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Sweden Viggo Gustafsson
#46 AIK / HockeyAllsvenskan - 25/26
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Sep 11, 2006
Position
D
Age
19
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Väckelsång, SWE
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Tingsryds AIF
Contract
25/26
NHL Rights
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators / Unsigned
Drafted
2024 round 3 #77 overall by Nashville Predators
Agency
PREMIUM

Viggo Gustafsson is your prototypical stay-at-home defenceman. He’s rarely if ever caught out of position during in-zone play, and the defensive range conferred to him by his 6-foot-2 frame allows him to take away huge swaths of the ice in space, too. -EliteProspects 2024 NHL Draft Guide

Brother: Malte Gustafsson

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Viggo Gustafsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2020-21 Tingsryds AIF U16 U16 Div.1 4* 3* 2* 5* 2* -* |
2021-22 Tingsryds AIF U16 U16 Div.1 11* 4* 12* 16* 20* -* |
Tingsryds AIF J18 J18 Region 26* 3* 6* 9* 6* -6* |
Tingsryds AIF J20 2 J20 Div.1 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
2022-23 HV71 J18 J18 Region 19* 2* 3* 5* 12* 19* |
HV71 J18 J18 Nationell 16* 1* 8* 9* 14* 9* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 6 3
HV71 J20 J20 Nationell 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* 1* |
Sweden U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 10* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
2023-24 HV71 J18 J18 Region 2* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
HV71 J18 J18 Nationell 3* 1* 4* 5* 0* 5* | Playoffs 5 1 2 3 6 2
HV71 J20 J20 Nationell 41* 3* 16* 19* 44* 15* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -3
Sweden U18 WJC-18 7* 0* 1* 1* 10* -2* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 24* 0* 2* 2* 14* 2* |
2024-25 HV71 J20 J20 Nationell 16* 2* 14* 16* 12* 1* |
HV71 SHL 8* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Timrå IK SHL 14* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
AIK HockeyAllsvenskan 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* 2* | Qualification 18 1 8 9 4 -2
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 3* 3* 10* 3* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 0* 3* 3* 14* -* |
2025-26 AIK HockeyAllsvenskan 22* 0* 6* 6* 24* -4* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 2* 4* 6* 2* -* |
Projected HockeyAllsvenskan 44* 0* 12* 12* 48* -8* |

Viggo Gustafsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Småland TV-Pucken 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2023-24 Sweden U18 WJAC-19 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |

Viggo Gustafsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
HockeyAllsvenskan 2 29* 0* 7* 7* 0.24* 28* -2* | 1 18 1 * 8 * 9 * 0.50 * 4 * -2 *
International-Jr 4 57* 3* 11* 14* 0.25* 36* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 1 22* 1* 1* 2* 0.09* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
TV-Pucken 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Div.1 2 15* 7* 14* 21* 1.40* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Nationell (U18 Nationell) 2 19* 2* 12* 14* 0.74* 14* 14* | 2 12 2 * 4 * 6 * 0.50 * 12 * 5 *
J18 Region (U18 Region) 3 47* 6* 9* 15* 0.32* 20* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 Div.1 (U20 Div.1) 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 Nationell (U20 Nationell) 3 63* 5* 30* 35* 0.56* 60* 17* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * -3 *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 10* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 9* 0* 3* 3* 0.33* 10* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Viggo Gustafsson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/05/2025
06/05/2025 Loan HV71 AIK
02/14/2025
02/14/2025 Loan HV71 AIK
10/21/2024
10/21/2024 Loan HV71 Timrå IK
10/21/2024 Extension HV71 J20 HV71
Player Biography and Trivia

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #117 by Elite Prospects

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #145 by FCHockey

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #235 by McKeen's Hockey

2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #72 by NHL Central Scouting