Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1992)
Erik Gustafsson (born 14 March 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Calgary Flames. Gustafsson was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the fourth round, 93rd overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
| Erik Gustafsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Gustafsson in 2013 | |||
| Born |
14 March 1992 Nynäshamn, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Djurgårdens IF Frölunda HC Chicago Blackhawks Calgary Flames | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL Draft |
93rd overall, 2012 Edmonton Oilers | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Playing career
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2018 Denmark | |
Gustafsson began playing hockey in Nynäshamns IF,[1] before moving to Djurgårdens IF's youth organisation. Gustafsson represented team Stockholm in the 2008 TV-pucken, a national junior tournament, scoring four assists. He played the 2008–09 season with Djurgården's under-18 team. In the following season, Gustafsson played for both the under-18 team and the J20-team. For the 2010–11 season, Gustafsson had a permanent place in the J20-team which won their division and ended up third in the playoffs. He extended his contract with Djurgårdens IF in May 2011 through to the 2013–14 season.[2]
Gustafsson was called to make his Elitserien (now the Swedish Hockey League (SHL)) debut in the 2011–12 season opener against HV71 on 15 September 2011, but did not receive any game-time. In his second game, against Brynäs IF on 27 September 2011, he made his on-ice debut, playing six minutes of the game.[3] Gustafsson scored his first Elitserien goal on 26 December 2011 against Fredrik Norrena of Linköpings HC.[4]
On June 23, 2012, at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Gustafsson was selected in the fourth round, 93rd overall by the Edmonton Oilers.
On 4 April 2013, with Djurgårdens IF demoted to the second-tier HockeyAllsvenskan, Gustafsson left the team to sign a contract with SHL club Frölunda HC.[5]
After two successful seasons establishing himself with Frölunda, and with his NHL playing rights not retained by Edmonton, on 30 April 2015, Gustafsson signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.[6]
Gustafsson began the 2017–18 season with Chicago's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, but was recalled to the NHL on 9 January 2018.[7] He recorded his first NHL goal and added an assist in a 7–3 loss to the New York Islanders on 20 January.[8] On 6 March, Gustafsson signed a two-year contract extension with Chicago.[9]
In the 2019–20 season, Gustafsson entering the final season of his contract was unable to keep his scoring pace from the previous season. Adding 6 goals and 26 points in 59 games and with the Blackhawks out of contention for a playoff berth, Gustafsson was dealt by Chicago at the NHL trade deadline to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a 2020 third-round pick on 24 February 2020.[10]
Un-signed from the Flames, Gustafsson left as a free agent at the conclusion of his contract and later agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on October 12, 2020.[11]
Personal life
Gustafsson's younger brother Glenn is also a professional hockey player, currently playing for Örebro HK in the SHL.[12]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Djurgårdens IF | J18 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Djurgårdens IF | J18 Allsv | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | J18 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | J18 Allsv | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 38 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 104 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 41 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsv | 49 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | ||
| 2013–14 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 50 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 55 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 | ||
| 2015–16 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 27 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 41 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 68 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 25 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 35 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 79 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 59 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| SHL totals | 146 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 31 | ||||
| NHL totals | 221 | 28 | 91 | 119 | 71 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||||
References
- "Erik Gustafsson" (PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- "Juniortrio förlänger med DIF". Djurgårdens IF Hockey (in Swedish). 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- "Djurgårdens IF - Brynäs IF - Statistik". hockeyligan.se (in Swedish). Svenska Hockeyligan. 30 September 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- "Djurgården vann streckmatchen". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 26 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- "Alexander Wennberg and Erik Gustafsson to Frolunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- "Blackhawks agree to terms with Gustafsson". Chicago Blackhawks. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- Skrbina, Paul (20 January 2018). "Erik Gustafsson hopes patience pays off with Blackhawks". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- The Canadian Press (21 January 2018). "Pulock helps Islanders rout slumping Blackhawks". TSN.ca. Chicago. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- "Blackhawks agree to terms with Gustafsson and Sikura". Chicago Blackhawks. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- "Flames acquire pair of defencemen". Calgary Flames. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- "Flyers sign D Erik Gustafsson". Philadelphia Flyers. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- "Glenn Gustafsson". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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