Anton Karlsson (ice hockey, born 1996)
| Anton Karlsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 3, 1996 Lerum, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Frölunda HC Skellefteå AIK | ||
| NHL Draft |
87th overall, 2014 Arizona Coyotes | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Competitor for  Sweden
| ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Malmö | |
Anton Karlsson (born August 3, 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Frölunda HC organization. He was selected in the 5th round (164th overall) by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the 2013 KHL Junior Draft[1] and was also drafted by the Arizona Coyotes in the third round (87th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
At the age of 17, Karlsson captained the Swedish team at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament,[2] made his professional debut with the Mora IK of HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2013-14 season,[3] and won a silver medal playing with Team Sweden at the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[4]
Karlsson made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Skellefteå AIK during the 2014–15 SHL season.
Anton is the younger brother of Erik Karlsson, who also currently plays for Frölunda HC.
Awards and honours
| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| IIHF World U20 Championship Silver Medal with Team Sweden | 2014 | [5] |
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Mora IK | Swe-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sweden Jr. | WJC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Kontinental Hockey League - Official Website - KHL.RU - official site - The full results from Donetsk of the KHL Junior Draft 2013
- ↑ Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup » Captain Karlsson: ‘We have things to work on’
- ↑ NHL Prospect Hot List: Another Karlsson coming from Sweden | Post-to-Post
- ↑ Brawl erupts at end of Sweden's semifinal win over Russia
- ↑ Sweden-Russia semi-final recap - 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF