Per Gustafsson Explained

Played For:HV71
Florida Panthers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Ottawa Senators
Ntl Team:Sweden
Position:Defence
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:198
Birth Date:June 4, 1970
Birth Place:Oskarshamn, Sweden
Draft:261st overall
Draft Year:1994
Draft Team:Florida Panthers
Career Start:1988
Career End:2010

Per Tage Gustafsson (born June 4, 1970) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played over 700 games for HV71 in the Swedish Elitserien between 1988 and 2010, winning the championship three times. He also played 89 games in the National Hockey League for Florida Panthers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators, between 1996 and 1998. Internationally he played for the Swedish national team in several tournaments, including the 1996 and 2003 World Championships, winning a silver in the latter.

Playing career

Gustafsson was drafted in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft by Florida Panthers with their 11th pick, 261st overall. He played two seasons, 1996–97 and 1997–98, in the NHL and American Hockey League. Playing for Florida Panthers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators, he totalled 89 games for 35 points (8 goals and 27 assists).

He played for HV71 for 20 seasons and was one of the best defencemen in the club's history. He has the club record for most played regular season and playoff games.[1]

In 1991–92 season Gustafsson scored a goal against Luleå HF just after six seconds, which as of 2008 was the Elitserien's record for fastest goal.

International play

Gustafsson made his debut in the Swedish national team on April 12, 1992, in Moscow in a match against the Russian national team. He played for Sweden in the 1996 World Championships and 2003 World Championships, where he won a silver medal.

Awards and achievements

Records

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1986–87IK OskarshamnSWE-320 0 2 2
1987–88IK OskarshamnSWE-336 7 13 20
1988–89HV71SEL14 1 4 5 83 0 0 0 2
1989–90HV71SEL27 4 3 7 16
1990–91HV71SEL31 3 5 8 162 0 0 0 4
1991–92HV71SEL39 9 7 16 223 0 0 0 0
1992–93HV71SEL40 6 3 9 28
1993–94HV71SEL34 9 7 16 10
1994–95HV71SEL38 8 6 14 1413 7 5 12 8
1995–96HV71SEL34 8 13 21 124 3 1 4 2
1996–97Florida PanthersNHL58 7 22 29 22
1997–98St. John's Maple LeafsAHL25 7 18 25 10
1997–98Toronto Maple LeafsNHL22 1 4 5 10
1997–98Ottawa SenatorsNHL9 0 1 1 61 0 0 0 0
1998–99HV71SEL50 12 16 28 52
1999–00HV71SEL40 6 15 21 476 1 4 5 10
2000–01HV71SEL48 9 18 27 46
2001–02HV71SEL46 6 9 15 208 1 2 3 12
2002–03HV71SEL15 2 6 8 67 0 3 3 0
2003–04HV71SEL32 4 23 27 3214 0 5 5 8
2004–05HV71SEL46 9 15 24 44
2005–06HV71SEL48 6 25 31 4812 1 5 6 16
2006–07HV71SEL52 7 18 25 5614 4 3 7 20
2007–08HV71SEL38 3 7 10 2814 1 1 2 6
2008–09HV71SEL49 9 18 27 4215 0 2 2 16
2009–10HV71SEL12 0 1 1 165 0 0 0 2
SEL totals734 123 220 343 563120 18 31 49 106
NHL totals89 8 27 35 381 0 0 0 0

International

YearTeamEventGP G A Pts PIM
1996WC6 2 2 4 2
2003SwedenWC3 0 0 0 0
Senior totals9 2 2 4 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FLEST SPELADE MATCHER FÖR HV71 . . HV71.se . Swedish . 2009-04-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071221202403/http://www.hv71.se/Foreningen/Statistik/Flest-matcher/ . 2007-12-21 . dead .