Derek Gustafson

Derek Gustafson (born June 21, 1979) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 5 games in the National Hockey League between 2001 and 2002 for the Minnesota Wild. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2000 to 2008, was spent in different minor leagues.

Playing career Prior to beginning his professional career, Gustafson was a goaltender for the St. Lawrence University Skating Saints during the 1999-2000 season. This was the third best season in Skating Saints history, and, with Gustafson as the starting goaltender, the team finished at the top of the ECACHL regular season standings, won the ECACHL tournament, and advanced to the NCAA Division I semifinals after defeating Boston University 3-2 in quadruple overtime. This game is the longest game played in the history of the NCAA tournament and is the third longest Men's Division I game. Gustafson and BU netminder, Rick DiPietro both hold the record for most saves in a game.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1996–97 Vernon Vipers BCHL 23 16 4 0 — 1241 70 0 3.38 .904 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Vernon Vipers BCHL 42 27 13 2 — 2270 144 1 3.81 — 6 2 1 257 13 0 3.04 — 1998–99 Vernon Vipers BCHL 42 39 3 0 — 2505 94 3 2.25 .930 12 — — — — — 3.13 .914 1999–00 St. Lawrence University ECAC 24 17 4 2 — 1475 51 2 2.07 .935 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL 4 1 3 0 — 239 10 0 2.51 .897 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Jackson Bandits ECHL 7 4 3 0 — 404 15 1 2.23 .930 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 24 14 7 1 — 1293 59 2 2.74 .906 2 0 1 53 5 0 5.64 .706 2001–02 Minnesota Wild NHL 1 0 0 0 — 26 0 0 0.00 1.000 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 Houston Aeros AHL 38 14 13 6 — 2016 92 4 2.74 .904 2 0 0 25 1 0 2.37 .857 2002–03 Houston Aeros AHL 41 23 14 2 — 2301 108 2 2.82 .891 — — — — — — — — 2002–03 Louisiana IceGators ECHL 2 1 1 0 — 118 8 0 4.07 .895 — — — — — — — — 2003–04 Louisiana IceGators ECHL 43 28 14 0 — 2499 87 5 2.09 .927 8 4 4 560 19 1 2.03 .941 2004–05 Adirondack Frostbite UHL 57 32 18 6 — 3290 155 4 2.83 .899 3 0 3 222 9 0 2.43 .915 2005–06 Providence Bruins AHL 10 5 3 — 2 578 22 1 2.28 .916 4 2 2 211 17 0 4.83 .840 2005–06 Adirondack Frostbite UHL 34 22 7 — 4 1979 97 1 2.94 .901 — — — — — — — — 2006–07 Alaska Aces EcHL 43 29 11 — 3 2536 100 5 2.37 .918 15 9 6 890 35 2 2.36 .926 2007–08 Alaska Aces EcHL 33 12 16 — 4 1899 117 1 3.70 .879 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 5 1 3 0 — 265 10 0 2.27 .904 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 1999–00 All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 1999–00 ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 2000