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Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1988)

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For the Swedish ice hockey defenceman born in 1992, see Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1992).

Erik Gustafsson
Erik Gustafsson in April 2011
Born (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 35)
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

Erik Gustafsson (born 15 December 1988) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and captain for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

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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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] After one year in Switzerland, he returned to Avangard Omsk, signing in May 2016.[5]

On 2 May 2018, Gustafsson returned to his native Sweden in agreeing to a four-year contract with Luleå HF.[6] 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

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Regular season and playoffs

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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

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Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Sweden/Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Minsk
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Sweden WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 1 1 2 2
2014 Sweden WC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Flyers Sign Defenseman Gustafsson". Philadelphia Flyers. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  2. ^ Tim Panaccio (26 February 2011). "Flyers squander early lead, fall to lowly Senators". CSNPhilly.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  3. ^ Pettersson, Robert (16 May 2014). "Svenske VM-backen klar för Avangard Omsk" (in Swedish). hockeysverige.se. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Two new foreigners for the Kloten Flyers" (in German). Kloten Flyers. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Эрик Густафссон возвращается в "Авангард"!". www.hawk.ru. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Four year agreement with Erik Gustafsson" (in Swedish). Luleå HF. 2 May 2018.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by CCHA Best Offensive Defenseman
2008–09, 2009–10 		Succeeded by
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