Gustav Rydahl

Gustav Rydahl (born September 11, 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre for Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Gustav Rydahl
Born	(1994-09-11) September 11, 1994 (age 30) Karlstad, Sweden
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
SHL team Former teams	Frölunda HC Växjö Lakers Luleå HF Färjestad BK
National team	Sweden
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2011–present

Playing career

Rydahl played in the youth ranks with Färjestads BK before moving to Frölunda HC in 2011. He made his Elitserien debut on October 9, 2012, at Timrå IK.^[1] He scored his first Elitserien goal on January 12, 2013, against HV71's Gustaf Wesslau in a 3–4 shootout loss in Scandinavium.^[2]

Rydahl signed with the Växjö Lakers in 2014 and helped the team win the Swedish championship his first year, making 62 SHL appearances with five goals that season. After two years with the Lakers, he agreed to terms with fellow SHL outfit Luleå HF in May 2016.^[3]

Having claimed the Swedish championship with Färjestad BK in the 2021–22 season, Rydahl left the SHL as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the New York Rangers of the NHL on June 13, 2022.^[4][5]

Rydahl started the 2022–23 season with the Rangers' American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, but was called up to the Rangers on January 5, 2023.^[6][7] He did not play in the Rangers' January 5 game and was returned to Hartford afterward.^[8] Rydahl contributed with seven goals and 15 points through 40 games with the Wolf Pack before he was traded by the Rangers to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Anton Blidh on March 3.^[9][10] Acquired to add center depth for the Avalanche affiliate, the Colorado Eagles, Rydahl played out the remainder of his contract in the AHL, posting 2 goals in 12 regular season games before appearing in 3 playoff contests with the Eagles.

As a pending free agent from the Avalanche, Rydahl opted to resume his career in his homeland, signing a five-year contract with his original SHL club, Frölunda HC, on 11 May 2023.^[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009–10	Färjestad BK	J18		6	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Färjestad BK	J18 Allsv		12	0	2	2	0		7	0	0	0	0
2010–11	Färjestad BK	J18		19	8	9	17	26		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Färjestad BK	J18 Allsv		18	2	5	7	18		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Skåre BK	SWE.3		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	Frölunda HC	J18 Allsv		3	1	1	2	0		4	3	2	5	4
2011–12	Frölunda HC	J20		46	8	21	29	50		1	0	0	0	0
2012–13	Frölunda HC	J20		19	4	8	12	51		3	0	1	1	6
2012–13	Frölunda HC	SEL		31	1	1	2	10		5	0	0	0	10
2013–14	Frölunda HC	J20		1	0	0	0	0		3	0	1	1	0
2013–14	Frölunda HC	SHL		22	1	0	1	14		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Mora IK	Allsv		23	4	2	6	28		6	0	0	0	4
2014–15	Växjö Lakers	SHL		44	5	0	5	43		18	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Växjö Lakers	SHL		51	7	2	9	10		10	0	1	1	8
2016–17	Luleå HF	SHL		25	1	0	1	20		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Luleå HF	SHL		42	1	1	2	39		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Färjestad BK	SHL		7	2	0	2	2		6	0	0	0	8
2018–19	Färjestad BK	SHL		47	12	7	19	28		14	2	5	7	4
2019–20	Färjestad BK	SHL		49	19	16	35	50		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Färjestad BK	SHL		9	0	2	2	8		6	0	2	2	2
2021–22	Färjestad BK	SHL		44	15	15	30	53		19	6	6	12	23
2022–23	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		40	7	8	15	32		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Colorado Eagles	AHL		12	2	1	3	8		3	1	0	1	4
2023–24	Frölunda HC	SHL		24	3	3	6	27		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				395	67	47	114	304		78	8	14	22	55

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011	Sweden	IH18			5	0	0	0	4
2022	Sweden	OG	4th		5	0	0	0	0
Junior totals					5	0	0	0	4
Senior totals					5	0	0	0	0

Awards and honors

Award	Year
SHL
Le Mat Trophy champion	2015, 2022	[12]