Johan Gustafsson

Johan Gustafsson (born 28 February 1992) is a Swedish ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an assistant coach for Västerås IK of HockeyAllsvenskan.

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's 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 played 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 Nikke 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, he was unable to feature in any game.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season 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 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 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