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Sweden Carl Gunnarsson
#4 St. Louis Blues / NHL - 20/21
1-time J20 SM Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
2-time World Championship Bronze Medal 2
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Nov 09, 1986
Position
D
Age
37
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Örebro, SWE
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Örebro
Status
Retired
Drafted
2007 round 7 #194 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Agency
PREMIUM

A steady two-way defenseman who is often in the right place at the right time. Not overly physical, but reads the game well and has a knack for putting himself in a good position againt opposing attackers. Could probably do more offensively since he's a good passer.

Brother: August Gunnarsson

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Carl Gunnarsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 HC Örebro J20 J20 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 3 0 0 0 0 -
2003-04 HC Örebro J20 J20 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
HC Örebro 90 Allsvenskan 43* 0* 4* 4* 16* -25* | Kvalserien AS 8 0 4 4 0 -3
Sweden U18 WJC-18 6* 0* 0* 0* 24* -1* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 14* 0* 1* 1* 28* -* |
2004-05 Linköping HC J18 J18 Elit 1* 0* 1* 1* 2* 2* |
Linköping HC J20 J20 SuperElit 22* 2* 5* 7* 24* 1* |
2005-06 Linköping HC J20 J20 SuperElit 30* 7* 6* 13* 26* 13* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 4 4
Linköping HC Elitserien 14* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
IFK Arboga HockeyAllsvenskan 12* 1* 5* 6* 8* 2* |
2006-07 Linköping HC J20 J20 SuperElit 6* 0* 5* 5* 6* 6* |
Linköping HC Elitserien 30* 2* 2* 4* 8* 3* | Playoffs 15 0 4 4 4 3
VIK Västerås HK HockeyAllsvenskan 15* 2* 3* 5* 14* 7* |
2007-08 Linköping HC Elitserien 53* 2* 7* 9* 26* 5* | Playoffs 16 0 4 4 10 3
2008-09 Linköping HC Elitserien 53* 6* 10* 16* 26* 6* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 2 5
Sweden WC 6* 2* 0* 2* 4* -6* |
Sweden (all) International 11* 2* 1* 3* 6* -7* |
2009-10 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 43* 3* 12* 15* 10* 8* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 12* 0* 2* 2* 2* -2* |
Sweden WC 9* 1* 1* 2* 2* 2* |
Sweden (all) International 13* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
2010-11 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 68* 4* 16* 20* 14* -2* |
Sweden WC 9* 0* 2* 2* 2* 5* |
Sweden (all) International 12* 0* 3* 3* 4* 2* |
2011-12 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 76* 4* 15* 19* 20* -9* |
2012-13 Örebro HK HockeyAllsvenskan 10* 0* 4* 4* 2* -1* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 37* 1* 14* 15* 14* 5* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 0 -7
2013-14 Toronto Maple Leafs “A” NHL 80* 3* 14* 17* 34* 12* |
2014-15 St. Louis Blues NHL 61* 2* 10* 12* 2* 10* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 1
2015-16 St. Louis Blues NHL 72* 3* 6* 9* 31* 7* | Playoffs 19 0 2 2 7 5
2016-17 St. Louis Blues NHL 56* 0* 6* 6* 4* -5* | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 2 -1
2017-18 St. Louis Blues NHL 63* 5* 4* 9* 22* 15* |
2018-19 St. Louis Blues NHL 25* 3* 4* 7* 6* 8* | Playoffs 19 1 2 3 4 6
San Antonio Rampage AHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2019-20 St. Louis Blues NHL 36* 2* 5* 7* 16* 8* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 6 2
2020-21 St. Louis Blues NHL 12* 0* 2* 2* 6* -2* |

Carl Gunnarsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2001-02 Örebro Län TV-Pucken 8* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2008-09 Linköping HC Champions HL 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -3* |
Sweden EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2009-10 Sweden EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2010-11 Sweden EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -3* |

Carl Gunnarsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 14* 0* 2* 2* 0.14* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Allsvenskan 1 43* 0* 4* 4* 0.09* 16* -25* | 1 8 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.50 * 0 * -3 *
Champions HL 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 9* 0* 1* 1* 0.11* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 3 37* 3* 12* 15* 0.41* 24* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 36* 3* 6* 9* 0.25* 12* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 14* 0* 1* 1* 0.07* 28* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 3 58* 9* 16* 25* 0.43* 56* 20* | 1 4 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.25 * 4 * 4 *
J20 Elit (J20 Region) 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
NHL 12 629* 30* 108* 138* 0.22* 179* 55* | 6 68 1 * 6 * 7 * 0.10 * 19 * 6 *
Elitserien (SHL) 4 150* 10* 19* 29* 0.19* 60* 14* | 3 38 0 * 9 * 9 * 0.24 * 16 * 11 *
TV-Pucken 1 8* 0* 1* 1* 0.13* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 24* 3* 3* 6* 0.25* 8* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 24* -1* | 0 * * * * * *

Carl Gunnarsson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/23/2021
06/23/2021 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Retired
06/27/2019
06/27/2019 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
03/12/2016
03/12/2016 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues
06/28/2014
06/28/2014 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs St. Louis Blues
07/22/2013
07/22/2013 Extension Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
11/13/2012
11/13/2012 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Örebro HK
06/14/2011
06/14/2011 Extension Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
06/02/2009
06/02/2009 Confirmed Linköping HC Toronto Maple Leafs
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Linköping HC

Cult/Star player for Linköping HC J20

Cult/Star player for Örebro HK

Career transactions
- 2013-07-23 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Toronto Maple Leafs | $9,450,000 | Full story
- 2012-11-13 • Signed to a lockout contract by Örebro HK | Full story
- 2011-06-14 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Toronto Maple Leafs | $2,650,000 | Full story
- 2009-06-02 • Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by the Toronto Maple Leafs | $1,600,000 | Full story