Gustaf Westlund Signs with IK Oskarshamn in SHL
4/7/2023 10:00:27 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Forward Gustaf Westlund, a captain for the Ohio State men’s hockey team, has signed a two-year contract with IK Oskarshamn in the Swedish Hockey League.
Westlund was a fifth-year senior in 2022-23. He was injured in the fifth game of the year Oct. 14 and did not play again until late March, when he made his return to the lineup in the NCAA Tournament Bridgeport Regional. He had a three-point outing, with a goal and two assists, vs. Harvard in his first game back.
In his first game since October because of injury, captain Gustaf Westlund with a goal for the Buckeyes!
Co-captain Jake Wise with the assist.
ESPNU#GoBucks #NCAAHockey @GustafWestlund
@wisey871 pic.twitter.com/Uo4l6xTg2Y— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) March 24, 2023
Proud of our captain Goose for his hard work and dedication. #GoBucks #NCAAHockey @GustafWestlund pic.twitter.com/kl3JmXniIg
— Ohio State Men's Hockey (@OhioStateMHKY) March 25, 2023
In his five-year career with the Scarlet and Gray Westlund saw action in 129 games and had 75 points, with 33 goals and 42 assists. He wore the captain’s ‘C’ the last two seasons and was an alternate captain as a junior in 2020-21. Westlund earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2019 and helped the Buckeyes to the Big Ten regular season title that year. He was on two Buckeye squads that earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Westlund is a five-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and a four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection.
