Gusten Axel Stefansson Törnqvist (born June 27, 1982) is a Swedish professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 goaltender

Goaltender

In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...

, currently playing for Alleghe Hockey

Alleghe Hockey

HC Alleghe is a professional ice hockey team in Alleghe, Italy. The team plays in the country's top division, Serie A1. The team was the surprise winners of the 1992-93 Alpine League. The team plays at Stadio Alvise De Toni and are coached by former NHL player Steve McKenna...

 in the Italian Serie A.

Playing career

Törnqvist played junior hockey for his hometown team Luleå HF

Luleå HF

Luleå Hockeyförening is an ice hockey club from Luleå, Sweden. Luleå is the most northern club in the league and has played in Elitserien constantly since the 1984-85 season. They have won the Swedish championships once, in 1996...

. For the 2002–03

2002–03 Elitserien season

-Standings:-Playoffs:...

 season Törnqvist was brought up to Luleå's Elitserien

Elitserien

Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...

 team where he served as backup to Daniel Henriksson

Daniel Henriksson

Daniel Henriksson is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender. During his career he played for Luleå HF, Färjestads BK, and Linköpings HC in Elitserien, for Sibir Novosibirsk in the Russian Super League and for EC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Hockey League...

, he made his debut in Elitserien the following season

2003–04 Elitserien season

The 2003–04 Elitserien season was the 29th season of Elitserien. It started in September 2003, with the regular season ending February 2004.-Final standings:- Scoring leaders :-Playoff bracket:...

 on October 9, 2003, when Luleå defeated Modo Hockey

MODO Hockey

Modo Hockey is a professional ice hockey club in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The club plays in Sweden's premier ice hockey league, the Elitserien. They were founded in 1921 and have won two Elitserien championships; in 1979 and 2007. The team's home arena is the Fjällräven Center since 2006...

 3–2 in a shootout.

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