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Peter Karlsson
Born (1966-02-17)17 February 1966
Lundby [sv], Sweden
Died 11 March 1995(1995-03-11) (aged 29)
Västerås, Sweden
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Played for VIK Västerås HK
Playing career 1984–1995

Lars Peter Karlsson (17 February 1966 – 11 March 1995) was a Swedish professional ice hockey player.

Playing career

Karlsson was born in Lundby [sv], Västmanland. He began his ice hockey career with VIK Västerås HK in the First Division. After five seasons, he then had spells with Surahammars IF and IK Westmannia-Köping [sv] before returning to Västerås for his one and only Elitserien season. He returned to Division One for Avesta BK [sv] and Örebro IK.

Death

Karlsson was murdered by a 29-year-old man who stabbed him using a knife. The killer claimed that Karlsson tried to initiate a relationship with him. After the murder, Karlsson's team played a protest match in support of him. The killer's sentence, which was eight years, outraged some in the Swedish gay community who thought that the murder occurred because of Karlsson's sexuality.[1]

Career stats

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992-93 VIK Västerås HK SEL 15 0 1 1 8 -- -- -- -- --

See also

References

  1. ^ Britton, Bruce, "Our Gay and Lesbian Heritage, Part 8", League @ NCR, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on 25 August 2007, retrieved 5 September 2013 {{citation}}: External link in |format= (help)
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