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Sweden David Gustafsson
#27 Manitoba Moose / AHL - 25/26
1-time U17 WHC Gold Medal 1
1-time J20 SM Gold Medal 1
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Bronze Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Apr 11, 2000
Position
C
Age
25
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Tingsryd, SWE
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Tingsryds AIF
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$835,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets / Signed
Drafted
2018 round 2 #60 overall by Winnipeg Jets
Agency
PREMIUM

Hardworking two-way player with good size. Strong with good reach and hockey sense. Not the fastest of skaters, Gustafsson is still a great team player who can be used in most situations. Somewhat limited scoring ability, but has shown great role player qualities. (EP 2018)

Father: Erland Gustafsson

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David Gustafsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Tingsryds AIF U16 U16 Div.1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2013-14 Tingsryds AIF U16 U16 Div.2 15* 13* 9* 22* 4* -* |
Tingsryds AIF J18 2 J18 Div.2 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2014-15 Tingsryds AIF U16 U16 Div.1 6* 8* 9* 17* 8* -* |
2015-16 HV71 U16 U16 Elit 16* 21* 10* 31* 10* -* | Playoffs QC 5 6 8 14 2 -
HV71 U16 U16 SM 8* 5* 14* 19* 8* -* |
HV71 J18 J18 Elit 12* 1* 1* 2* 2* 0* |
HV71 J18 J18 Allsvenskan 16* 4* 4* 8* 6* -2* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 9* 3* 1* 4* 4* 4* |
2016-17 HV71 J18 J18 Elit 14* 6* 12* 18* 22* 4* |
HV71 J18 J18 Allsvenskan 4* 2* 5* 7* 2* 5* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 6 -1
HV71 J20 J20 SuperElit 32* 5* 7* 12* 10* 4* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 0 2
Sweden U17 WHC-17 6* 2* 3* 5* 4* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 10* 3* 7* 10* 10* 4* |
Sweden U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 0* 2* 4* 1* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 11* 2* 0* 2* 4* -2* |
2017-18 HV71 J18 J18 Elit 1* 2* 2* 4* 2* 4* |
HV71 J20 J20 SuperElit 4* 1* 4* 5* 2* -1* | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 4 6
HV71 SHL 45* 6* 6* 12* 8* 5* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
Sweden U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 5* 7* 16* 5* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 17* 5* 8* 13* 26* 8* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* 3* |
2018-19 HV71 J20 J20 SuperElit 1* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
HV71 SHL 36* 2* 10* 12* 10* -2* | Playoffs 9 1 3 4 6 3
Sweden U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 3* 3* 6* 4* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 12* 0* 7* 7* 10* 4* |
2019-20 Winnipeg Jets NHL 22* 1* 0* 1* 0* -2* |
Manitoba Moose AHL 13* 2* 5* 7* 2* 0* |
Sweden U20 “A” WJC-20 7* 1* 3* 4* 4* 4* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 14* 4* 5* 9* 6* 5* |
2020-21 Tingsryds AIF HockeyAllsvenskan 16* 7* 10* 17* 6* 2* |
Winnipeg Jets NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Manitoba Moose AHL 22* 7* 12* 19* 4* 4* |
2021-22 Winnipeg Jets NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Manitoba Moose “A” AHL 47* 15* 15* 30* 10* 4* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -2
2022-23 Winnipeg Jets NHL 46* 0* 6* 6* 6* 2* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 2
2023-24 Winnipeg Jets NHL 39* 3* 4* 7* 0* 1* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 2 -1
Manitoba Moose AHL 6* 0* 3* 3* 2* -1* |
2024-25 Winnipeg Jets NHL 36* 2* 4* 6* 7* 10* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 0
2025-26 Manitoba Moose AHL 25* 5* 13* 18* 6* 10* |
Projected AHL 70* 14* 36* 50* 17* 28* |

David Gustafsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Småland 2 TV-Pucken 10* 2* 3* 5* 0* -* |
2015-16 Småland TV-Pucken 6* 1* 4* 5* 0* -* |
2017-18 HV71 Champions HL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Sweden U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 1* 3* 4* 4* -* |

David Gustafsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 113* 29* 48* 77* 0.68* 24* 17* | 1 5 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.20 * 0 * -2 *
Champions HL 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 1* 3* 4* 0.80* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 16* 7* 10* 17* 1.06* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 77* 17* 28* 45* 0.58* 62* 26* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 149* 6* 14* 20* 0.13* 13* 10* | 3 11 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.18 * 2 * 1 *
SHL 2 81* 8* 16* 24* 0.30* 18* 3* | 2 11 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.36 * 6 * 2 *
TV-Pucken 2 16* 3* 7* 10* 0.63* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Div.1 2 7* 8* 9* 17* 2.43* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Div.2 1 15* 13* 9* 22* 1.47* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Elit (U16 Region) 1 16* 21* 10* 31* 1.94* 10* -* | 1 5 6 * 8 * 14 * 2.80 * 2 * - *
U16 SM 1 8* 5* 14* 19* 2.38* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Div.2 (U18 Div.2) 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 2 20* 6* 9* 15* 0.75* 8* 3* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 6 * -1 *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 3 27* 9* 15* 24* 0.89* 26* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 3 37* 6* 13* 19* 0.51* 12* 4* | 2 12 4 * 4 * 8 * 0.67 * 4 * 8 *
WHC-17 1 6* 2* 3* 5* 0.83* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 14* 4* 5* 9* 0.64* 20* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 1* 6* 7* 0.58* 10* 8* | 0 * * * * * *

David Gustafsson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/10/2025
10/10/2025 Up/Down Winnipeg Jets Manitoba Moose
07/06/2024
07/06/2024 Extension Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets
08/10/2022
08/10/2022 Extension Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets
08/27/2020
08/27/2020 Loan Winnipeg Jets Tingsryds AIF
06/13/2019
06/13/2019 Confirmed HV71 Winnipeg Jets
10/23/2017
10/23/2017 Extension HV71 J20 HV71
Player Biography and Trivia

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #43 by FCHockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #50 by McKeen's Hockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #64 by TSN/McKenzie

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #24 by NHL Central Scouting

Cult/Star player for Tingsryds AIF