Gustaf Wesslau (born February 5, 1985) is a Swedish professional
ice hockey
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goaltender
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who is currently an
unrestricted free agent
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. He most recently played for
Kölner Haie
The Kölner Haie (English: ''Cologne Sharks'') are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany, that plays in the professional Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.
The ''Kölner Haie'' play their ho ...
in the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
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(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
The Malmö Redhawks (colloquially referred to simply as Malmö or by past abbreviation MIF) are a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Malmö which plays in the SHL, with Malmö Arena as the venue for home games.
The history of the te ...
,
Almtuna IS
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,
Borås HC
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The club played constantly in the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan between 2007 and 2012, but due to economical problems the Bo ...
and
Djurgårdens IF
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.
He was signed by the
Columbus Blue Jackets
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of the
National Hockey League
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(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
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for the
Springfield Falcons
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In 2016, the Falcons' franchise was purchased by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Arizona Co ...
, then the affiliate of the Blue Jackets.
Wesslau returned to Djurgården on May 2, 2011 and later signed a three-year deal with
HV71
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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
The Kölner Haie (English: ''Cologne Sharks'') are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany, that plays in the professional Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The team was one of the founding members of the DEL.
The ''Kölner Haie'' play their ho ...
of the
Deutsche Eishockey Liga
The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called Penny (supermarket), PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga) (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a professional ice hockey league in Germany and the highest division in German i ...
(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.
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
AIK IF players
Almtuna IS players
Borås HC players
People from Upplands Väsby Municipality
Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players
HV71 players
Kölner Haie players
Malmö Redhawks players
Springfield Falcons players
Swedish ice hockey goaltenders
Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Swedish people of German descent
Ice hockey people from Stockholm County