Anton Gustafsson
| Anton Gustafsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 25, 1990 Karlskoga, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Färjestad BK Frölunda HC Bofors IK Hershey Bears Borås HC Asplöven HC SCL Tigers HC Fribourg-Gottéron | ||
| NHL Draft |
21st overall, 2008 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Carl Anton Gustafsson (born February 25, 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre, currently playing at Färjestad BK. He is the son of IIHF Hall of Famer Bengt-Åke Gustafsson.
Playing career
Born in Sweden, Gustafsson spent parts of his childhood in Feldkirch, Austria, and Langnau, Switzerland, where his father was playing and then coaching.[1] He then moved back to Sweden where he developed into a top prospect, making his debut in the country's top-flight SHL with Frölunda HC during the 2007-08 season.
Gustafsson was selected in the 1st round, 21st overall, by the Washington Capitals in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. Gustafsson was ranked fifth among European skaters by the NHL's Central Scouting Service. After being drafted by the Capitals in 2008, Gustafsson played the 2008–09 season with Bofors IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan. He then signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Capitals on May 15, 2009.[2] The Capitals assigned him to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Hershey Bears, during the 2009–10 preseason, and on October 15, 2009, they loaned him to Borås HC for the remainder of the season in order to get him more playing time than was feasible in Hershey.[3]
Gustafsson returned to North America for the 2010 season, but did not make the Capitals team or the Bears team. After spending training camp in Washington and Hershey, he was assigned to the South Carolina Stingrays, the ECHL affiliate of the Washington Capitals on October 9, 2010.[4]
On October 18, 2010, after playing one game with the Stingrays, Gustafsson informed the Capitals that he no longer wished to continue his career in North America and returned to Europe. The Capitals immediately suspended his contract.[5][6] He played for Swiss NLA outfit SCL Tigers in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 season, followed by one year at Asplöven HC in his native Sweden. Gustafsson then returned to the SCL Tigers for a second stint, playing under his father and helping the club win the 2015 NLB championship and move back to the NLA. Midway through the 2015-16 campaign, which he again spent with the SCL Tigers, Gustafsson inked a two-year deal with fellow NLA side HC Fribourg-Gottéron, starting with the 2016-17 season.[7] He parted company with Fribourg-Gottéron in December 2016 due to personal reasons[8] and signed with Färjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League shortly after leaving Switzerland.[9]
Personal
Gustafsson is the son of former National Hockey League player and former Swedish national team head coach Bengt-Åke Gustafsson.[10]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2007–08 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 33 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Bofors IK | Allsv | 25 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Borås HC | Allsv | 34 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| J20 totals | 61 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 83 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Wie aus einem «Gus»". bernerzeitung.ch/. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ↑ three-year entry-level contract Archived May 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Aucoin Recalled, Erskine on IR, Gustafsson on Loan, 2009-10-15
- ↑ October 9, 2010 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-10-12. stingrayshockey.com. Retrieved October 12, 2010
- ↑ http://dumpnchase.com/?p=327 Retrieved October 18, 2010
- ↑ October 18, 2010 http://dc.sbnation.com/2010/10/18/1759176/capitals-2008-first-round-pick-anton-gustafsson-is-going-home Retrieved October 18, 2010
- ↑ "Anton Gustafsson wechselt zu Gottéron". bernerzeitung.ch/. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ↑ "Gustafsson quitte FR Gottéron". lematin.ch/. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ↑ "Anton Gustafsson till Färjestad BK - Färjestad BK". www.farjestadbk.se. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
- ↑ Tobias Sandblom; Åke Zetterström (4 May 2007). "Anton Gustafsson är ett av hockeyns framtidsnamn". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 December 2010.
External links
- Anton Gustafsson's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Anton Gustafsson's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Anton Gustafsson profile at Eurohockey.com
| Preceded by Karl Alzner |
Washington Capitals first round draft pick 2008 |
Succeeded by John Carlson |