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Sweden Björn Karlsson
#24 Tingsryds AIF / HockeyAllsvenskan - 18/19
Date of Birth
Jan 07, 1989
Position
D
Age
35
Height
6'2" / 189 cm
Place of Birth
Rävemåla, SWE
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Tingsryds AIF
Status
Retired

Karlsson plays a safe and simple game on defense. He has solid size and can be physical at times, and also blocks a lot of shots.

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Björn Karlsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Växjö Lakers HC J18 J18 Div.1 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2005-06 Tingsryds AIF J18 J18 Elit 7* 0* 2* 2* 34* -* |
Tingsryds AIF J20 J20 Elit 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2006-07 Växjö Lakers HC J20 J20 Elit 25* 1* 4* 5* -* -* |
2007-08 Rögle BK J20 J20 SuperElit 34* 6* 4* 10* 30* 10* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -3
2008-09 Växjö Lakers HC J20 J20 Elit 8* 4* 3* 7* 8* 6* |
Växjö Lakers HC HockeyAllsvenskan 21* 0* 0* 0* 8* 1* | Kvalserien SHL 10 0 4 4 2 5
Gislaveds SK Division 1 10* 0* 3* 3* 26* -4* |
2009-10 Växjö Lakers HC HockeyAllsvenskan 46* 1* 4* 5* 32* 4* | Kvalserien SHL 6 0 1 1 2 -6
2010-11 Växjö Lakers HC J20 J20 Elit 2* 1* 0* 1* 4* 0* |
Växjö Lakers HC HockeyAllsvenskan 47* 0* 8* 8* 42* 12* | Kvalserien SHL 10 0 0 0 10 -2
2011-12 Växjö Lakers HC Elitserien 53* 1* 10* 11* 30* 3* |
2012-13 Växjö Lakers HC Elitserien 42* 1* 2* 3* 12* -6* |
2013-14 Malmö Redhawks “A” HockeyAllsvenskan 38* 4* 19* 23* 34* -5* |
2014-15 Malmö Redhawks HockeyAllsvenskan 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2015-16 IK Pantern HockeyAllsvenskan 15* 2* 4* 6* 14* 1* |
2016-17 IK Oskarshamn HockeyAllsvenskan 27* 2* 9* 11* 18* -5* |
2017-18 IK Oskarshamn HockeyAllsvenskan 30* 2* 1* 3* 16* 0* | Qualification 6 0 4 4 2 4
2018-19 Tingsryds AIF HockeyAllsvenskan 12* 0* 2* 2* 10* 0* |

Björn Karlsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Småland TV-Pucken 8* 0* 1* 1* 12* 5* |

Björn Karlsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
HockeyAllsvenskan 9 236* 11* 47* 58* 0.25* 174* 8* | 4 32 0 * 9 * 9 * 0.28 * 16 * 1 *
Division 1 (HockeyEttan) 1 10* 0* 3* 3* 0.30* 26* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Div.1 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 1 7* 0* 2* 2* 0.29* 34* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 1 34* 6* 4* 10* 0.29* 30* 10* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -3 *
J20 Elit (J20 Region) 4 41* 6* 7* 13* 0.32* 16* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 2 95* 2* 12* 14* 0.15* 42* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
TV-Pucken 1 8* 0* 1* 1* 0.13* 12* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Björn Karlsson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/07/2019
01/07/2019 Confirmed Tingsryds AIF Retired
10/15/2018
10/15/2018 Confirmed IK Oskarshamn Tingsryds AIF
03/22/2017
03/22/2017 Extension IK Oskarshamn IK Oskarshamn
05/05/2016
05/05/2016 Confirmed IK Pantern IK Oskarshamn
08/23/2015
08/23/2015 Confirmed Malmö Redhawks IK Pantern
08/15/2013
08/15/2013 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC Malmö Redhawks
03/20/2012
03/20/2012 Extension Växjö Lakers HC Växjö Lakers HC
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Rögle BK J20

Career transactions
- 2012-03-30 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by the Växjö Lakers
- 2011-05-24 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Växjö Lakers
- 2009-04-29 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by the Växjö Lakers

Other memorable dates
- 2011-09-13 • Made Elitserien debut (at Frölunda; 19:09 TOI, 2 PIM)
- 2008-10-01 • Made Allsvenskan debut (at Leksand)