Mattias Karlsson (ice hockey)

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

Mattias Karlsson
Born (1985-04-15) 15 April 1985 (age 39)
Storå, Sweden
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight229 lb (104 kg; 16 st 5 lb)
PositionDefence
ShootsLeft
SHL team
Former teams
Leksands IF
Brynäs IF
Binghamton Senators
Färjestads BK
Timrå IK
HV71
Severstal Cherepovets
Karlskrona HK
NHL draft135th overall, 2003
Ottawa Senators
Playing career2003–present

Playing career

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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

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AwardYear
AHL
All-Star Game2009
All-Rookie Team2009

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2001–02Brynäs IFJ18 Allsv52136
2001–02Brynäs IFJ2010000630116
2002–03Brynäs IFJ2027116179320004
2002–03Brynäs IFSEL30000
2003–04Brynäs IFJ2020581367504410
2003–04Brynäs IFSEL390006
2004–05Brynäs IFJ201335840
2004–05Brynäs IFSEL90002
2004–05Almtuna ISAllsv2202218
2005–06Almtuna ISJ2020114
2005–06Almtuna ISAllsv3234740
2006–07Bofors IKAllsv4411213234
2007–08Binghamton SenatorsAHL20000
2007–08Bofors IKAllsv247101760
2007–08Färjestad BKSEL1322441213420
2008–09Binghamton SenatorsAHL739425140
2009–10Timrå IKSEL375101538510129
2010–11Timrå IKSEL53691524
2011–12HV71SEL5466123462134
2012–13HV71SEL55920293750000
2013–14HV71SHL11022280442
2014–15HV71SHL54321241461122
2015–16Severstal CherepovetsKHL591111214
2016–17Karlskrona HKSHL494111516
2017–18Karlskrona HKSHL451121322
2018–19Leksands IFAllsv457162320122462
2019–20Leksands IFSHL3325712
2021–22Guldsmedshytte SKSWE.411010
2021–22Häradsbygdens SSSWE.58549291894
SEL/SHL totals455389813621142591457
Allsv totals167285381172122462

International

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YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2002SwedenU18510131
2003SwedenWJC18613416
Junior totals1123547

References

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  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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