Derek Gustafson

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Gresham, Oregon, June 21, 1979.
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HEIGHT: 5'11".
WEIGHT: 185-210 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 30 (Minnesota, Providence), 34 (Houston, Syracuse).
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"Posting better numbers than deposed veteran Jamie McLennan." (Tom Jones, The Hockey News Future Watch 2002)

TRANSACTIONS:

Signed as free agent by Minnesota Wild, June 9, 2000.
Signed as free agent by Adirondack Frostbite (UHL), July 23, 2004.
Signed to professional tryout contract by Syracuse Crunch (AHL), February 10, 2006.
Signed to professional tryout contract by Providence Bruins (AHL), March 22, 2006.

ACCOLADES:

Named British Columbia Junior Hockey League Goaltender of the Year, 1998-99.
Named to British Columbia Junior Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1998-99.
Named East Coast Athletic Conference / CCM Rookie of the Year, 1999-2000.
Named to East Coast Athletic Conference All-Star Second Team, 1999-2000.
Named to East Coast Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team, 1999-2000.
Named East Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player, 1999-2000.
Named to East Coast Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team, 1999-2000.
Named International Hockey League Goaltender of the Week, December 25, 2000.
Named to ECHL All-Star Second Team, 2003-04.

INJURIES:

FIRSTS:

Derek made his National Hockey League debut on March 9, 2001, as his Minnesota Wild squad travelled to Long Island to face the Islanders. It would prove to be Gustafson's first NHL win as well; the rookie stopped 22 of 23 New York shots, defeating the home team, 4-1. Jason Blake spoiled the shutout bid with 1:57 remaining in the game.

PENALTY SHOTS:

DID YOU KNOW?

Derek was the winning goaltender in the longest NCAA game in history, a four-overtime (123:53), 3-2 win over Boston University on March 26, 2000. Gustafson turned aside 70 of 72 Terrier shots, while his counterpart, the highly-regarded Rick DiPietro stopped 77 of 80.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T  OL     GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
95-96 Seattle BCAHA               16    913                     46   3.02                    0
96-97 Vernon Vipers BCJHL         23   1241                     70   3.38     
97-98 Vernon Vipers BCJHL         42   2270  27  13   2        144   3.81                    1
98-99 Vernon Vipers BCJHL         42   2505  39   3   0         94   2.25                    3
99-00 St. Lawrence Univ. ECAC     24   1475  17   4   2         51   2.07     784   .934     2   0   1     0    31.89  988.10
00-01 Jackson Bandits ECHL         7    404   4   3   0         15   2.23     213   .930     1   0   0     0    31.63  982.30
      Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL   24   1293  14   7   1         59   2.74     627   .906     1   0   0     0    29.10  954.39
      Minnesota Wild NHL           4    239   1   3   0         10   2.51      97   .897     0   0   0     0    24.35  937.49
01-02 Houston Aeros AHL           38   2016  14  13   6         92   2.74     956   .904     4   0   0     0    28.45  951.19
      Minnesota Wild NHL           1     26   0   0   0          0   0.00       7  1.000     0   0   0     0    16.15 1026.92
02-03 Houston Aeros AHL           41   2300  23  14   2        108   2.82     990   .891     2   0   1     0
      Louisiana IceGators ECHL     2    118   1   1   0          8   4.07      76   .895     0   0   0     0
03-04 Louisiana IceGators ECHL    43   2499  28  14   0         87   2.09    1187   .927     5   0   5    19
04-05 Adirondack Frostbite UHL    57   3290  32  18   6        155   2.83    1541   .899     4   0   0     6
05-06 Adirondack Frostbite UHL    34   1978  22   7       4     97   2.94     980   .901     1   0   4    14
      Providence Bruins AHL       10    578   5   3       2     22   2.28     262   .916     1   0   0     2
TWO (2) NHL SEASONS                5    265   1   3   0    10   2.26     104  0.904     0   0   0     0    23.55  943.09

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
00-01 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL    2     53   0   1    5   5.66                    0   0   0     0
01-02 Houston Aeros AHL            2     25   0   0    1   2.40       7   .857     0   0   0     0
03-04 Louisiana IceGators ECHL     8                                                   0   0     0
04-05 Adirondack Frostbite UHL     3                                                   0   0     2
05-06 Providence Bruins AHL        4                                                   0   0     0

NHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Signed as free agent by Minnesota Wild.
03/09/01: W (60m, 22/23) 4-1 victory at NY Islanders (Vanbiesbrouck).
03/22/01: L (60m, 24/28) 2-4 defeat at Detroit (Legace).
03/28/01: L (59m35s, 17/19) 0-2 defeat vs. Phoenix (Burke).
04/08/01: L (59m35s, 24/27) 2-4 defeat vs. Colorado (Roy).
04/12/02: - (25m43s, 7/7) 1-7 defeat at Phoenix (Burke, Esche) [Replaced Roloson].

AHL GAME DIRECTORY:

Signed to professional tryout contract by Providence Bruins, March 2006.
03/24/06: SOL (64m58s, 24/26) 2-3 SO defeat (6/7) at Lowell (Weiman).
03/25/06: W (60m, 31/32) 3-1 victory at Manchester (Hauser).
03/26/06: SOL (65m, 26/28) 2-3 SO defeat (3/6) vs. Hartford (Gherson).
03/29/06: W (60m, 33/33) 3-0 victory at Albany (Doyle).
03/31/06: L (59m04s, 20/24) 2-4 defeat vs. Portland (Hurme).
04/02/06: W (60m, 21/23) 6-2 victory vs. Springfield (Coleman).
04/07/06: W (60m, 27/29) 3-2 victory vs. Albany (Doyle).
04/12/06: W (59m57s, 26/28) 4-2 victory at Manchester (Hauser).
04/14/06: L (58m52s, 17/19) 1-3 defeat vs. Hartford (Montoya).
04/16/06: L (29m56s, 15/20) 3-7 defeat at Lowell (Kowalski) [Replaced by Eklund].
04/20/06: L (20m, 8/12) 0-6 defeat at Portland (Hurme) [Replaced by Sigalet].
04/25/06: W (63m51s, 25/29) 5-4 OT victory vs. Portland (Hurme).
04/27/06: W (68m58s, 32/36) 5-4 OT victory at Portland (Hurme).
04/28/06: L (58m26s, 24/29) 2-5 defeat vs. Portland (Marsters).

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