Jonas Brodin

Jonas Brodin has built a reputation for his skilled defensive play in the NHLArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Jonas BrodinArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceArticle in Sveriges Olympiska KommittéRead the sourceClose grew up in the Karlstad area and began playing hockey with Nor IK. He later attended a hockeygymnasiumA Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose, combining upper-secondary studies with hockey, and played for Färjestad’s under-18 team.

In a May 2025 interview with HockeyNews, Brodin recalled being a reserve at the 2012 World ChampionshipArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceClose on home ice and getting the chance to play when Jonathan Ericsson was injured. Looking back on his first World ChampionshipArticle in HockeyNewsRead the sourceClose, he thanked Henrik Zetterberg for looking after him as a young newcomer to Sweden’s national team, Tre KronorTre KronorTre Kronor, or “Three Crowns”, is the nickname of Sweden’s senior men’s national ice hockey team.Close.

In summer 2015, Brodin trained in Karlstad under fitness coach Jonas AsplundArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose with Marcus Johansson and Oscar Klefbom, whom the Sveriges Radio interview described as his best friend. In the same interview, Brodin recalled his first NHL goal against Colorado especially fondly: his parents were in the stands to see itArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose.

Away from hockey, a November 2016 Star TribuneArticle in Star TribuneRead the sourceClose profile listed rap, clothes and video games among Brodin’s interests. An OctoberArticle in Star TribuneRead the sourceClose 2021 article in the newspaper also reported the nickname Jimmy, which Matt Dumba had given him.