Melker Karlsson
| Melker Karlsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
18 July 1990 Lycksele, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
San Jose Sharks Skellefteå AIK | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Melker Karlsson (born 18 July 1990), nicknamed The Melkman[1] or Melkin, is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2] He previously played for Skellefteå AIK of the SHL, where he won the Swedish Championship in 2013 and 2014.[3]
Playing career
On 30 May 2014, Karlsson signed a one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks.[4]
After beginning the subsequent season with the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League, on 9 December 2014, it was announced that Karlsson would make his NHL debut that night in a game against the Edmonton Oilers.[5] Karlsson scored his first NHL goal on 22 December 2014, against Frederik Andersen of the Anaheim Ducks.[6]
On 12 May 2017, it was announced the Sharks had re-signed Karlsson to a three-year, $6 million contract.[7]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 40 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Örebro HK | Allsv | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 44 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 44 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 48 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 53 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 65 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 67 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 71 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 79 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 61 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 256 | 42 | 42 | 84 | 84 | 71 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 28 | ||||
| NHL totals | 396 | 60 | 52 | 112 | 130 | 60 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | ||||
References
- ^ Brodie Brazil (12 January 2015). "Brodie's Thought of the Day". San Jose Sharks.
- ^ "Sharks Sign Forward Melker Karlsson". San Jose Sharks. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Skelleftea HC's 2010–11 Roster
- ^ "Sharks sign forward Melker Karlsson". San Jose Sharks. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ Halford, Mike (9 December 2014). "Sharks to give 'hard, committed' Karlsson his NHL debut tonight". NBC Sports ProHockeyTalk. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks". National Hockey League. 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Sharks Re-Sign Forward Melker Karlsson". National Hockey League. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Örebro HK players
- People from Lycksele Municipality
- San Jose Barracuda players
- San Jose Sharks players
- Skellefteå AIK players
- Swedish expatriate ice hockey people
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Swedish ice hockey right wingers
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Worcester Sharks players