Sweden Andreas Karlsson
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time SHL Most Points 1
1-time SHL Most Valuable Player (Guldhjälmen) 1
Date of Birth
Position
C
Age
49
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired

A big center, Karlsson owned excellent offensive instincts. He was a terrific playmaker and had great vision. In addition to his passing skills, he was also a big goal scorer.

Sadly, his career ended with three straight injury-filled seasons.
- Erik K. Piri, EP

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Andreas Karlsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1991-92 Leksands IF J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Leksands IF J20 Juniorserien -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1992-93 Leksands IF J20 Juniorallsvenskan 8* 3* 3* 6* 6* -* |
Leksands IF Elitserien 13* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Sweden U18 EJC-18 4* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 6* 1* 3* 4* -* -* |
1993-94 Leksands IF J20 Juniorallsvenskan 12* 5* 8* 13* 6* -* |
Leksands IF Elitserien 21* 0* 0* 0* 10* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
1994-95 Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit 3* 3* 3* 6* 0* -* |
Leksands IF Elitserien 22* 7* 8* 15* 2* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 3* 3* 6* -* -* |
1995-96 Leksands IF J20 J20 SuperElit 2* 4* 1* 5* 0* -* |
Sweden B (all) International 3* 2* 0* 2* -* -* |
Leksands IF Elitserien 40* 10* 13* 23* 10* -* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 4 -
Sweden (all) International 14* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
Sweden WC 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
1996-97 Leksands IF Elitserien 49* 13* 11* 24* 39* -* | Playoffs 9 2 0 2 2 -
Sweden (all) International 8* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1997-98 Leksands IF Elitserien 33* 9* 14* 23* 20* -2* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -4
Sweden (all) International 10* 1* 4* 5* 6* -* |
1998-99 Leksands IF Elitserien 49* 18* 15* 33* 18* -4* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 6 -5
Sweden (all) International 12* 3* 2* 5* 4* -* |
1999-00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 51* 5* 9* 14* 14* -17* |
Orlando Solar Bears IHL 18* 5* 5* 10* 6* 0* |
2000-01 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 60* 5* 11* 16* 16* -2* |
2001-02 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 42* 1* 7* 8* 20* -8* |
Chicago Wolves AHL 16* 6* 14* 20* 11* 6* | Playoffs 23 7 14 21 6 11
2002-03 Chicago Wolves AHL 41* 12* 20* 32* 16* -7* | Playoffs 9 1 3 4 4 -2
2003-04 EHC Basel NLA 40* 7* 20* 27* 30* -* | Relegation 8 3 8 11 2 -
2004-05 HV71 Elitserien 39* 11* 13* 24* 12* -12* |
2005-06 HV71 Elitserien 50* 26* 29* 55* 30* 0* | Playoffs 12 5 8 13 8 -2
Sweden WC 9* 5* 4* 9* 6* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 21* 6* 9* 15* 14* 2* |
2006-07 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 53* 3* 6* 9* 12* -4* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -1
2007-08 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 58* 2* 2* 4* 10* -7* |
2008-09 Frölunda HC Elitserien 11* 3* 5* 8* 6* 4* | 0 0 0 0 0 -
2009-10 Frölunda HC Elitserien 15* 3* 3* 6* 6* -5* | Playoffs 7 1 5 6 2 3
2010-11 Frölunda HC Elitserien 35* 2* 10* 12* 12* -6* |

Andreas Karlsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Dalarna TV-Pucken -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1997-98 Leksands IF Euro HL 6* 2* 3* 5* 2* -* |
1998-99 Leksands IF Euro HL 8* 2* 4* 6* 4* -* |
2004-05 HV71 ECC 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
2005-06 Sweden EHT 10* 1* 4* 5* 6* 0* |
2010-11 Frölunda HC ET 5* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |

Andreas Karlsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 57* 18* 34* 52* 0.91* 27* -1* | 2 32 8 * 17 * 25 * 0.78 * 10 * 9 *
ECC 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 10* 1* 4* 5* 0.50* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 4* 1* 3* 4* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Euro HL 2 14* 4* 7* 11* 0.79* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 18* 5* 5* 10* 0.56* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International 5 68* 14* 17* 31* 0.46* 28* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 25* 4* 6* 10* 0.40* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 2 5* 7* 4* 11* 2.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Juniorallsvenskan 2 20* 8* 11* 19* 0.95* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Juniorserien 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 264* 16* 35* 51* 0.19* 72* -38* | 1 6 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
NLA (NL) 1 40* 7* 20* 27* 0.68* 30* -* | 1 8 3 * 8 * 11 * 1.38 * 2 * - *
Elitserien (SHL) 12 377* 102* 121* 223* 0.59* 167* -25* | 8 48 12 * 15 * 27 * 0.56 * 22 * -8 *
TV-Pucken 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 14* 5* 4* 9* 0.64* 10* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 2* 2* 4* 0.57* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Andreas Karlsson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/11/2011
03/11/2011 Confirmed Frölunda HC Retired
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Chicago Wolves

Cult/Star player for EHC Basel Sharks

Cult/Star player for HV71

Cult/Star player for IFK Munkfors

Cult/Star player for Leksands IF

Career transactions
- 2011-03-11 • Announed his retirement
- 2008-05-11 • Signed to a three-year contract by Frölunda
- 2006-07-01 • Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2004-02-17 • Signed by HV71
- 2003-07-18 • Signed by Basel
- 1999-06-25 • Traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for future considerations