Viking Gustafsson Nyberg

Viking Gustafsson Nyberg (born 21 September 2003) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Gustafsson Nyberg, a defenceman, played for the U16 team of Värmdö HC, scoring six points in 11 games, during the 2017–18 season. He then continued his career with Nacka HK and later with Leksands IF. At Nacka, Gustafsson Nyberg progressed from the U16 team in 2018–19 to the U18 and U20 teams in 2019–20. He posted three points as a freshman in 2023–24 before transferring to the UConn Huskies, where Peruzzi had become associate coach. In his first year with UConn, he totaled a goal, 10 assists, and 62 blocked shots while appearing in all 39 games.

After UConn's season, Gustafsson Nyberg signed with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL) on 6 April 2026, on an amateur tryout (ATO). After two games with Iowa, in which he recorded an assist, he signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL) on 9 April. Gustafsson Nyberg made his NHL debut four days later in a 6–3 loss to the St. Louis Blues, leading the team with nearly 22 minutes of ice time. He appeared in one further game for Minnesota during the 2025–26 NHL season, recording no points. He grew up in Värmdö and Nacka. He played ice hockey from a young age, after his father "fitt[ed] him with skates as a toddler and put him on the ice to figure things out".