Ice Hockey, Born 1988 Erik Gustafsson
Erik Gustafsson (born 15 December 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and captain for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
| Erik Gustafsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Erik Gustafsson in April 2011 | |||
| Born | 15 December 1988 Kvissleby, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams | Luleå HF Philadelphia Flyers Avangard Omsk EHC Kloten Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | ||
| National team |  Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career
Gustafsson played in the youth ranks of Timrå IK before enrolling at Northern Michigan University in 2007. He spent three years in college, before signing a three-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on 31 March 2010. Gustafsson made his NHL debut on 26 February 2011, against the Ottawa Senators, subbing for Chris Pronger, who was out with a bruised right hand.
Gustafsson scored his first career NHL goal against Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres on 16 February 2012.
Following the 2013–14 NHL season, Gustafsson signed with Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. In the 2014–15 season, Gustafsson immediately established himself amongst the blueline with Omsk, finishing second among defenceman with 22 points in 56 games.
Despite early interest in the off-season from the NHL, on 17 July 2015, Gustafsson left Omsk as a free agent to sign a one-year contract with Swiss club, Kloten Flyers of the NLA. After one year in Switzerland, he returned to Avangard Omsk, signing in May 2016.
On 2 May 2018, Gustafsson returned to his native Sweden in agreeing to a four-year contract with Luleå HF. In making his debut in the SHL in the 2018–19 season, Gustafsson as captain led Luleå HF from the blueline, playing top-pairing minutes in recording 6 goals and 27 points in 49 games. In the playoffs, Gustafsson increased his scoring rate with 9 in 10 games. He was awarded the Salming Trophy as the SHL's best defenceman to conclude the season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Timrå IK | J18 Allsv | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Timrå IK | J18 Allsv | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Timrå IK | J20 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Timrå IK | J20 | 41 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Northern Michigan Wildcats | CCHA | 44 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Northern Michigan Wildcats | CCHA | 40 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Northern Michigan Wildcats | CCHA | 39 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 72 | 5 | 44 | 49 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 28 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 30 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 39 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 56 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 48 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 50 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 23 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 25 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Luleå HF | SHL | 49 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Luleå HF | SHL | 46 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Luleå HF | SHL | 47 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Luleå HF | SHL | 48 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 91 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| KHL totals | 154 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 62 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| SHL totals | 190 | 25 | 92 | 117 | 91 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 10 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2013 Sweden/Finland | |
 | 2014 Minsk | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sweden | WC |  | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | WC |  | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Sweden | WC | 6th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Sweden | OG | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||||
Awards and achievements
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-CCHA Rookie Team | 2007–08 | |
| All-CCHA First Team | 2008–09, 2009–10 | |
| CCHA Best Offensive Defenseman | 2008–09, 2009–10 | |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 2008–09, 2009–10 | |
| All-CCHA Tournament Team | 2010 | |
| AHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2010–11 | |
| All-Star Game | 2011 | |
| KHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2015 | |
| SHL | ||
| Salming Trophy | 2019 | |
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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