Who is Gustav Forsling?

Gustav Forsling is a defender from Sweden who plays for Florida Panthers in the NHL.

What team does Gustav Forsling play for?

Gustav plays for Florida Panthers in the NHL.

How tall is Gustav Forsling?

Gustav Forsling is 182 cm (6'0") tall.

How much does Gustav Forsling weigh?

Gustav Forsling weighs 90 kg (198 lbs).

When was Gustav Forsling born?

Gustav Forsling was born on 1996-06-12 in Linköping, SWE.

How old is Gustav Forsling?

Gustav Forsling is 30 years old.

What is Gustav Forsling's nationality?

Gustav Forsling is from Sweden.

Gustav Forsling

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Date of Birth: Jun 12, 1996
Age: 30
Place of Birth: Linköping, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: Linköpings HC
Position: D
Height: 182 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 90 kg / 198 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 31/32

Player Type: Heavy Shooter
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Two-Way Defenseman
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NHL Rights: Florida Panthers / Signed
Drafted: 2014 round 5 #126 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Agency: Premium
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Brothers: Hampus Forsling, Hannes Forsling

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
10-11	Linköping HC U16	U16 SM	3	0	0	0	0	-
11-12	Linköping HC U16	U16 Elit	12	1	9	10	4	-
	Linköping HC U16	U16 SM	4	0	3	3	0	5
	Linköping HC J18	J18 Elit	9	3	0	3	0	7
	Linköping HC J18	J18 Allsvenskan	18	2	3	5	10	2	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	1
	Sweden U16 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	0	2
12-13	Linköping HC J18"A"	J18 Elit	14	2	6	8	10	8
	Linköping HC J18"A"	J18 Allsvenskan	17	5	2	7	10	14	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-2
	Linköping HC J20	J20 SuperElit	14	0	1	1	8	3	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	1
	Sweden U17	WHC-17	6	0	2	2	2	-
	Sweden U17 (all)	International-Jr	17	4	9	13	12	4
13-14	Linköping HC J18"A"	J18 Elit	2	1	2	3	0	2
	Linköping HC J18	J18 Allsvenskan	3	2	1	3	2	-2	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	0	-2
	Linköping HC J20	J20 SuperElit	44	6	12	18	36	-3	Playoffs	2	1	3	4	2	-2
	Sweden U18	WJC-18	7	4	1	5	2	2
	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	16	5	4	9	8	3
14-15	Linköping HC	SHL	38	3	3	6	8	2
	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	3	5	8	0	0
	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	15	6	8	14	2	2
15-16	Linköping HC	SHL	48	6	15	21	4	21	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	4	2
	Sweden U20	WJC-20	6	2	1	3	0	2
	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	15	3	1	4	0	-1
	Sweden (all)	International	10	1	4	5	2	1
16-17	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	38	2	3	5	4	3
	Rockford IceHogs	AHL	30	1	7	8	12	-13
17-18	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	41	3	10	13	8	-2
	Rockford IceHogs	AHL	18	2	3	5	6	-4	Playoffs	13	1	4	5	6	-3
18-19	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	43	3	6	9	30	-9
	Rockford IceHogs	AHL	5	0	2	2	2	1
19-20	Charlotte Checkers	AHL	57	8	18	26	30	20
20-21	Florida Panthers	NHL	43	5	12	17	8	17	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	0	1
21-22	Florida Panthers	NHL	71	10	27	37	18	41	Playoffs	10	0	3	3	4	7
22-23	Florida Panthers	NHL	82	13	28	41	40	19	Playoffs	21	2	6	8	10	7
23-24	Florida Panthers	NHL	79	10	29	39	43	56	Playoffs	24	4	9	13	12	9
24-25	Florida Panthers"A"	NHL	80	11	20	31	16	33	Playoffs	23	1	4	5	8	13
	Sweden	NHL 4 Nations	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Sweden (all)	International	3	0	0	0	0	0
25-26	Florida Panthers	NHL	80	2	26	28	51	-5
	Sweden Olympics	OG	5	1	1	2	4	3
	Sweden (all)	International	5	1	1	2	4	3
26-27	Florida Panthers	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
10-11	Östergötland	TV-Pucken	8	0	1	1	0	-
11-12	Östergötland	TV-Pucken	8	0	3	3	6	3
13-14	Sweden U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	0	0	0	6	-1
14-15	Linköping HC	Champions HL	7	1	4	5	0	-1
15-16	Linköping HC	Champions HL	5	2	3	5	4	1
	Sweden	EHT	2	0	1	1	2	3
16-17	Linköping HCLoan	Champions HL	4	0	3	3	2	1

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	4	110	11	30	41	0.37	50	4	1	13	1	4	5	0.38	6	-3
Champions HL	3	16	3	10	13	0.81	6	1	0
EHT	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	3	0
International	3	18	2	5	7	0.39	6	4	0
International-Jr	5	66	18	22	40	0.61	22	10	0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	6	-1	0
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell)	3	38	9	6	15	0.39	22	14	3	10	1	1	2	0.20	0	-3
J18 Elit (U18 Region)	3	25	6	8	14	0.56	10	17	0
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell)	2	58	6	13	19	0.33	44	0	2	3	1	3	4	1.33	2	-1
NHL	10	557	59	161	220	0.39	218	153	5	84	8	23	31	0.37	34	37
NHL 4 Nations	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
OG	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	4	3	0
SHL	2	86	9	18	27	0.31	12	23	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	4	2
TV-Pucken	2	16	0	4	4	0.25	6	3*	0
U16 Elit (U16 Region)	1	12	1	9	10	0.83	4	-	0
U16 SM	2	7	0	3	3	0.43	0	5*	0
WHC-17	1	6	0	2	2	0.33	2	-	0
WJC-18	1	7	4	1	5	0.71	2	2	0
WJC-20	2	13	5	6	11	0.85	0	2	0

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557

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Gustav Forsling Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
2012-2013	U17 WHC Gold Medal
2013-2014	J18 SM Silver Medal U18 WJC Most Goals by Defenseman (4)
2014-2015	U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Most Assists by Defenseman (5) U20 WJC Most Goals by Defenseman (3) U20 WJC Most Points by Defenseman (8)
2015-2016	SHL Best Junior (EliteProspects.com Award) Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Årets Junior) J20 SuperElit Best Defenseman U20 WJC Most Goals by Defenseman (2)
2023-2024	NHL Best Plus/Minus (+56) NHL Stanley Cup Champion Swedish Player of the Year (Guldpucken)
2024-2025	NHL Stanley Cup Champion

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Gustav Forsling Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 5 #145 by HK Sochi in the KHL Draft
2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #59 by FCHockey
2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #103 by McKeen's Hockey
Cult/Star player for Florida Panthers
Cult/Star player for Linköping HC
Cult/Star player for Linköping HC U20
Cult/Star player for Östergötland