Daniel Gunnarsson (born April 15, 1992) is a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

professional

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player. He currently plays for

Västerås IK Västerås IK (''Västerås Ishockey klubb'') is a professional ice hockey club from Västerås, Sweden. The team is currently playing in the second-tier league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Västerås IK played 12 seasons in the top Swedish leagu ...

in the

HockeyAllsvenskan HockeyAllsvenskan (previously Allsvenskan and SuperAllsvenskan) is a professional ice hockey sports league, league, and the second-highest league in the Swedish ice hockey system, after the Swedish Hockey League, SHL. Since the 2009–10 season, t ...

(Allsv). He was selected in the fifth round, 128th overall, by the

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Confer ...

in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Gunnarsson originally played as a youth and made his professional debut with Leksands IF in the

during the 2009–10 season. After two seasons in the Allsvenskan, Gunnarsson left to sign a top tier contract with

Luleå HF Luleå Hockeyförening, also known as Luleå Hockey, is a professional ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. The club has been playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the top tier of ice hockey in Sweden, since the 1984–85 season. They are ...

on 20 April 2011. He made his debut in the

Elitserien Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan. Elitserien leagues at present: * Elitserien (badmint ...

with Luleå HF during the 2011–12 season.

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* 1992 births Living people Falu IF players Färjestad BK players Karlskrona HK players 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Leksands IF players Luleå HF players Minnesota Wild draft picks Swedish ice hockey defencemen VIK Västerås HK players People from Köping, Sweden Ice hockey people from Västmanland County {{Sweden-icehockey-player-stub