Per Gustafsson

For other people named Per Gustavsson, see Per Gustavsson (disambiguation).

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.

Per Gustafsson
Per Gustafsson with HV71 in 2009
Born	(1970-06-04) June 4, 1970 (age 54) Oskarshamn, Sweden
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	HV71 Florida Panthers Toronto Maple Leafs Ottawa Senators
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	261st overall, 1994 Florida Panthers
Playing career	1988–2010

Per Gustafsson

Medal record
Representing Sweden
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
	2003 Finland	Ice Hockey

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

• Swedish Champion with HV71 in 1995, 2004 and 2008.
• Named to the Swedish All-Star Team in 1996 and 2004.
• Silver medal at the 2003 World Championship.
• Played in the Elitserien All-Star Game in 2000 and 2001.
• Elitserien playoff silver medal with HV71 in 2009.

Records

• HV71's club defenceman record for seasons (16)
• HV71's club defenceman record for played playoffs (10)
• HV71's club defenceman record for playoff games (72)
• HV71's club defenceman record for goals in playoffs (13)
• HV71's club defenceman record for assists in playoffs (25)
• HV71's club defenceman record for points in playoffs (38)
• HV71's club defenceman record for power play goals in playoffs (8)
• HV71's club defenceman record for goals in one game, 1991-92 (3)
• Elitserien record for fastest goal, 1991-92 (6 seconds)
• HV71's club defenceman record for goals in one playoff, 1994-95 (7)
• HV71's club defenceman record for points in one playoff, 1994-95 (12)
• HV71's club defenceman record for power play goals in one playoff, 1994-95 (5)
• HV71's club defenceman record for goals in regular season, 1998-99 (12)
• HV71's club defenceman record for power play goals in regular season, 1998-99 (7)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986–87	IK Oskarshamn	SWE-3		20	0	2	2	—		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	IK Oskarshamn	SWE-3		36	7	13	20	—		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	HV71	SEL		14	1	4	5	8		3	0	0	0	2
1989–90	HV71	SEL		27	4	3	7	16		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	HV71	SEL		31	3	5	8	16		2	0	0	0	4
1991–92	HV71	SEL		39	9	7	16	22		3	0	0	0	0
1992–93	HV71	SEL		40	6	3	9	28		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	HV71	SEL		34	9	7	16	10		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	HV71	SEL		38	8	6	14	14		13	7	5	12	8
1995–96	HV71	SEL		34	8	13	21	12		4	3	1	4	2
1996–97	Florida Panthers	NHL		58	7	22	29	22		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL		25	7	18	25	10		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		22	1	4	5	10		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Ottawa Senators	NHL		9	0	1	1	6		1	0	0	0	0
1998–99	HV71	SEL		50	12	16	28	52		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	HV71	SEL		40	6	15	21	47		6	1	4	5	10
2000–01	HV71	SEL		48	18	27	46	—		—	—	—	—
2001–02	HV71	SEL		46	6	9	15	20		8	1	2	3	12
2002–03	HV71	SEL		15	2	6	8	6		7	0	3	3	0
2003–04	HV71	SEL		32	4	23	27	32		14	0	5	5	8
2004–05	HV71	SEL		46	9	15	24	44		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	HV71	SEL		48	6	31	48	12		1	5	6	16
2006–07	HV71	SEL		52	7	18	25	56		14	4	3	7	20
2007–08	HV71	SEL		38	3	7	10	28		14	1	1	2	6
2008–09	HV71	SEL		49	9	18	27	42		15	0	2	2	16
2009–10	HV71	SEL		12	0	1	1	16		5	0	0	0	2
SEL totals				734	123	220	343	563		120	18	31	49	106
NHL totals				89	8	27	35	38		1	0	0	0	0

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996	Sweden	WC		6	2	2	4	2
2003	Sweden	WC		3	0	0	0	0
Senior totals				9	2	2	4	2