Biography.guide
Home › People › Ice hockey player › Gustaf Wesslau
Portrait of Gustaf Wesslau

Gustaf Wesslau

b. 1985

Swedish ice hockey player

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Gustaf Wesslau

Born 1985. Gustaf Wesslau is a Swedish ice hockey player.

Gustaf Wesslau (born February 5, 1985) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for Kölner Haie in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Playing career Wesslau is a product of AIK, a club near the capital city of Stockholm. He represented his country at all youth team levels from U16 to U20 and made his debut on AIK's men's team during the 2003–04 season. He later played for other teams of the first and second division in Sweden, including the Malmö Redhawks, Almtuna IS, Borås HC and Djurgårdens IF.

He was signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL) on May 5, 2010, to a one-year, two-way NHL-American Hockey League contract and played 31 games in the American Hockey League for the Springfield Falcons, then the affiliate of the Blue Jackets.

Wesslau returned to Djurgården on May 2, 2011 and later signed a three-year deal with HV71 in 2012.

At the conclusion of his contract with HV71, having appeared in 132 regular season games as the club's starting goaltender, Wesslau left as a free agent to sign a one-year contract in Germany with Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) on March 26, 2015. In December 2015, he was handed a contract extension through 2018. He received 2016-17 DEL Regular Season Goaltender of the Year honors.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Gustaf Wesslau's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Gustaf Wesslau?

Swedish ice hockey player

When was Gustaf Wesslau born?

Gustaf Wesslau was born on 5 February 1985 in Upplands Väsby.

What is Gustaf Wesslau's occupation?

Gustaf Wesslau is an ice hockey player.

What nationality is Gustaf Wesslau?

Gustaf Wesslau is Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Gustaf Wesslau

· Wikidata: Q3121048

· DBpedia: Gustaf Wesslau

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gustaf Wesslau. https://biography.guide/gustaf-wesslau/

MLA: "Gustaf Wesslau." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/gustaf-wesslau/.

Chicago: "Gustaf Wesslau." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/gustaf-wesslau/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-26 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:16 UTC