2016-17 Merrimack College Men's Ice Hockey Roster

20 Hampus Gustafsson

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 205
  • Shoots/Catches L
  • Hometown Ljungby, Sweden
  • Major Business

Biography

Career

  • Became program's first ever CoSIDA Academic All-American (third team)
  • Was one of the team's top scorers all four years, graduating with 38 career goals, 49 all-time helpers and 87 career points in 146 career games
  • Finished with 296 shots on goal, 18 power play goals, one shorthanded tally and six game-winners
  • Will go down as one of the best players in terms of academic prowess to ever play for the team after posting a 4.0 grade-point average all four years en route to earning four straight Hockey East Top Scholar-Athlete accolades

2016-17

  • Named program's first-ever CoSIDA Academic All-American (third team)
  • Also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors (Division I At-Large Team)
  • Recipient of the 2016-17 Joe Tomasello Unsung Hero Award for New England 
  • Named a Men's Hockey East Top Scholar-Athlete and a Distinguished Scholar after being named to the league's all-academic team every season
  • Tabbed Hockey East Player of the Week once
  • Assistant captain
  • Led team with 15 goals and finished second in overall scoring with 26 points
  • Also distributed 11 helpers
  • Six of his team-high 15 goals came on the power play while two were game-winners
  • Recorded a +6 rating
  • Ranked third on the team with 83 shots on goal
  • Was nearly a point-per-game player in league play, finishing with 19 points (8g, 11a) in 22 Hockey East contests
  • Recorded a hat trick at Boston College as part of a career-high five-point outing (2/10)

2015-16: Assistant Captain ... One of five players to appear in all 39 contests  ... Shared the team lead in scoring with a career-high 26 points ... Ranked second with eight goals while dishing career-high 18 assists ... Led team with three power play goals ... Also added a game-winning goal ... Finished with 73 shots on goal ... Posted first two three-point games of his career, first in a road win against UMass (11/13) and again in another road victory at Maine (2/19) ... Tallied game-winning marker while dishing one assist in road win at Bentley (11/4) ... Posted two helpers at Army (12/29) ... Added two assists in home tie against UConn (2/6) ... Posted two more assists in home win against Vermont (2/27).

2014-15: Three-time Hockey East Top Performer (10/13, 10/20, 1/26) ... More than doubled his point total from his rookie season, finishing with 25 points (2nd/team) on 11 goals and 14 assists ... Scored seven times on the power play, a mark that ranked tied for third in Hockey East, while his 16 power-play points (7g, 9a) was tied for fifth ... Ranked tied for 12th nationally in PPG (7) ... Also tallied two game-winners while firing 86 shots on net ... Started the year on a six-game point streak (2g, 5a, 7pts) ... Netted back-to-back game-winners in home opener against Holy Cross (10/11) and Homecoming Weekend overtime victory against UConn (10/18) ... Scored five points in four games from Nov. 15-Nov. 28 ... Assisted twice in 4-2 home win against Northeastern (11/21) ... Boasted another four-game scoring streak from Jan. 17-Jan. 25 (3g, 2a) ... Netted two goals in home finale against Maine (2/14).

2013-14: Hockey East Rookie of the Week (12/2) ... Hockey East Top Performer (11/2) ... One of only six players to appear in all 33 games ... Enjoyed a solid rookie campaign after finished tied for sixth on the team in scoring with four goals and six assists (10 points) ... Posted first collegiate point against Mercyhurst (10/19) ... Enjoyed three-game point streak (2g, 1a, 3pts) from late October to early November ... Potted first career goal against Army (10/26) and followed that up with the game-winner against Bentley the following weekend (11/1) ... Went off for season-high two goals at Yale (11/30) ... Finished with two power-play tallies.

Before Merrimack: Spent 2012-13 with the Amarillo Bulls of the NAHL ... Accumulated 27 points in 35 games at center ... Notched 10 goals and dished 17 assists while totaling 21 penalty minutes and posting a plus-26 rating ... Finished with seven points (4g, 3a) in 11 playoff games.

Personal: Born Oct. 26, 1993 ... Son of Stefan and Ulla Gustafsson ... Brother, John, is also a member of the men's ice hockey team ... Business major at Merrimack.

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 5, at Boston College, 02/10/17 
Goals: 3, at Boston College, 02/10/17 
Assists: 2, 9 times
Shots: 7, at Massachusetts, 01/25/15 
Power-play goals: 1, 18 times
Short-handed goals: 1, Colgate, 10/21/16 
Penalties: 2, 8 times
Penalty minutes: 15, Cornell, 01/07/17 ; at Northeastern, 03/06/15 
Plus/minus: 4 , at Boston College, 02/10/17 ; at Massachusetts, 11/13/15 ; Providence, 11/25/16

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Historical Player Information

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    2013-14Freshman

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    6'4" 205 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2014-15Sophomore

    F
    6'4" 205 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2015-16Junior

    F
    6'4" 205 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2016-17Senior

    F
    6'4" 205 lbs
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