| Johan Gustafsson | |
|---|---|
 Gustafsson with Sweden during the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championships | |
| Born | February 28, 1992, Köping, Sweden |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| SHL team F. teams |
Frölunda HC Luleå HF Färjestad BK Iowa Wild |
| Ntl. team |  Sweden
|
| NHL Draft | 159th overall, 2010 Minnesota Wild |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
Johan Gustafsson (born 28 February 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Playing career[]
Johan played for Västerås HK in the 2010–11 season,[1] with Luleå HF for the next two seasons[2] and has also played 3 SHL games with Färjestad BK. He was drafted 159th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
After an SHL rookie season where Gustafsson had five shutouts in his first 20 games with Luleå he was nominated for the 2011–12 SHL Rookie of the Year award.[3]
Approaching the deadline to retain Gustafsson rights, the Wild signed Gustafsson to a three-year, entry-level contract in May 2012.[4] He was returned on loan to Luleå for the first year of his contract. In his first North American season, Gustafsson was assigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Iowa Wild.
Over the duration of his tenure with the Wild, Gustafsson was recalled to the NHL, however never appeared in a game.
On May 4, 2015, as an impending restricted free agent, Gustafsson opted to return to his native Sweden and will play for Frölunda HC of the SHL.[5][6]
International[]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Sweden
| ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2013 Sweden/Finland | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2012 Calgary | |
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
| Silver | 2010 Minsk | |
Gustafsson was Sweden's starting goalie in the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships where the team won the silver medal. Gustafsson was part of the Gold medal winning Swedish 2013 World Championship team, however was unable to feature in any game.
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2009–10 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 3 | — | — | — | 136 | 9 | 0 | 3.96 | .868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Skåre BK | Div.1 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.86 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Västerås HK | Allsv | 26 | — | — | — | 1510 | 58 | 2 | 2.30 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Luleå HF | SEL | 29 | — | — | — | 1754 | 51 | 6 | 1.74 | .929 | 3 | — | — | 179 | 10 | 0 | 3.36 | .884 | ||
| 2012–13 | Luleå HF | SEL | 33 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2016 | 57 | 4 | 1.70 | .932 | 15 | — | — | 946 | 32 | 0 | 2.03 | .925 | ||
| 2013–14 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 40 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 2253 | 112 | 1 | 2.98 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 35 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 1842 | 107 | 0 | 3.48 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 304 | 15 | 0 | 2.96 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 22 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1157 | 51 | 1 | 2.65 | .883 | 9 | — | — | 506 | 19 | 0 | 2.25 | .920 | ||
| AHL totals | 75 | 20 | 42 | 5 | 4095 | 219 | 1 | 3.23 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sweden | WJC18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 238:10 | 8 | 0 | 2.02 | 91.8 |
| 2012 | Sweden | WJC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 326:51 | 12 | 1 | 2.20 | 88.8 |
References[]
- ↑ VIK värvar målvakt (Swedish). Västerås IK (2010-05-29). Archived from the original on 2010-07-06.
- ↑ Landslagsmålvakt till Norrbotten (Swedish). Luleå Hockey (2011-04-22). Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.
- ↑ Årets Rookie: Johan Gustafsson kandidat tre (Swedish). Hockeyligan.se (20 January 2012).
- ↑ "Minnesota Wild sign Goaltender Johan Gustafsson". ESPN (2012-05-26). Retrieved on 2012-05-26.
- ↑ Johan Gustafsson är nu klar för Frölunda. Expressen.se (May 4, 2015). Retrieved on May 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Wild goalie Gustafsson joins Swedish League team". NBC Sports (2015-05-04). Retrieved on 2015-05-04.