Gustav Stjernberg (born 12 October 2002) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Colorado Eagles in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract as a prospect to the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career Stjernberg played the majority of his junior career in Sweden. He began in the SDE Hockey system in his hometown of Enebyberg, a suburb of Stockholm. In 2018, he switched to the Örebro HK junior system and progressed up through the ranks. He made his first appearance at the top junior level during the 2019–20 season and played there almost exclusively during the following two seasons. In 2022, he played a single game for Örebro, getting his first taste of professional hockey. For his final season of junior eligibility, Stjernberg moved to North America and played for the Des Moines Buccaneers. At the beginning of the season he committed to attending Bowling Green State University the following fall.
In his rookie season with Bowling Green, Stjernberg led the team in scoring from the blueline and was one of the very few Falcons to finish the season with a positive plus-minus.
Stjernberg posted a 6 goals and 10 points in 25 games while serving as alternate captain as a junior for Bowling Green, before concluding his collegiate career at the completion of the 2025–26 season.
As an undrafted free agent, Stjernberg was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Colorado Avalanche on 14 March 2026, and was assigned to play the remainder of the season with AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles.
Career statistics Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM2017–18SDE HF J18J18 Elit 2 0 2 2 0 — — — — —2018–19Örebro HK J18J18 Elit 16 2 1 3 2 — — — — —2018–19Örebro HK J18J18 Allsvenskan 17 0 6 6 4 7 0 0 0 22019–20Örebro HK J18J18 Elit 21 5 13 18 87 — — — — —2019–20Örebro HK J18J18 Allsvenskan 18 5 7 12 78 — — — — —2019–20Örebro HK J20J20 SuperElit 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —2020–21Örebro HK J20J20 Nationell 18 2 3 5 20 — — — — —2021–22Örebro HK J20J20 Nationell 47 10 19 29 83 6 1 4 5 62021–22Örebro HKSHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —2022–23Des Moines BuccaneersUSHL 62 8 12 20 73 2 0 0 0 42023–24Bowling Green State U.CCHA 31 4 7 11 40 — — — — — 2024–25 Bowling Green State U. CCHA 30 4 12 16 35 — — — — — 2025–26 Bowling Green State U. CCHA 25 6 4 10 98 — — — — — 2025–26 Colorado Eagles AHL 11 1 2 3 34 — — — — —SHL totals 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
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