Kristoffer Gunnarsson

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 (1997-02-26) 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 December 3, 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 — — — — —
SHL totals 110 1 1 2 75 14 0 0 0 6

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Sweden WJC 4th 7 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 7 0 1 1 2

Awards and honors
Award Year
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2016, 2017, 2019 [5][6]

References
  1. "Kristoffer Gunnarsson" (in Swedish). classic.shl.se. Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. "Kristoffer Gunnarsson" (in Swedish). frolundaindians.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. "Kristoffer Gunnarsson joins the club!". Linköpings HC (in Swedish). 3 December 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. "New defenseman signs with Mora". Mora IK. 15 May 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. Gustav Orbring (7 February 2017). "Frölunda win CHL for second year running" (in Swedish). SVTSport.se. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  6. "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.


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