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Sweden Bengt-Åke Gustafsson

VEU Feldkirch / Austria - 98/99

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Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Facts

Date of Birth
Mar 23, 1958
Position
C
Age
66
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Karlskoga, SWE
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Bofors IK
Status
Retired
Drafted
1978 round 4 #55 overall by Washington Capitals
Highlights
2-time World Championship Gold Medal 2
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
5-time Austrian Champion 5
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
1-time SHL Most Valuable Player (Guldhjälmen) 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1

Son: Anton Gustafsson

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Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1973-74 KB Karlskoga Division 2 8* 1* 4* 5* 0* -* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 0 -
1974-75 KB Karlskoga Division 1 18* 4* 5* 9* 2* -* |
1975-76 KB Karlskoga Division 1 11* 7* 3* 10* -* -* |
Sweden U19 EJC-19 5* 3* 2* 5* 2* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 4* 2* 1* 3* 10* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 2* 0* -* -* -* -* |
1976-77 KB Karlskoga Division 1 22* 32* 18* 50* -* -* | Qualification 11 7 7 14 - -
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 2* 4* 6* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 2* 2* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden (all) International 1* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
1977-78 Färjestad BK Elitserien 32* 15* 10* 25* 10* -* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 6* 8* 10* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 1* 0* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 2* 1* -* -* -* -* |
1978-79 Färjestad BK Elitserien 33* 13* 12* 25* 10* -* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 2 -
Edmonton Oilers WHA 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 2 1 2 3 0 2
Sweden WC 8* 4* 2* 6* 0* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 2* 1* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden (all) International 4* 2* 1* 3* -* -* |
1979-80 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 22* 38* 60* 17* -17* |
Sweden (all) International 3* 1* 0* 1* -* -* |
1980-81 Washington Capitals NHL 72* 21* 34* 55* 26* 11* |
Sweden WC 6* 3* 1* 4* 8* -* |
1981-82 Washington Capitals NHL 70* 26* 34* 60* 40* -20* |
1982-83 Washington Capitals NHL 67* 22* 42* 64* 16* 9* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 4 -
Sweden WC 10* 2* 7* 9* 6* -* |
Sweden (all) International 10* 2* 7* 9* 6* -* |
1983-84 Washington Capitals NHL 69* 32* 43* 75* 16* 29* | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 0 -
1984-85 Washington Capitals NHL 51* 14* 29* 43* 8* 13* | Playoffs 5 1 3 4 0 -
Sweden CC 5* 1* 3* 4* 2* 1* |
Sweden (all) International 10* 2* 4* 6* 6* -* |
1985-86 Washington Capitals NHL 70* 23* 52* 75* 26* -9* |
1986-87 Bofors IK Division 1 28* 16* 26* 42* 22* -* |
Sweden “C” WC 10* 3* 8* 11* 4* -* |
Sweden (all) International 29* 5* 13* 18* 24* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
1987-88 Washington Capitals NHL 78* 18* 36* 54* 29* 2* | Playoffs 14 4 9 13 6 -
Sweden CC 6* 3* 0* 3* 4* -1* |
Sweden (all) International 10* 5* 3* 8* 6* -* |
1988-89 Washington Capitals NHL 72* 18* 51* 69* 18* 13* | Playoffs 4 2 3 5 6 -
1989-90 Färjestad BK “A” Elitserien 37* 22* 24* 46* 12* -* | Playoffs 10 4 10 14 10 -
1990-91 Färjestad BK “A” Elitserien 37* 9* 21* 30* 6* -* | Playoffs 8 3 6 9 2 -
Sweden WC 10* 0* 5* 5* 6* -* |
Sweden (all) International 21* 3* 8* 11* 10* -* |
1991-92 Färjestad BK “A” Elitserien 35* 12* 20* 32* 26* -* | Playoffs 6 2 5 7 2 -
Sweden OG 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Sweden (all) International 13* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* |
1992-93 Färjestad BK Elitserien 40* 17* 14* 31* 32* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -
1993-94 VEU Feldkirch Austria 54* 20* 43* 63* 41* -* |
Sweden (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1994-95 VEU Feldkirch Austria 41* 21* 42* 63* 22* -* |
1995-96 VEU Feldkirch Austria 36* 20* 46* 66* 14* -* |
1996-97 VEU Feldkirch Austria 52* 24* 54* 78* 10* -* |
1997-98 VEU Feldkirch Austria 46* 10* 30* 40* 16* -* |
1998-99 VEU Feldkirch Austria 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1980-81 Washington Capitals DN-Cup 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
1981-82 Washington Capitals DN-Cup 4* 2* 0* 2* -* -* |
1989-90 Färjestad BK Spengler Cup -* -* -* -* -* 4* |
1997-98 VEU Feldkirch Euro HL 6* 2* 6* 8* 2* 3* | Playoffs 4 1 3 4 2 0
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1997-98 Switzerland WC Asst. Coach 4th Place
1998-99 VEU Feldkirch Austria Head Coach
Switzerland WC Asst. Coach 8th Place
1999-00 SC Langnau NLA Head Coach
Switzerland WC Asst. Coach 6th Place
Switzerland (all) International Asst. Coach
2000-01 SC Langnau NLA Head Coach
Switzerland WC Asst. Coach 9th Place
2001-02 Färjestad BK Elitserien Head Coach
Switzerland WC Asst. Coach
2002-03 Färjestad BK Elitserien Head Coach
2003-04 Färjestad BK Elitserien Head Coach
2004-05 Färjestad BK Elitserien Head Coach
Sweden WC Head Coach
Sweden (all) International Head Coach
2005-06 Sweden OG Head Coach Gold Medalist
Sweden WC Head Coach Gold Medalist
Sweden (all) International Head Coach
2006-07 Sweden WC Head Coach 4th Place
Sweden (all) International Head Coach
2007-08 Sweden WC Head Coach 4th Place
Sweden (all) International Head Coach
2008-09 Sweden WC Head Coach Bronze Medalist
Sweden (all) International Head Coach
2009-10 Sweden OG Head Coach
Sweden WC Head Coach Bronze Medalist
2010-11 ZSC Lions NLA Head Coach Hired Oct 20th replacing Colin Muller
2011-12 Atlant Mytishchi KHL Head Coach Fired on Nov 3
2012-13 Nürnberg Ice Tigers DEL Head Coach Replaced Jeff Tomlinson on Dec 9th
2013-14 SCL Tigers NLB Head Coach Replacing Tomas Tamfal on Oct 15th
2014-15 SCL Tigers NLB Head Coach
2015-16 Not active as staff
2016-17 EHC Olten NLB Head Coach Replacing Maurizio Mansi on Jan 24th
2017-18 EHC Olten SL Head Coach Fired on Feb 4th
2018-19 Stjernen Hockey Norway Head Coach
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Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Austria 6 233* 95* 215* 310* 1.33* 103* -* | 0 * * * * * *
CC 2 11* 4* 3* 7* 0.64* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 1 4 79* 59* 52* 111* 1.41* 24* -* | 1 11 7 * 7 * 14 * 1.27 * - * - *
Division 2 1 8* 1* 4* 5* 0.63* 0* -* | 1 6 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.33 * 0 * - *
DN-Cup 2 6* 3* 0* 3* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-19 1 5* 3* 2* 5* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Euro HL 1 6* 2* 6* 8* 1.33* 2* 3* | 1 4 1 * 3 * 4 * 1.00 * 2 * 0 *
International 11 108* 23* 40* 61* 0.56* 52* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 5* 2* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 629* 196* 359* 555* 0.88* 196* 31* | 5 32 9 * 19 * 28 * 0.88 * 16 * - *
OG 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 6 214* 88* 101* 189* 0.88* 96* -* | 5 30 11 * 22 * 33 * 1.10 * 18 * - *
Spengler Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 5 44* 12* 23* 35* 0.80* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHA 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* 0* | 1 2 1 * 2 * 3 * 1.50 * 0 * 2 *
WJC-20 3 18* 6* 9* 15* 0.83* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Connections

Player Period Teams
Thomas Rundqvist (F) 1978-1998 13 Färjestad BK, Sweden, Sweden (CC), Sweden (OG), Sweden (all), VEU Feldkirch
Tommy Samuelsson (D) 1977-1993 12 Färjestad BK, Sweden, Sweden (CC), Sweden (all), Sweden B (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all)
Mats Näslund (F) 1976-1994 11 Sweden, Sweden (CC), Sweden (OG), Sweden (all), Sweden B (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all)
Mike Gartner (F) 1979-1989 9 Washington Capitals

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Bengt-Åke Gustafsson Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1991, 1 #17 overall by San Jose Sharks in the NHL Expansion Draft

Number 16 retired by BIK Karlskoga

Cult/Star player for BIK Karlskoga

Cult/Star player for Färjestad BK

Cult/Star player for Sweden

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Cult/Star player for Washington Capitals

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