Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1992)

Erik Gustafsson (born 14 March 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Gustafsson was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the fourth round, 93rd overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Erik Gustafsson
Gustafsson in 2013
Born (1992-03-14) 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		 Calgary Flames
Djurgårdens IF
Frölunda HC
Chicago Blackhawks
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 93rd overall, 2012
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2011–present

Playing career
Medal record
Representing Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
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]

Personal life

Gustafsson's younger brother Glenn is also a professional hockey player, currently playing for Örebro HK in the SHL.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Djurgårdens IF J20 2408826 —————
2010–11 Djurgårdens IF J20 3822123104 40116
2011–12 Djurgårdens IF J20 213111414 —————
2011–12 Djurgårdens IF SEL 4134716 —————
2012–13 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 497162352 610130
2013–14 Frölunda HC SHL 502182016 —————
2014–15 Frölunda HC SHL 554252922 1212331
2015–16 Rockford IceHogs AHL 27381138 —————
2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 41014144 50110
2016–17 Rockford IceHogs AHL 685253040 —————
2017–18 Rockford IceHogs AHL 253141718 —————
2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 35511166 —————
2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 7917436034 —————
2019–20 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 596202625 —————
2019–20 Calgary Flames NHL 70332
SHL totals 1469475654 1212331
NHL totals 221289111971 50110

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Sweden WC 6th 80220
2018 Sweden WC 6 0 1 1 2
2019 Sweden WC 5th 8 2 2 4 2
Senior totals 222574

References
  1. "Erik Gustafsson" (PDF). Swedish Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  2. "Juniortrio förlänger med DIF". Djurgårdens IF Hockey (in Swedish). 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  3. "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.
  4. "Djurgården vann streckmatchen". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 26 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  5. "Alexander Wennberg and Erik Gustafsson to Frolunda" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  6. "Blackhawks agree to terms with Gustafsson". Chicago Blackhawks. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  7. Skrbina, Paul (20 January 2018). "Erik Gustafsson hopes patience pays off with Blackhawks". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  8. The Canadian Press (21 January 2018). "Pulock helps Islanders rout slumping Blackhawks". TSN.ca. Chicago. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  9. "Blackhawks agree to terms with Gustafsson and Sikura". Chicago Blackhawks. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  10. "Flames acquire pair of defencemen". Calgary Flames. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  11. "Glenn Gustafsson". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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