Jonas Larsen was a late declaration for the SMJHL draft as his Portland Winterhawks were competing for the Memorial Cup. Therefore he was a free agent and free to court offers from any teams. A few did reach out, but ultimately Jonas inked a deal with the Anchorage Armada and joined fellow rookies Gabriel Johnson, Darnell Johnson, and others. Jonas came in and was a bottom six player his first season. That season Anchorage fizzled out in the first round of the playoffs and Larsen didn't make much noise. His second season in the SMJHL Jonas was getting top six minutes, but still ultimately was unable to produce and the team once again was incapable of going deep into the Four Star Cup Playoffs. Inbetween these two seasons Jonas was drafted by the San Francisco Pride, and after his second season he and the GM of the Pride mutually agreed to a call up that would take Jonas out of Anchorage and drop him into San Francisco.