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Sweden Malte Gustafsson
HV71 / SHL - 26/27
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Silver Medal 1
1-time TV-Pucken Bronze Medal 1
1-time U17 WHC Bronze Medal 1
1-time WJAC-19 Bronze Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time WJAC-19 All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jun 11, 2008
Position
D
Age
18
Height
6'4" / 194 cm
Place of Birth
Väckelsång, SWE
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Tingsryds AIF
Contract
28/29
Cap Hit
$1,075,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
New York Islanders New York Islanders / Signed
Drafted
2026 round 1 #13 overall by New York Islanders
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Viggo Gustafsson

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Malte Gustafsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Tingsryds AIF U16 U16 Div.1 6* 2* 0* 2* 2* -* |
2022-23 Tingsryds AIF U16 U16 Div.1 18* 11* 18* 29* 16* -* |
Tingsryds AIF J18 2 J18 Div.2 14* 5* 8* 13* 6* -* |
2023-24 HV71 U16 U16 Region 16* 4* 13* 17* 35* -* | Playoffs QC 2 1 0 1 0 -
HV71 J18 J18 Region 10* 1* 3* 4* 4* 10* |
HV71 J18 J18 Nationell 13* 0* 3* 3* 10* -8* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 2
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 10* 0* 3* 3* 4* 11* |
2024-25 HV71 J18 J18 Region 8* 2* 3* 5* 10* -* |
HV71 J18 J18 Nationell 3* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* | Playoffs 1 1 1 2 0 -2
HV71 J20 J20 Nationell 36* 2* 6* 8* 28* -6* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden U17 WHC-17 4* 1* 1* 2* 6* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 13* 1* 5* 6* 10* -* |
2025-26 HV71 U18 U18 Region 3* 0* 3* 3* 2* -* |
HV71 U18 U18 Nationell 1* 0* 0* 0* 29* 0* |
HV71 U20 U20 Nationell 19* 4* 8* 12* 16* -18* | Relegation 3 2 0 2 27 3
HV71 SHL 27* 0* 3* 3* 4* -8* | Relegation 4 0 0 0 2 -1
Sweden U18 “A” WJC-18 6* 1* 4* 5* 6* 7* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 16* 3* 9* 12* 18* -* |
2026-27 HV71 SHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 5* 0* 3* 3* 0* 0* |

Malte Gustafsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2023-24 Småland TV-Pucken 8* 1* 3* 4* 4* -* |
2025-26 HV71 U20 Svenska Cupen U20 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Sweden U18 WJAC-19 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
Sweden U18 “A” Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5* 2* 4* 6* 8* 3* |

Malte Gustafsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 5* 2* 4* 6* 1.20* 8* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 44* 4* 20* 24* 0.55* 32* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 2 27* 0* 3* 3* 0.11* 4* -8* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -1 *
Svenska Cupen U20 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
TV-Pucken 1 8* 1* 3* 4* 0.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Div.1 2 24* 13* 18* 31* 1.29* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Region 1 16* 4* 13* 17* 1.06* 35* -* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
J18 Div.2 (U18 Div.2) 1 14* 5* 8* 13* 0.93* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 Nationell (J18 Nationell) 3 17* 0* 5* 5* 0.29* 41* -7* | 2 5 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.40 * 0 * 0 *
U18 Region (J18 Region) 3 21* 3* 9* 12* 0.57* 16* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 Nationell (J20 Nationell) 2 55* 6* 14* 20* 0.36* 44* -24* | 2 4 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.50 * 27 * 3 *
WHC-17 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 1* 4* 5* 0.83* 6* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Malte Gustafsson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/14/2026
07/14/2026 Confirmed HV71 New York Islanders
05/19/2026
05/19/2026 Extension HV71 U20 HV71
Player Biography and Trivia

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