Carl Gunnarsson

Carl Gunnarsson (born 9 November 1986) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs and St. Louis Blues. He also played 4 seasons in the Elitserien (SEL) with Linköping HC.

Carl Gunnarsson
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Gunnarsson with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2012
Born (1986-11-09) 9 November 1986 (age 37)
Örebro, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Played for Linköpings HC
Toronto Maple Leafs
National team Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
NHL Draft 194th overall, 2007
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 2005–2021

Gunnarsson was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.[1] Gunnarsson

Gunnarsson won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Blues in 2019.[2]

On 23 June 2021, Gunnarsson announced that he was retiring from playing professional ice hockey.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Arboga IFK Allsv 12 1 5 6 8
2005–06 Linköpings HC SEL 14 0 0 0 0
2006–07 VIK Västerås HK Allsv 15 2 3 5 14
2006–07 Linköpings HC SEL 30 2 2 4 8
2007–08 Linköpings HC SEL 53 2 7 9 26 16 0 4 4 10
2008–09 Linköpings HC SEL 53 6 10 16 26 7 0 1 1 2
2009–10 Toronto Marlies AHL 12 0 2 2 2
2009–10 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 43 3 12 15 10
2010–11 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 68 4 16 20 14
2011–12 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 76 4 15 19 20
2012–13 Örebro HK Allsv 10 0 4 4 2
2012–13 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 37 1 14 15 14 7 0 1 1 0
2013–14 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 80 3 14 17 34
2014–15 St. Louis Blues NHL 61 2 10 12 2 6 0 0 0 0
2015–16 St. Louis Blues NHL 72 3 6 9 31 19 0 2 2 7
2016–17 St. Louis Blues NHL 56 0 6 6 4 11 0 0 0 2
2017–18 St. Louis Blues NHL 63 5 4 9 22
2018–19 St. Louis Blues NHL 25 3 4 7 6 19 1 2 3 4
2018–19 San Antonio Rampage AHL 2 0 0 0 2
2019–20 St. Louis Blues NHL 36 2 5 7 16 6 0 1 1 6
SHL totals 150 10 19 29 60 23 0 5 5 12
NHL totals 617 30 106 146 173 68 1 6 7 19

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Sweden WJC18 5th 6 0 0 0 24
2009 Sweden WC   6 2 0 2 4
2010 Sweden WC   9 1 1 2 2
2011 Sweden WC   9 0 2 2 2
Junior totals 6 0 0 0 24
Senior totals 24 3 3 6 8

Awards and honors

Award Year Ref
NHL
Stanley Cup 2019 [2]

Carl Gunnarsson Media

References

  1. "Maple Leafs Ink Three Players". nhl.com. National Hockey League. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Rosen, Dan (13 June 2019). "Blues win Stanley Cup for first time, defeat Bruins in Game 7 of Final". National Hockey League. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  3. "Goodbye to the game I love". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved April 1, 2024.

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