Gustav Rydahl

Gustav Rydahl (born September 11, 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career Rydahl played in the youth ranks with Färjestads BK before moving to Frölunda HC in 2011. He made his Elitserien debut on October 9, 2012, at Timrå IK. He scored his first Elitserien goal on January 12, 2013, against HV71's Gustaf Wesslau in a 3–4 shootout loss in Scandinavium.

Rydahl signed with the Växjö Lakers in 2014 and helped the team win the Swedish championship in his first year, making 62 SHL appearances with five goals that season. After two years with the Lakers, he agreed to terms with fellow SHL outfit Luleå HF in May 2016.

Having claimed the Swedish championship with Färjestad BK in the 2021–22 season, Rydahl left the SHL as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the New York Rangers of the NHL on June 13, 2022.

Rydahl started the 2022–23 season with the Rangers' American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, but was called up to the Rangers on January 5, 2023. He did not play in the Rangers' January 5 game and was returned to Hartford afterward. Rydahl contributed with seven goals and 15 points through 40 games with the Wolf Pack before he was traded by the Rangers to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Anton Blidh on March 3. Acquired to add center depth for the Avalanche affiliate, the Colorado Eagles, Rydahl played out the remainder of his contract in the AHL, posting 2 goals in 12 regular season games before appearing in 3 playoff contests with the Eagles.

As a pending free agent from the Avalanche, Rydahl opted to resume his career in his homeland, signing a five-year contract with his original SHL club, Frölunda HC, on 11 May 2023.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2009–10 Färjestad BK J18 60112 ————— 2009–10 Färjestad BK J18 Allsv 120220 70000 2010–11 Färjestad BK J18 19891726 ————— 2010–11 Färjestad BK J18 Allsv 1825718 ————— 2010–11 Skåre BK SWE.3 40000 ————— 2011–12 Frölunda HC J18 Allsv 31120 43254 2011–12 Frölunda HC J20 468212950 10000 2012–13 Frölunda HC J20 19481251 30116 2012–13 Frölunda HC SEL 3111210 500010 2013–14 Frölunda HC J20 10000 30110 2013–14 Frölunda HC SHL 2210114 ————— 2013–14 Mora IK Allsv 2342628 60004 2014–15 Växjö Lakers SHL 4450543 180000 2015–16 Växjö Lakers SHL 5172910 100118 2016–17 Luleå HF SHL 2510120 ————— 2017–18 Luleå HF SHL 4211239 ————— 2017–18 Färjestad BK SHL 72022 60008 2018–19 Färjestad BK SHL 471271928 142574 2019–20 Färjestad BK SHL 4919163550 ————— 2020–21 Färjestad BK SHL 90228 60222 2021–22 Färjestad BK SHL 4415153053 19661223 2022–23 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 40781532 ————— 2022–23 Colorado Eagles AHL 122138 31014 2023–24 Frölunda HC SHL 2433627 ————— 2024–25 Frölunda HC SHL 40000 ————— 2025–26 Frölunda HC SHL ————— ————— SHL totals 399 67 47 114 304 78 8 14 22 55

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2011 Sweden IH18 5 0 0 0 4 2022 Sweden OG 4th 5 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 5 0 0 0 4 Senior totals 5 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors Award Year SHL Le Mat Trophy champion 2015, 2022