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Sweden Gustav Olofsson
#23 Coachella Valley Firebirds / AHL - 24/25
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time USHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Dec 01, 1994
Position
D
Age
29
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Borås, SWE
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
IF Björklöven
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken / Signed
Drafted
2013 round 2 #46 overall by Minnesota Wild
Agency
PREMIUM

Olofsson is a smart two-way defenseman with good size and overall skills. Skates well and plays the body. Quite unspectacular and prefers to make the easy play. Good positioning. (EP, 2013)

Brother: Fredrik Olofsson

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Gustav Olofsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Colorado Thunderbirds 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 35* 5* 10* 15* 18* -* |
2011-12 Colorado Thunderbirds 18U AAA T1EHL 18U 38* 5* 25* 30* 10* -* |
Green Bay Gamblers USHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
2012-13 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 63* 2* 21* 23* 59* 11* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
2013-14 Colorado College NCAA 30* 4* 4* 8* 20* -12* |
Iowa Wild AHL 8* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 4* 5* 2* 5* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 12* 1* 6* 7* 12* 3* |
2014-15 Iowa Wild AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2015-16 Minnesota Wild NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Iowa Wild AHL 52* 2* 15* 17* 12* -11* |
2016-17 Minnesota Wild NHL 13* 0* 3* 3* 2* -1* |
Iowa Wild AHL 59* 6* 18* 24* 32* -5* |
2017-18 Minnesota Wild NHL 41* 0* 8* 8* 14* 0* |
2018-19 Laval Rocket AHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2019-20 Montréal Canadiens NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -4* |
Laval Rocket AHL 57* 1* 15* 16* 18* 7* |
2020-21 Laval Rocket “A” AHL 24* 1* 11* 12* 11* 6* |
2021-22 Charlotte Checkers “A” AHL 41* 2* 7* 9* 32* 13* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 6 -1
2022-23 Seattle Kraken NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Coachella Valley Firebirds “A” AHL 20* 1* 5* 6* 8* 9* | Playoffs 26 3 2 5 10 0
2023-24 Seattle Kraken NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Coachella Valley Firebirds “A” AHL 51* 1* 11* 12* 18* 19* | Playoffs 18 0 5 5 8 4
2024-25 Coachella Valley Firebirds “A” AHL 14* 1* 7* 8* 8* 3* |
Projected AHL 72* 5* 36* 41* 41* 15* |

Gustav Olofsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Västerbotten TV-Pucken 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |

Gustav Olofsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 11 329* 16* 90* 106* 0.32* 141* 40* | 3 51 4 * 9 * 13 * 0.25 * 24 * 3 *
International-Jr 1 12* 1* 6* 7* 0.58* 12* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 1 30* 4* 4* 8* 0.27* 20* -12* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 63* 0* 11* 11* 0.17* 18* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 16U 1 35* 5* 10* 15* 0.43* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
T1EHL 18U 1 38* 5* 25* 30* 0.79* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
TV-Pucken 1 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 66* 2* 22* 24* 0.36* 59* 12* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -2 *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 4* 5* 0.71* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *

Gustav Olofsson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/27/2023
06/27/2023 Extension Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken
07/01/2022
07/01/2022 Extension Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken
08/25/2021
08/25/2021 Confirmed Montréal Canadiens Seattle Kraken
03/25/2020
03/25/2020 Extension Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens
06/14/2019
06/14/2019 Extension Montréal Canadiens Montréal Canadiens
10/03/2018
10/03/2018 Confirmed Minnesota Wild Montréal Canadiens
06/26/2017
06/26/2017 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
03/24/2014
03/24/2014 Confirmed Colorado College Minnesota Wild
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2011, 2 #29 overall by Green Bay Gamblers in the USHL Entry Draft

2013 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #64 by FCHockey

Born in Borås, Olofsson's hometown is actually Umeå. He lived and played in California from ages 7 to 11. His family moved back from Sweden to the U.S. when he was 16, settling in Broomfield, Colorado.