Kristoffer Gunnarsson
Swedish ice hockey player (born 1997)
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Kristoffer Gunnarsson Matsson (born 26 February 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with Mora IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the fifth round, 135th overall, of the 2017 NHL entry draft.
| Kristoffer Gunnarsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
26 February 1997 Borås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Allsv team Former teams |
Mora IK Frölunda HC Linköpings HC | ||
| NHL draft |
135th overall, 2017 Vancouver Canucks | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Playing career
Gunnarsson played junior hockey with Swedish team Frölunda HC. In 2012 Gunnarsson competed with a regional all-star team from Västergötland in the annual TV-pucken, an under-15 national tournament, and notched one assists over eight games. After impressive performances in the J20 SuperElit, Gunnarsson played 13 games in Sweden's top-flight SHL.[1][2]
During the 2018–19 season, Gunnarsson recorded 1 goal in 15 games from the blueline with Frölunda before he was loaned to fellow SHL club, Linköpings HC, for the remainder of the season on 3 December 2018.[3]
On 15 May 2019, Gunnersson left the SHL to sign a two-year contract with Mora IK of the HockeyAllsvenskan.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Linköpings HC | SHL | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Mora IK | Allsv | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Kristianstads IK | Allsv | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Mora IK | Allsv | 49 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Mora IK | Allsv | 44 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2022–23 | Mora IK | Allsv | 43 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |||||||
| SHL totals | 110 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
