Linus Karlsson (ice hockey)
| Linus Karlsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
16 November 1999 Eksjö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Allsv team Former teams |
BIK Karlskoga Karlskrona HK | ||
| NHL draft |
87th overall, 2018 San Jose Sharks | ||
| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Linus Karlsson (born 16 November 1999) is a Swedish ice hockey centre who is currently playing with the BIK Karlskoga organization of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Karlsson was selected in the third round, 87th overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks.[1]
Playing career
Karlsson began playing with the Boro/Vetlanda club at different junior levels before he started playing at senior level (in the fourth tier of Swedish ice hockey) during the 2015–16 season. Karlsson signed with the Karlskrona HK organization for the 2017–18 season, and subsequently made his Swedish Hockey League debut with Karlskrona during the 2017–18 SHL season.[2][3] On 25 February 2019, his NHL rights were traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Jonathan Dahlén.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | Boro/Vetlanda HC | Div.2 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Boro/Vetlanda HC | Div.2 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Karlskrona HK | J20 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | Karlskrona HK | SHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Karlskrona HK | J20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Karlskrona HK | Allsv | 52 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Karlskrona HK | Allsv | 36 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | BIK Karlskoga | Allsv | 12 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| SHL totals | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ^ "San Jose Sharks select Linus Karlsson in the third round". fearthefin.com. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Linus Karlsson Karlskrona HK player profile". KHK.se. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Linus Karlsson Eliteprospects profile". Eliteprospects.com. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Sharks Acquire Forward Jonathan Dahlen from the Vancouver Canucks". NHL.com. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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