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Sweden Gus Forslund

a.k.a. "Gustaf Forslund"

Geraldton Gold Miners / TBSHL - 40/41

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Gus Forslund Facts

Date of Birth
Apr 25, 1906
Position
RW
Age
Height
5'7" / 170 cm
Place of Birth
Umeå, SWE
Weight
150 lbs / 68 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Port Artur Port
Contract
-

The first Swedish-born hockey player in the National Hockey League.

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Gus Forslund Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1926-27 Port Arthur Ports TBSHL 16* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
1927-28 Fort William Forts TBSHL 19* 10* 1* 11* 10* -* |
1928-29 Fort William Forts TBSHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1929-30 Duluth Hornets AHA 48* 8* 7* 15* 33* -* |
1930-31 Duluth Hornets AHA 47* 18* 10* 28* 30* -* |
1931-32 Duluth Hornets AHA 48* 14* 13* 27* 24* -* |
1932-33 Ottawa HC (Senators) NHL 48* 4* 9* 13* 2* -* |
1933-34 Windsor Bulldogs IHL 43* 8* 12* 20* 12* -* |
1934-35 Philadelphia Arrows CAHL 48* 20* 32* 52* 15* -* |
1935-36 New Haven Eagles CAHL 48* 16* 17* 33* 26* -* |
1936-37 Fort William Wanderers TBSHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1937-38 Fort William Wanderers TBSHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1938-39 Duluth Zephyrs TBSHL 11* 8* 13* 21* -* -* |
Duluth Zephyrs USHL Sr. 26* 18* 13* 31* 7* -* |
1939-40 Geraldton Gold Miners TBSHL 24* 18* 21* 39* 8* -* |
1940-41 Geraldton Gold Miners TBSHL 12* 6* 3* 9* 2* -* |
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Gus Forslund Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHA 3 143* 40* 30* 70* 0.49* 87* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CAHL 2 96* 36* 49* 85* 0.89* 41* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 43* 8* 12* 20* 0.47* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 48* 4* 9* 13* 0.27* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
TBSHL 8 82* 43* 39* 82* 1.00* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL Sr. 1 26* 18* 13* 31* 1.19* 7* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Gus Forslund Connections

Player Period Teams
Vernon Turner (G) 1929-1932 3 Duluth Hornets
Laurie Scott (F) 1929-1932 3 Duluth Hornets
Art Merrill (F) 1929-1932 3 Duluth Hornets
Jack Leswick (F) 1929-1932 3 Duluth Hornets

Gus Forslund Biography and Trivia

Sveriges första NHL-spelare Gustaf "Gus" Forslund föddes i Umeå 1906. Men pappa Anton och mamma Ida tog med sig Gustaf och brodern Axel till Fort Williams i Ontario Kanada redan 1907.
Ganska snart så flyttade familjen till Port Artur där han började spela ishockey.

Säsongen 1932/33 kom att bli debutsäsong för "Gus" Forslund i NHL. Där kom han att spela med stjärnor som Ralph Weiland, Cooney kallad, Syd Howe och Hec Kilrea i Ottawa Senators. Det blev bara en NHL-säsong. Efter den korta NHL-karrären spelade han i stället för Windsor Bulldogs, Philadelphia Arrows, New Haven Eagles, Fort Williams Wanderers, Duluth Zephyrs och Geraldton Gold Miners i mindre ligor. Med Gold Miners vann han för övrigt TBSHL:s poängliga 1939/40.
Efter sin tid som spelare så kom "Gus" att bli en mycket uppskattad ungdomsledare hemma i Ontario, Kanada.

Gustaf Forslund avled 1962 efter en hjärnblödning.

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