Johan Gustafsson

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Johan Gustafsson
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Born (1992-02-28) February 28, 1992 (age 33)
Köping, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
team
Former teams
Free Agent
Lahti Pelicans
Västerås IK
Färjestad BK
Luleå HF
Frölunda HC
Adler Mannheim
Rögle BK
National teamFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
NHL draft 159th overall, 2010
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2009present

Johan Gustafsson (born 28 February 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent.

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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's 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, he never appeared in a game.

On May 4, 2015, as an impending restricted free agent, Gustafsson opted to return to his native Sweden and played for Frölunda HC of the SHL. [5] [6]

After claiming his second Le Mat Trophy in his four year tenure with Frölunda HC, Gustafsson left the club at the conclusion of his contract upon the end of the 2018–19 Championship-winning season.

As a free agent, Gustafsson left Sweden, signing a one-year deal with newly crowned DEL champions, Adler Mannheim, on May 7, 2019. [7]

In 2020-21, he signed with Rögle BK of the SHL, splitting starts with Christoffer Rifalk as they won a SHL Silver Medal.

For the next two seasons, Gustafsson started for Västerås IK of HockeyAllsvenskan.

In December 2023, Gustafsson was signed to Pelicans of Liiga to serve as the backup for Jasper Patrikainen after the transfer of Jussi Olkinuora before the arrival of Niklas Kokko bumped him to 3rd string goaltender. [8]

International play

Medal record
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Sweden/Finland
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Calgary
IIHF World U18 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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, he was unable to feature in any game.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLT/OTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2009–10 Färjestad BK SEL 3136903.96.868
2009–10Skåre BK Div.1 262.86.894
2010–11 Västerås HK Allsv 2615105822.30.911
2011–12 Luleå HF SEL29189017545161.74.9293121791003.36.884
2012–13 Luleå HFSEL332013020165741.70.93215879463202.03.925
2013–14 Iowa Wild AHL 4012204225311212.98.903
2014–15 Iowa WildAHL358221184210703.48.893
2014–15 Alaska Aces ECHL 54103041502.96.899
2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL22109011575112.65.8839625061902.25.920
2016–17 Frölunda HCSHL382213020747322.11.91714778043422.54.904
2017–18 Frölunda HCSHL32209018458432.73.8916243531502.55.888
2018–19 Frölunda HCSHL271412015306922.71.897531226802.12.916
2019–20 Adler Mannheim DEL 21134011595132.64.887
2020–21 Rögle BK SHL20137011964922.46.90110159404.03.833
2021–22 Västerås IKAllsv352213020637372.12.920202146502.05.933
AHL totals7520425409521913.23.899

International

YearTeamEventResultGPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
2009 Sweden WJC18 5th2200120211.00.964
2010 SwedenWJC18Silver medal icon.svg4310238802.02.918
2012 Sweden WJC Gold medal icon.svg55003271212.20.888
Junior totals1110106852221.92.916

Awards and honors

AwardYear
SHL
Rookie of the Year nominee 2012
Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) 2016, 2019 [9]
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2016, 2017, 2019 [10]

References

  1. "VIK värvar målvakt" (in Swedish). Västerås IK. 2010-05-29. Archived from the original on 2010-07-06.
  2. "Landslagsmålvakt till Norrbotten" (in Swedish). Luleå Hockey. 2011-04-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27.
  3. "Årets Rookie: Johan Gustafsson kandidat tre". Hockeyligan.se (in Swedish). 20 January 2012.
  4. "Minnesota Wild sign Goaltender Johan Gustafsson". ESPN. 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
  5. "Johan Gustafsson är nu klar för Frölunda". Expressen.se. May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  6. "Wild goalie Gustafsson joins Swedish League team". NBC Sports. 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  7. "Gustafsson becomes an Eagle" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  8. "Johan Gustafsson vahvistamaan loppukauden mittaisella sopimuksell". pelicans.fi. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
  9. "Frolunda Swedish champions for 2015/16" (in Swedish). norran.se. 2016-04-24. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  10. Gustav Orbring (2017-02-07). "Frölunda win CHL for second year running" (in Swedish). SVTSport.se. Retrieved 2017-02-07.