Per Tage Gustafsson (born June 4, 1970) is a Swedish former professional

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. He played over 700 games for

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in the Swedish

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between 1988 and 2010, winning the championship three times. He also played 89 games in the

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for

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and

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, between 1996 and 1998. Internationally he played for the

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in several tournaments, including the

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and 2003 World Championships, winning a silver in the latter.

Playing career

Gustafsson was drafted in the

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with their 11th pick, 261st overall. He played two seasons, 1996–97 and 1997–98, in the NHL and

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. Playing for Florida Panthers,

and

, he totalled 89 games for 35 points (8 goals and 27 assists). He played for HV71 for 20 seasons and was one of the best defencemen in the club's history. He has the club record for most played regular season and playoff games. In 1991–92 season Gustafsson scored a goal against

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just after six seconds, which as of 2008 was the Elitserien's record for fastest goal.

International play

Gustafsson made his debut in the

on April 12, 1992, in

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in a match against the Russian national team. He played for Sweden in the

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and 2003 World Championships, where he won a silver medal.

Awards and achievements

* Swedish Champion with

in 1995, 2004 and 2008. * Named to the Swedish All-Star Team in 1996 and 2004. * Silver medal at the 2003

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. * Played in the Elitserien All-Star Game in 2000 and 2001. *

playoff silver medal with HV71 in 2009.

Records

* HV71's club defenceman record for seasons (16) * HV71's club defenceman record for played playoffs (10) * HV71's club defenceman record for playoff games (72) * HV71's club defenceman record for goals in playoffs (13) * HV71's club defenceman record for assists in playoffs (25) * HV71's club defenceman record for points in playoffs (38) * HV71's club defenceman record for power play goals in playoffs (8) * HV71's club defenceman record for goals in one game, 1991-92 (3) * Elitserien record for fastest goal, 1991-92 (6 seconds) * HV71's club defenceman record for goals in one playoff, 1994-95 (7) * HV71's club defenceman record for points in one playoff, 1994-95 (12) * HV71's club defenceman record for power play goals in one playoff, 1994-95 (5) * HV71's club defenceman record for goals in regular season, 1998-99 (12) * HV71's club defenceman record for power play goals in regular season, 1998-99 (7)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gustafsson, Per 1970 births Living people Florida Panthers draft picks Florida Panthers players HV71 players Ice hockey players with retired numbers Ottawa Senators players People from Oskarshamn Municipality St. John's Maple Leafs players Sportspeople from Kalmar County Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish ice hockey defencemen Toronto Maple Leafs players