0220

| 1

0000
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1990–91

| Djurgårdens IF

| SEL

| 35

41512

| 7

0006
1991–92

| Djurgårdens IF

| SEL

| 40

851314

| 10

0114
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1992–93

| Djurgårdens IF

| SEL

| 34

33648

| 6

0338
1993–94

| Djurgårdens IF

| SEL

| 19

04424

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1994–95

| Djurgårdens IF

| SEL

| 38

791620

| 3

0004
1995–96

| San Jose Sharks

| NHL

| 71

8313942

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1996–97

| San Jose Sharks

| NHL

| 69

3141763

| —

1997–98

| San Jose Sharks

| NHL

| 79

5202565

| 6

0004
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1998–99

| San Jose Sharks

| NHL

| 74

0131366

| 6

0226
1999–00

| San Jose Sharks

| NHL

| 63

3131638

| 12

03310
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2000–01

| San Jose Sharks

| NHL

| 68

3121544

| 5

0118
2001–02

| San Jose Sharks

| NHL

| 70

5152044

| 12

13412
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2002–03

| San Jose Sharks

| NHL

| 25

17830

| —

2002–03

| Philadelphia Flyers

| NHL

| 43

26832

| 13

0116
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2003–04

| Philadelphia Flyers

| NHL

| 70

791658

| 14

14514
2004–05

| Almtuna IS

| Allsv

| —

| 1

1012
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2005–06

| Almtuna IS

| Allsv

| 38

10283863

| —

2006–07

| Almtuna IS

| Allsv

| 32

7192646

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2007–08

| Almtuna IS

| Allsv

| 38

5242944

| —

2008–09

| Djurgårdens IF

| SEL

| 49

12253738

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| Djurgårdens IF

| SEL

| 37

5152044

| 16

14518
2010–11

| Djurgårdens IF

| SEL

| 3

0004

| —

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | SEL totals

! 268 !! 39 !! 64 !! 103 !! 204

! 43 !! 1 !! 8 !! 9 !! 40

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 632 !! 37 !! 140 !! 177 !! 482

! 68 !! 2 !! 14 !! 16 !! 60

=International=

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{{MedalCountry | {{ih|SWE}} }}

{{MedalSport | Ice hockey}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver | 1995 Sweden | }}

{{MedalSilver | 1997 Finland | }}

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM

1995

| Sweden

| WC

| 4

0004
bgcolor="f0f0f0"

| 1997

| Sweden

| WC

| 11

21310
1998

| Sweden

| OLY

| 4

0110
bgcolor="f0f0f0"

| 2002

| Sweden

| OLY

| 4

0222
2004

| Sweden

| WCH

| 3

0000
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan=3 | Senior totals

! 26 !! 2 !! 1 !! 3 !! 16

References

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