Gus Forslund

Gustaf Oliver Forslund (April 25, 1908 – August 4, 1962) was a professional ice hockey right wing player. In the 1932–33 season, he became the first Swedish-born player in the National Hockey League.
Gustaf Forslund was born in Umeå, Sweden, to Lars Anton Forslund and his wife Ida Maria Fällman. When he was still a child, his family moved to Fort William and later Port Arthur, Ontario.
==Playing career==
First playing professional hockey for the Port Arthur Ports at age 20, he transferred to the Fort William Forts one year later. In 1929 he moved to Minnesota to play for the Duluth Hornets of the American Hockey Association (1926–1942). Playing 48 games for the Ottawa Senators in 1932–33, Forslund became the first Swede to play in the NHL. He scored a total of 13 points, 4 goals and 9 assists.
He went on to play for the Windsor Bulldogs of the International Hockey League (1929–1936) and the Philadelphia Arrows and New Haven Eagles in the Can-Am Hockey League. He ended his career playing in the Thunder Bay Senior League until 1941. In 1939–40, Forslund led the Thunder Bay Senior League with 39 points in 24 games. 
==After hockey==
After retiring, Forslund helped organise youth hockey. After his wife died at 39, he was left to raise their two children alone. He died from a stroke in 1962 when he was 56.
==External links==
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*Obituary at LostHockey.com
Category:Born in 1908
Category:Dead in 1962
Category:Ottawa Senators (original) players
Category:Swedish ice hockey players
Category:Duluth Hornets players
Category:Syracuse Stars (IHL) players
Category:Philadelphia Arrows players
Category:New Haven Eagles players
Category:Geraldton Gold Miners players
Category:Fort William Wanderers players
Category:Retired in 1941
Category:Canadian ice hockey players