Jonathan Dahlén

Jonathan Dahlén
Born	(1997-12-20) December 20, 1997 Sweden
Occupation	Ice hockey player
Known for	Playing for Timrå IK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), NHL career with San Jose Sharks

Jonathan Dahlén (born 20 December 1997) is a Swedish ice hockey professional currently playing for Timrå IK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Recognized as a leading talent, he was selected 42nd overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2016 NHL entry draft and has competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks.

Playing career

During the 2016 season, Dahlén topped his team’s scoring charts with 15 goals and accumulated 29 points across 51 games. He elevated his performance in his sophomore year, once again leading with 25 goals and contributing 19 assists over 45 games.

On 27 February 2017, just before the NHL trade deadline, the Senators traded Dahlén to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Alex Burrows. The Canucks’ decision to draft Elias Pettersson was influenced partly by Dahlén’s on-ice rapport with him at Timrå IK, where both players ranked among the league’s highest scorers as teenagers. Notably, they scored during their very first shift together in Sweden.

After completing that season with Timrå IK, Dahlén inked a three-year entry-level deal with Vancouver on 21 April 2017. Following a diagnosis of mononucleosis during the 2017–18 preseason, he returned to Timrå IK on 10 October 2017. Dahlén played an instrumental role in helping Timrå achieve promotion to the SHL and earned accolades as Top Forward and MVP in HockeyAllsvenskan.

On 12 April 2018, he was assigned to the Utica Comets of the AHL. Dahlén participated in Vancouver’s 2018 training camp and preseason games before rejoining Utica for the start of the NHL season.

Dahlén was traded to the San Jose Sharks on 25 February 2019 in exchange for prospect Linus Karlsson. He contributed four assists over seven games with San Jose’s AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, to conclude that season.

In August 2019, after struggling to replicate his scoring success from Sweden while playing in North America, Dahlén returned to Timrå IK on loan from San Jose. During the 2019–20 HockeyAllsvenskan season, he equaled the league’s regular-season scoring record by amassing 77 points in 51 contests. However, Timrå’s efforts for promotion were interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 26 May 2020, while still under contract rights with San Jose, Dahlén extended his agreement with Timrå IK for an additional year. Serving as team captain during the 2020–21 HockeyAllsvenskan season, he led both his club and the league in scoring with 71 points across 45 games. This performance earned him forward of the year and MVP distinctions for a second consecutive season. Furthermore, he secured playoff MVP honors as Timrå captured the championship and advanced to the SHL.

Dahlén signed a one-year, two-way contract with San Jose on 14 June 2021. He made his NHL debut on 16 October 2021 and recorded his first NHL goals three days later by netting two against the Montreal Canadiens. He concluded his rookie NHL campaign with totals of 12 goals and 22 points over 61 games.

Following San Jose's decision not to extend a qualifying offer during the 2022 offseason, Dahlén returned to Sweden, committing to a five-year contract with Timrå IK on 31 August 2022.

International play

Dahlén has represented Sweden at multiple levels including U17, U18, and U20 World Junior Championships. He led one tournament by recording an average of 4.85 shots per game (34 shots over seven matches). Additionally, he achieved a hat trick during the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Personal life

He is the offspring of former NHL athlete Ulf Dahlén, who appeared in 966 regular season matches across six different teams. Together, they represent the inaugural father-son pair to have both competed for the San Jose Sharks.

International

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2013–14	HV71	J20		6	1	1	2	0		3	1	1	2	0
2014–15	Timrå IK	J20		40	25	25	50	14		2	1	1	2	0
2014–15	Timrå IK	Allsv		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Timrå IK	J20		3	2	1	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Timrå IK	Allsv		51	15	14	29	8		5	6	1	7	2
2016–17	Timrå IK	Allsv		45	25	19	44	18		4	4	2	6	0
2017–18 HockeyAllsvenskan season	Timrå IK	Allsv		44	23	21	44	8		10	8	6	14	2
2017–18 AHL season	Utica Comets	AHL		2	1	1	2	2		4	0	1	1	0
2018–19 AHL season	Utica Comets	AHL		50	14	15	29	10		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	San Jose Barracuda	AHL		7	0	4	4	2

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