Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1988)

BirthDecember 151988

Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1988)

Erik Gustafsson, Swedish ice hockey player

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When
Thursday, December 15 198838 years ago
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Era
20th century · 1980s
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Person
Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1988)

At a glance

Born 1988-12-15.

Known as: ice hockey player. Citizenship: Sweden.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Erik Gustafsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and captain for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Early life

Educated at: Northern Michigan University.

Path and career

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2004–05 Timrå IK J18 Allsv 14 4 2 6 12 3 0 0 0 0 2005–06 Timrå IK J18 Allsv 8 2 1 3 8 — — — — — 2005–06 Timrå IK J20 38 3 4 7 26 1 0 0 0 0 2006–07 Timrå IK J20 41 7 13 20 93 3 0 0 0 14 2007–08 Northern Michigan Wildcats CCHA 44 0 27 27 12 — — — — — 2008–09 Northern Michigan Wildcats CCHA 40 4 30 34 10 — — — — — 2009–10 Northern Michigan Wildcats CCHA 39 3 29 32 26 — — — — — 2009–10 Adirondack…

Why this date

Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1988) appears on our December 15 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.

December 15 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1988Erik Gustafsson (ice hockey, born 1988)
  2. 1993The Troubles
  3. 1997Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183
  4. 2000Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
  5. 2001Leaning Tower of Pisa
  6. 2005Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
  7. 2010Refugee
  8. 2013South Sudanese Civil War
  9. 2014Man Haron Monis
  10. 20172017 Java earthquake
  11. 2019Citizenship Amendment Act protests

Also in 1988

  • September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831Vietnam Airlines Flight 831 crashes in Khu Khot, Thailand, while on approach to Don Muang International Airport, killing 76.
  • March 14Johnson South Reef skirmishChina defeated Vietnam in a naval altercation while attempting to establish oceanographic observation posts on the Spratly Islands.
  • September 12Hurricane GilbertHurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
  • September 13Hurricane GilbertHurricane Gilbert reached a minimum pressure of 888 mb (26.22 inHg) with sustained flight-level winds of 185 mph (295 km/h), making it th…
  • September 188888 UprisingThe 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end.
  • September 18Henri NamphyGeneral Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril.
  • September 18Magna Charta UniversitatumThe Magna Charta Universitatum, asserting key principles essential to the free operation of universities, is signed in Bologna by the rec…
  • August 10Civil Liberties Act of 1988The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 became law, authorizing reparations to surviving Japanese Americans interned during World War II.

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December 15 1988 — 38 years ago, on a Thursday.

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