# Johan Gustafsson

Johan Gustafsson (born 28 February 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent.

## Playing career

Johan played for Västerås HK in the 2010–11 season, with Luleå HF for the next two seasons and has also played 3 SHL games with Färjestad BK. He was drafted 159th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
After an SHL rookie season where Gustafsson had five shutouts in his first 20 games with Luleå, he was nominated for the 2011–12 SHL Rookie of the Year award.
Approaching the deadline to retain Gustafsson rights, the Wild signed Gustafsson to a three-year, entry-level contract in May 2012. He was returned on loan to Luleå for the first year of his contract. In his first North American season, Gustafsson was assigned to American Hockey League affiliate, the Iowa Wild.
Over the duration of his tenure with the Wild, Gustafsson was recalled to the NHL, however, he never appeared in a game.
On May 4, 2015, as an impending restricted free agent, Gustafsson opted to return to his native Sweden and will play for Frölunda HC of the SHL.
After claiming his second Le Mat Trophy in his four year tenure with Frölunda HC, Gustafsson left the club at the conclusion of his contract upon the end of the 2018–19 Championship-winning season.
As a free agent, Gustafsson left Sweden, signing a one-year deal with newly crowned DEL champions, Adler Mannheim, on May 7, 2019.
In 2020-21, he signed with Rögle BK of the SHL, splitting starts with Christoffer Rifalk as they won a SHL Silver Medal.
For the next two seasons, Gustafsson started for Västerås IK of HockeyAllsvenskan.
In December 2023, Gustafsson was signed to Pelicans of Liiga to serve as the backup for Jasper Patrikainen after the transfer of Jussi Olkinuora before the arrival of Niklas Kokko bumped him to 3rd string goaltender.

## International play

Gustafsson was Sweden's starting goalie in the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships where the team won the silver medal. Gustafsson was part of the Gold medal winning Swedish 2013 World Championship team, however was unable to feature in any game.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 2009–10 | Färjestad BK | SEL | 3 | — | — | — | 136 | 9 | 0 | 3.96 | .868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | Skåre BK | Div.1 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.86 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Västerås HK | Allsv | 26 | — | — | — | 1510 | 58 | 2 | 2.30 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | Luleå HF | SEL | 29 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1754 | 51 | 6 | 1.74 | .929 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 179 | 10 | 0 | 3.36 | .884 |
| 2012–13 | Luleå HF | SEL | 33 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2016 | 57 | 4 | 1.70 | .932 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 946 | 32 | 0 | 2.03 | .925 |
| 2013–14 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 40 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 2253 | 112 | 1 | 2.98 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 35 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 1842 | 107 | 0 | 3.48 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Alaska Aces | ECHL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 304 | 15 | 0 | 2.96 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 22 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1157 | 51 | 1 | 2.65 | .883 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 506 | 19 | 0 | 2.25 | .920 |
| 2016–17 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 38 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 2074 | 73 | 2 | 2.11 | .917 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 804 | 34 | 2 | 2.54 | .904 |
| 2017–18 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 32 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1845 | 84 | 3 | 2.73 | .891 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 353 | 15 | 0 | 2.55 | .888 |
| 2018–19 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 27 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1530 | 69 | 2 | 2.71 | .897 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 226 | 8 | 0 | 2.12 | .916 |
| 2019–20 | Adler Mannheim | DEL | 21 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1159 | 51 | 3 | 2.64 | .887 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | Rögle BK | SHL | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1196 | 49 | 2 | 2.46 | .901 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 4.03 | .833 |
| 2021–22 | Västerås IK | Allsv | 35 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 2063 | 73 | 7 | 2.12 | .920 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 5 | 0 | 2.05 | .933 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 75 | 20 | 42 | 5 | 4095 | 219 | 1 | 3.23 | .899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 2009 | Sweden | WJC18 | 5th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | .964 |
| 2010 | Sweden | WJC18 | | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 238 | 8 | 0 | 2.02 | .918 |
| 2012 | Sweden | WJC | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 12 | 1 | 2.20 | .888 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 685 | 22 | 2 | 1.92 | .916 |

## Awards and honors

| Award | Year |
| SHL |||
| Rookie of the Year nominee | 2012 |
| Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) | 2016, 2019 |
| CHL |||
| Champions (Frölunda HC) | 2016, 2017, 2019 |