Anton Karlsson (ice hockey, born 1996) explained

Anton Karlsson
Team:Storhamar
League:Norway
Former Teams:Skellefteå AIK
Frölunda HC
EC VSV
Position:Winger
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:187
Birth Date:3 August 1996
Birth Place:Lerum, Sweden
Draft:87th overall
Draft Team:Arizona Coyotes
Draft Year:2014
Career Start:2013

Anton Karlsson (born August 3, 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Storhamar Ishockey in the Eliteserien (Norway). 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.

Playing career

At the age of 17, Karlsson made his professional debut on loan from Frölunda HC with the Mora IK of HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2013–14 season, appearing in 9 scoreless games.[2]

Karlsson made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Skellefteå AIK during the 2014–15 SHL season, playing in 6 games for 1 assist before returning to Frölunda HC mid-season on November 29, 2014.

On April 23, 2017, Karlsson left Frölunda for a second time, signing a two-year contract with former team, Leksands IF of the Allsvenskan.[3]

International play

Karlsson captained the Swedish team at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, and won a silver medal playing with Team Sweden at the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[4]

Karlsson is Sweden's all-time leader in games played in international junior competition,[5] in 106 games played Karlsson scored 22 goals and 34 assists for a total of 56 points.[6]

Personal

Anton is the younger brother of Erik Karlsson, who also currently plays for Modo Hockey in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Team League GP GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13Frölunda HCJ2017 4 4 8 43 1 1 2 0
2013–14Frölunda HCJ2028 12 10 22 883 0 2 2 2
2013–14Mora IKAllsv9 0 0 0 2
2014–15Skellefteå AIKJ2016 8 6 14 37
2014–15Skellefteå AIKSHL6 0 1 1 0
2014–15Frölunda HCSHL9 0 1 1 2
2014–15Frölunda HCJ2016 6 9 15 48 3 7 10 6
2015–16Frölunda HCJ208 1 2 3 2
2015–16Frölunda HCSHL19 0 2 2 2
2015–16BIK KarlskogaAllsv3 1 1 2 0
2015–16Leksands IFAllsv21 2 6 8 614 1 3 4 2
2016–17Frölunda HCSHL6 0 0 0 0
2016–17IK OskarshamnAllsv48 6 4 10 16
2017–18Leksands IFAllsv48 8 11 19 1211 0 1 1 6
2018–19Leksands IFAllsv49 11 10 21 2212 5 1 6 2
2019–20EC VSVEBEL48 19 15 34 183 1 1 2 0
2020–21AIKAllsv45 14 10 24 166 1 2 3 2
2021–22EC VSVICEHL38 14 14 28 412 7 6 13 2
SHL totals400444

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2012SwedenIH1850224
2013SwedenU17663922
2013SwedenU185th522410
2013SwedenIH187th41450
2014SwedenU184th70004
2014SwedenWJC50000
2015SwedenWJC4th70226
2016SwedenWJC4th710112
Junior totals 4610132358

Awards and honours

AwardYear
International
IIHF World U20 Championship Silver Medal with Team Sweden2014[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kontinental Hockey League - Official Website - KHL.RU - official site - The full results from Donetsk of the KHL Junior Draft 2013 . February 20, 2014 . February 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140225021118/http://en.khl.ru/news/2013/5/26/25159.html . dead .
  2. NHL Prospect Hot List: Another Karlsson coming from Sweden . . 2014-05-06 . 2014-05-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140225053820/http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/nhl-prospect-hot-list-another-karlsson-coming-from-sweden/ . February 25, 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Anton Karlsson back in Leksands . . 2017-04-23 . 2017-04-23.
  4. http://hlinkamemorial.com/eng/clanek.asp?id=96 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup » Captain Karlsson: ‘We have things to work on’
  5. News: Nu är Anton Karlsson historisk. Ros. Tomas. Aftonbladet. Swedish. December 29, 2015. August 11, 2024.
  6. Web site: International-Jr - All-time totals. Eliteprospects.com. August 11, 2024.
  7. http://www.worldjunior2014.com/en/news/sweden-russia-semi-final-recap/ Sweden-Russia semi-final recap - 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF