Jonas Gustavsson

Jonas Gustavsson became a prominent goaltending name in Swedish hockeyArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in SportbladetRead the sourceArticle in Göteborgs-PostenRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose during Färjestad's 2009 playoff run. Jonas GustavssonArticle in BettingstuganRead the sourceClose started in skating school, tried the goalie equipment and stayed in goal, he recalled in a 2023 interview. He grew up in the Stockholm region; in a 2017Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose interview, he described himself as being from Stockholm.

Looking back on his time at Färjestad in 2023, Gustavsson said that Erik GranqvistArticle in BettingstuganRead the sourceClose and Håkan Loob had seen potential in him and that the results came during his second season in Karlstad. Back in March 2009, he had praised goalie coach Granqvist’s commitment and calm presence in an interview with Sveriges RadioArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose. In that interview, he also said they played golf together during the summersArticle in Sveriges RadioRead the sourceClose.

His time at Färjestad also brought the nickname Monstret, or The MonsterArticle in BettingstuganRead the sourceClose, according to his own account in 2023: late in his spell at the club, a coach had compared his play to a monster. Gustavsson said the name followed him to North AmericaArticle in BettingstuganRead the sourceClose and remained with him after his playing career.

When he returned to Swedish hockey in 2017Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose, Gustavsson described Linköping as a choice that suited both him and his family. In the May interview with Hockeysverige, he also said he wanted more opportunities to play several games in a rowArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose.