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Erik Gustafsson
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Born March 14, 1992 (1992-03-14) (age 32)
Nynäshamn, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
Chicago Blackhawks
Djurgårdens IF
Frölunda HC
NHL Draft 93rd overall, 2012
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2011–present

Erik Gustafsson (born March 14, 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently under contract to the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League (NHL).

He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 4th round (93rd overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing Career

Erik began playing hockey in Nynäshamns IF before moving to Djurgården'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, Erik played for both the under-18 team and the J20-team.

For the 2010–11 season, Erik had a permanent place in the J20-team which won their division and ended up third in the playoffs. In May of 2011, he extended his contract with Djurgården through the 2013–14 season.

Erik was called to make his Elitserien debut in the league premier against HV71 on September 15, 2011, but he did not receive any time on the ice.

In Erik's second game against Brynäs on September 27, 2011, he made his on-ice debut, playing six minutes of the game. He scored his first Elitserien goal on December 26, 2011 against Fredrik Norrena of Linköpings HC.

On April 4, 2013 (with Djurgården remaining in the Allsvenskan), he left to return to the top level SHL in signing a contract with Frölunda HC.

After two successful seasons establishing himself in the SHL with Frölunda and with his NHL rights from Edmonton not retained, Erik signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on April 30, 2015.

Career Statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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
SHL totals 146 9 47 56 54 12 1 2 3 31