Anton Karlsson (ice hockey, born 1996)

Anton Karlsson (born August 3, 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with EC VSV in the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL). 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.

Anton Karlsson
Born (1996-08-03) 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
EBEL team
Former teams		 EC VSV
Skellefteå AIK
Frölunda HC
NHL Draft 87th overall, 2014
Arizona Coyotes
Playing career 2013–present

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
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Sweden
World Junior Championships
2014 Malmö

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][5]

Personal

Anton is the younger brother of Erik Karlsson, who also currently plays for KooKoo in the Finnish Liiga.

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 174484 31120
2013–14 Frölunda HC J20 2812102288 30222
2013–14 Mora IK Allsv 90002 —————
2014–15 Skellefteå AIK J20 16861437 —————
2014–15 Skellefteå AIK SHL 60110 —————
2014–15 Frölunda HC SHL 90112 —————
2014–15 Frölunda HC J20 1669154 837106
2015–16 Frölunda HC J20 81232 —————
2015–16 Frölunda HC SHL 190222 —————
2015–16 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 31120 —————
2015–16 Leksands IF Allsv 212686 141342
2016–17 Frölunda HC SHL 60000 —————
2016–17 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 48641016 —————
2017–18 Leksands IF Allsv 488111912 110116
2018–19 Leksands IF Allsv 4911102122 125162
SHL totals 40 0 4 4 4 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Sweden IH18 5 0 2 2 4
2013 Sweden U17 6 6 3 9 22
2013 Sweden U18 5th 5 2 2 4 10
2013 Sweden IH18 7th 4 1 4 5 0
2014 Sweden U18 4th 7 0 0 0 4
2014 Sweden WJC 5 0 0 0 0
2015 Sweden WJC 4th 7 0 2 2 6
2016 Sweden WJC 4th 7 1 0 1 12
Junior totals 46 10 13 23 58

Awards and honours
Award Year
International
IIHF World U20 Championship Silver Medal with Team Sweden 2014 [6]
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References
  1. Kontinental Hockey League - Official Website - KHL.RU - official site - The full results from Donetsk of the KHL Junior Draft 2013
  2. "NHL Prospect Hot List: Another Karlsson coming from Sweden". The Hockey News. May 6, 2014. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  3. "Anton Karlsson back in Leksands". Leksands IF. April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  4. Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup » Captain Karlsson: ‘We have things to work on’
  5. Brawl erupts at end of Sweden's semifinal win over Russia
  6. Sweden-Russia semi-final recap - 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF


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