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Sweden Erik Gustafsson
#56 Grand Rapids Griffins / AHL - 25/26
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Mar 14, 1992
Position
D
Age
34
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Nynäshamn, SWE
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Nynäshamns IF
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$0 Powered by
NHL Rights
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings / Signed
Drafted
2012 round 4 #93 overall by Edmonton Oilers


Brothers: Joakim Gustafsson, Glenn Gustafsson

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Erik Gustafsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Huddinge IK U16 U16 SM 3* 0* 0* 0* 6* -* |
2008-09 Djurgårdens IF J18 J18 Elit 22* 2* 7* 9* 10* -* |
Djurgårdens IF J18 J18 Allsvenskan 11* 0* 1* 1* 12* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
2009-10 Djurgårdens IF J18 J18 Elit 15* 4* 7* 11* 24* -* |
Djurgårdens IF J18 J18 Allsvenskan 12* 3* 6* 9* 30* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
Djurgårdens IF J20 J20 SuperElit 24* 0* 8* 8* 26* -* |
2010-11 Djurgårdens IF J20 J20 SuperElit 38* 2* 21* 23* 104* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 6 -
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2011-12 Djurgårdens IF J20 J20 SuperElit 21* 3* 11* 14* 14* 3* |
Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 41* 3* 4* 7* 16* -3* | Kvalserien SHL 10 0 1 1 6 1
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 8* 0* |
2012-13 Djurgårdens IF HockeyAllsvenskan 49* 7* 16* 23* 52* 12* | Qualification 6 1 0 1 30 -3
2013-14 Frölunda HC SHL 50* 2* 18* 20* 16* 0* |
2014-15 Frölunda HC SHL 55* 4* 25* 29* 22* 2* | Playoffs 12 1 2 3 31 -3
2015-16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 41* 0* 14* 14* 4* 11* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -1
Rockford IceHogs AHL 27* 3* 8* 11* 38* 1* |
Sweden WC 8* 0* 2* 2* 0* -1* |
Sweden (all) International 8* 0* 2* 2* 0* -1* |
2016-17 Rockford IceHogs AHL 68* 5* 25* 30* 40* -27* |
2017-18 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 35* 5* 11* 16* 6* 1* |
Rockford IceHogs “A” AHL 25* 3* 14* 17* 18* -3* |
Sweden WC 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 9* 0* 1* 1* 4* 2* |
2018-19 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 79* 17* 43* 60* 34* -6* |
Sweden WC 8* 2* 2* 4* 2* 5* |
Sweden (all) International 11* 2* 3* 5* 2* 2* |
2019-20 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 59* 6* 20* 26* 25* -8* |
Calgary Flames NHL 7* 0* 3* 3* 2* -1* | Playoffs 10 0 4 4 2 1
2020-21 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 24* 1* 9* 10* 0* -2* |
Montréal Canadiens NHL 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* | Playoffs 16 1 2 3 0 3
2021-22 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 59* 3* 15* 18* 14* -4* |
Sweden WC 8* 0* 7* 7* 4* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 8* 0* 7* 7* 4* 3* |
2022-23 Washington Capitals NHL 61* 7* 31* 38* 21* 9* |
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 9* 0* 4* 4* 2* 0* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 0
2023-24 New York Rangers NHL 76* 6* 25* 31* 35* 3* | Playoffs 16 0 3 3 8 -3
2024-25 Detroit Red Wings NHL 60* 2* 16* 18* 20* -19* |
Sweden WC 10* 0* 7* 7* 4* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 10* 0* 7* 7* 4* 3* |
2025-26 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 39* 4* 33* 37* 32* 21* | Playoffs 8 1 5 6 2 1
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Erik Gustafsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Stockholm 1 TV-Pucken 8* 0* 4* 4* 8* -* |
2012-13 Djurgårdens IF ET 7* 2* 2* 4* 8* -* |
2013-14 Frölunda HC ET 7* 1* 1* 2* 27* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
2014-15 Frölunda HC Champions HL 13* 6* 13* 19* 2* 7* |
2018-19 Sweden EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* |

Erik Gustafsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 159* 15* 80* 95* 0.60* 128* -8* | 1 8 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.75 * 2 * 1 *
Champions HL 1 13* 6* 13* 19* 1.46* 2* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 2 14* 3* 3* 6* 0.43* 35* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 49* 7* 16* 23* 0.47* 52* 12* | 1 6 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.17 * 30 * -3 *
International 5 46* 2* 20* 22* 0.48* 14* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 6* 1* 2* 3* 0.50* 8* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 517* 47* 193* 240* 0.46* 165* -17* | 5 49 2 * 10 * 12 * 0.24 * 10 * 0 *
SHL (Elitserien) 3 146* 9* 47* 56* 0.38* 54* -1* | 2 22 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.18 * 37 * -2 *
TV-Pucken 1 8* 0* 4* 4* 0.50* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 2 23* 3* 7* 10* 0.43* 42* -* | 2 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 2 37* 6* 14* 20* 0.54* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 3 83* 5* 40* 45* 0.54* 144* 3* | 1 4 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.25 * 6 * - *
WC 5 40* 2* 19* 21* 0.53* 12* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Erik Gustafsson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/04/2026
03/04/2026 Up/Down Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins
01/15/2026
01/15/2026 Up/Down Grand Rapids Griffins Detroit Red Wings
01/05/2026
01/05/2026 Rumour Grand Rapids Griffins Djurgårdens IF
12/15/2025
12/15/2025 Up/Down Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins
12/11/2025
12/11/2025 Up/Down Grand Rapids Griffins Detroit Red Wings
11/28/2025
11/28/2025 Up/Down Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins
11/23/2025
11/23/2025 Up/Down Grand Rapids Griffins Detroit Red Wings
10/11/2025
10/11/2025 Up/Down Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Confirmed New York Rangers Detroit Red Wings
07/01/2023
07/01/2023 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers
02/28/2023
02/28/2023 Confirmed Washington Capitals Toronto Maple Leafs
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Washington Capitals
10/11/2021
10/11/2021 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Chicago Blackhawks
04/12/2021
04/12/2021 Confirmed Philadelphia Flyers Montréal Canadiens
10/12/2020
10/12/2020 Confirmed Calgary Flames Philadelphia Flyers
02/24/2020
02/24/2020 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Calgary Flames
03/06/2018
03/06/2018 Extension Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks
07/14/2017
07/14/2017 Extension Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks
04/30/2015
04/30/2015 Confirmed Frölunda HC Chicago Blackhawks
11/10/2014
11/10/2014 Extension Frölunda HC Frölunda HC
04/04/2013
04/04/2013 Confirmed Djurgårdens IF Frölunda HC
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Djurgårdens IF

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC