Person in history
Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1988)
Erik Gustafsson, Swedish ice hockey player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1988 · December 15
- Age this year
- 38No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- ice hockey player. Citizenship: Sweden
- Born
- 38th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Erik Gustafsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and captain for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
Early life
Educated at: Northern Michigan University.
Path and career
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 Timrå IK J18 Allsv 14 4 2 6 12 3 0 0 0 0 2005–06 Timrå IK J18 Allsv 8 2 1 3 8 — — — — — 2005–06 Timrå IK J20 38 3 4 7 26 1 0 0 0 0 2006–07 Timrå IK J20 41 7 13 20 93 3 0 0 0 14 2007–08 Northern Michigan Wildcats CCHA 44 0 27 27 12 — — — — — 2008–09 Northern Michigan Wildcats CCHA 40 4 30 34 10 — — — — — 2009–10 Northern Michigan Wildcats CCHA 39 3 29 32 26 — — — — — 2009–10 Adirondack…
Why this date
Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1988) appears on our December 15 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1988.
- June 1Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
- September 12Hurricane Gilbert
- September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831
- September 188888 Uprising
- September 18Henri Namphy
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1988Sam WhitelockOctober 12
- 1988Tim MoltzenSeptember 15
- 1988Virat KohliNovember 5
- 1988Sergio AgüeroJune 2
- 1988Norris ColeOctober 13
- 1988Jorge Torres NiloJanuary 16
- 1988Kelley O'HaraAugust 4
- 1988Chelsea KaneSeptember 15
Sources
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Questions about Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1988)
When was Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1988) born?
December 15 1988.
How old would Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1988) be today?
38 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on December 15?
Jahlil Okafor, Snejana Onopka, Alex Telles and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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