Erik Jinesjö Karlsson (born 28 July 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Ravensburg Towerstars of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga 2 (DEL2 ). Karlsson was drafted in the fourth round, 99th overall, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes.
| Erik Karlsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Karlsson with Timrå IK in 2017 | |||
| Born |
28 July 1994 Lerum, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre/Winger | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Modo Hockey Frölunda HC KooKoo | ||
| NHL draft |
99th overall, 2012 Carolina Hurricanes | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Playing career
editKarlsson developed as a youth in his native Sweden with the Frölunda HC organization. He played in his first Elitserien game on 18 December 2012, against AIK.[1] On May 27, 2014, Karlsson was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.
After two seasons in the American Hockey League with the Hurricanes affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, Karlsson was continuing to struggle at the North American game. As an impending restricted free agent, Karlsson opted to return to Sweden in agreeing to a one-year contract with Timrå IK of the Allsvenskan on May 11, 2017.[2] His NHL rights were later relinquished by the Hurricanes.
Serving as an Alternate captain with Timrå in the 2017–18 season, Karlsson produced 9 goals and 28 points in 52 games. As a free agent Karlsson opted to leave Sweden, signing a one-year contract with Finnish club, KooKoo of the Liiga, on April 9, 2018.[3]
Personal
editErik is the younger brother of Anton Karlsson, who also currently plays for Storhamar Dragons in the Eliteserien (Norway).
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 47 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 40 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Karlskrona HK | Allsv | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 41 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 53 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 49 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 42 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Timrå IK | Allsv | 52 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | KooKoo | Liiga | 51 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | KooKoo | Liiga | 52 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | KooKoo | Liiga | 55 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Modo Hockey | Allsv | 50 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Modo Hockey | Allsv | 52 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 41 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 140 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Liiga totals | 158 | 17 | 49 | 66 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sweden | IH18 | 
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Sweden | WJC18 |
|
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | WJC |
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Elitserien - 2012/2013, Frölunda HC - AIK". Elitserien (in Swedish). 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Qualified forward joins the club". Timrå IK (in Swedish). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "KooKoo add Stromwall and Karlsson". KooKoo (in Finnish). 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database