Mattias Karlsson (ice hockey)

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Mattias Karlsson
Leksands IF on Tour, 2019, Mattias Karlsson 03.jpg
Born (1985-04-15) 15 April 1985 (age 39)
Storå, Sweden
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 229 lb (104 kg; 16 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
SHL team
Former teams		 Leksands IF
Brynäs IF
Binghamton Senators
Färjestads BK
Timrå IK
HV71
Severstal Cherepovets
Karlskrona HK
NHL draft 135th overall, 2003
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2003–present

Mattias Karlsson (born 15 April 1985) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently playing with Leksands IF in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

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Playing career

Karlsson turned professional with Brynäs IF in the 2002–03 season and was drafted in the fourth round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by Ottawa Senators in NHL. He played for Brynäs through 2004–05, before moving to Almtuna IS in 2005–06, before settling down to one team Bofors IK for the 2006–07 season. Karlsson was tied for the team lead in scoring with 32 points (11 goals) in 2006-07 and added 34 penalty minutes in 44 games.

Karlsson signed with the Ottawa Senators in 2007 and played two games with the Senators' AHL team, the Binghamton Senators, before returning to Sweden to play with Färjestads BK on assignment from Ottawa on 26 October 2007. [1] [2]

In 2008, he attended the Ottawa Senators training camp and was assigned to the Binghamton Senators, where he played 73 games, leading the league among rookie defenseman in scoring with 51 points to be named in the All-Rookie Team. In 2009, he returned to Sweden and played for two seasons with Timrå IK before signing with HV71 in 2011.

After spending the 2015–16 season, abroad with Russian club, Severstal Cherepovets in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), Larsson returned to Sweden signing with Karlskrona HK.

Karlsson played two SHL seasons with Karlskrona before signing a two-year contract with then HockeyAllsvenskan club, Leskands IF, on 4 May 2018. [3]

Awards and honours

AwardYear
AHL
All-Star Game 2009
All-Rookie Team2009

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2001–02 Brynäs IF J18 Allsv52136—————
2001–02Brynäs IF J20 10000630116
2002–03Brynäs IFJ2027116179320004
2002–03 Brynäs IF SEL 30000—————
2003–04Brynäs IFJ2020581367504410
2003–04 Brynäs IFSEL390006—————
2004–05Brynäs IFJ201335840—————
2004–05 Brynäs IFSEL90002—————
2004–05 Almtuna IS Allsv 2202218—————
2005–06Almtuna ISJ2020114—————
2005–06 Almtuna ISAllsv3234740—————
2006–07 Bofors IK Allsv4411213234—————
2007–08 Binghamton Senators AHL 20000—————
2007–08 Bofors IKAllsv247101760—————
2007–08 Färjestad BK SEL1322441213420
2008–09 Binghamton SenatorsAHL739425140—————
2009–10 Timrå IK SEL375101538510129
2010–11 Timrå IKSEL53691524—————
2011–12 HV71 SEL5466123462134
2012–13 HV71SEL55920293750000
2013–14 HV71SHL11022280442
2014–15 HV71SHL54321241461122
2015–16 Severstal Cherepovets KHL 591111214—————
2016–17 Karlskrona HK SHL494111516—————
2017–18 Karlskrona HKSHL451121322—————
2018–19 Leksands IF Allsv457162320122462
2019–20 Leksands IFSHL3325712—————
2021–22Guldsmedshytte SK SWE.4 11010—————
2021–22Häradsbygdens SSSWE.58549291894
SEL/SHL totals455389813621142591457
Allsv totals167285381172122462

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2002 Sweden U18 510131
2003 Sweden WJC18 613416
Junior totals1123547

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References

  1. ↑ "Ottawa assigns Defenseman Mattias Karlsson to Bofors IK". 26 October 2007.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Mattias Karlsson player profile". Färjestad BK (in Swedish). 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mattias Karlsson strengthens Leksands". Leksands IF (in Swedish). 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.


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