Johan Mattsson is a SKA player!

SKA Hockey Club have signed a contract with Johan Mattsson. The agreement with the Swedish goalkeeper will run for one season until the 30th of April 2024.

HC SKA welcomes Johan to Saint Petersburg, wishing him luck and success with our team!

Factfile:

Johan Mattsson is a goalkeeper who was born on the 25th of April 1992 in Huddinge, Sweden. He stands 193 centimeters tall and weighs 88 kilograms, catching the puck with his left hand. Johan initially started out with his hometown club, before subsequently moving to Sodertalje. Between 2011 and 2013, he played in North America with the Sudbury Wolves (OHL) and the Tri-City Storm (USHL). Johan won the 2012 World Junior Championship with the Swedish national team.

After moving back to Sweden, Johan went on to play for Djurgarden, Bjorkloven, Timra and lastly Frolunda, with whom he became a Swedish champion in 2019 and twice won the Champions Hockey League (2019, 2020). Furthermore, Johan recorded the highest amount of shutouts and the best save percentage of the 2015/2016 Allsvenskan campaign for Timra.

Since 2021, he has been playing in the KHL. Ahead of his transfer to SKA, Johan had played for Dinamo Riga and Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg in the league, registering a 92% save percentage and a goals against average of 2.32 across 65 appearances.