NHL's Hidden Gem Receives the Guldpucken: "Very Prestigious"

Gustav Forsling, who won the Stanley Cup with Florida last NHL season, is awarded the Guldpucken, the award for Sweden's best male ice hockey player.

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NHL's Hidden Gem Receives the Guldpucken: "Very Prestigious"
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"It's a huge honor and it sounds unreal when you say 'Sweden's best hockey player'. It's very prestigious, especially when you look at those who have won the prize before", says Gustav Forsling in a press release from the Swedish Ice Hockey Association.

The 28-year-old defenseman, who has played for Linköping in SHL, is somewhat of a hidden gem in the star-studded NHL but impressed greatly last season. Forsling had, among other things, the best plus/minus statistics of all players in the regular season with plus 56 goals.

In late June, Florida Panthers won their first Stanley Cup title ever in the club's 30-year history. In addition to Forsling, Swedish players Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Kevin Stenlund were also part of the championship team.

The Guldpucken has been awarded by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association and Expressen since 1956.

2023-24: Gustav Forsling, Florida Panthers

2022-23: Erik Karlsson, San Jose Sharks

2021-22: Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche

2020-21: Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning

2019-20: No prize (due to the coronavirus pandemic)

2018-19: Robin Lehner, New York Islanders

2017-18: William Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights

2016-17: Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators

2015-16: Erik Karlsson, Ottawa

2014-15: Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay

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