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Winnipeg Jets have loaned David Gustafsson to Tingsryds AIF of the Allsvenskan for the beginning of the 2020-21 season

Another Jets prospect will begin the 2020-21 season overseas as Winnipeg announces that 2018 2nd rounder David Gustafsson will begin next season with Tingsryds AIF of the Allsvenskan according to Jets PR.

Photo Credit: Colby Spence

Gustafsson had quite the 2019-20 season unexpectedly making the Jets out of training camp when many expected him to return to Sweden for another year of seasoning before he transitioned to North America full time.  He would play 22 games for the Jets which included his first NHL goal, head to the World Juniors in December where he won bronze with Sweden although he was injured in that final game.  He was assigned to the Manitoba Moose where he would play 13 games before the AHL season was paused and ultimately cancelled.

With uncertainty surrounding the start of the 2020-21 season here in North America it will be beneficial for Gustafsson to play some games considering he hasn’t played a pro game since March 8th.

It was a strong season for the mature prospect who did a number of things which impressed Moose bench boss Pascal Vincent.  He also developed chemistry with Jets 2017 1st rounder Kristian Vesalainen which fans of both the Moose and Jets can look forward to watching in the future.

Here is a Q & A he did with his new club (which is in Swedish but there is a google translate option).

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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