Kristoffer Gunnarsson

Kristoffer Gunnarsson
Born (1997-02-26) 26 February 1997
Borås, Sweden
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Vancouver Canucks
Frölunda HC (SHL)
NHL Draft 135th overall, 2017
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 2015–present

Kristoffer Gunnarsson Matsson (born 26 February 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Gunnarsson played junior hockey with Swedish team Frölunda HC. In 2012 Gunnarsson competed with a regional all-star team from Västergötland in the annual TV-pucken, an under-15 national tournament, and notched one assists over eight games. After impressive performances in the J20 SuperElit, Gunnarsson played 13 games in Sweden's top-flight SHL.[1][2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Frölunda HC J20 38 0 0 0 16 7 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Frölunda HC J20 36 7 7 14 88 3 0 0 0 4
2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL 13 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2015–16 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2016–17 Frölunda HC J20 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6
2016–17 Frölunda HC SHL 10 0 0 0 29 8 0 0 0 6
2016–17 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 29 1 1 2 8 — — — — —
SHL totals 23 0 0 0 29 8 0 0 0 6

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Sweden WJC 4th 7 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 7 0 1 1 2

Awards and honors

Award Year
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2016, 2017 [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Kristoffer Gunnarsson" (in Swedish). classic.shl.se. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  2. ↑ "Kristoffer Gunnarsson" (in Swedish). frolundaindians.com. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  3. ↑ Gustav Orbring (2017-02-07). "Frölunda win CHL for second year running" (in Swedish). SVTSport.se. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
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