Melker Karlsson

Melker Karlsson
Born (1990-07-18) July 18, 1990
Lycksele, Sweden
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams
San Jose Sharks
Skellefteå AIK
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009present

Melker Karlsson (born July 18, 1990), nicknamed The Melkman[1] or Melkin, is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2] He previously played for Skellefteå AIK of the SHL, where he won the Swedish Championship in 2013 and 2014.[3]

On December 9, 2014, it was announced that Karlsson would make his NHL debut that night in a game against the Edmonton Oilers.[4] Karlsson scored his first NHL goal on December 22, 2014, against Frederik Andersen of the Anaheim Ducks.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Skellefteå AIK SEL 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2009–10 Skellefteå AIK SEL 36 2 0 2 8 8 0 2 2 0
2010–11 Skellefteå AIK SEL 40 4 2 6 2 16 1 3 4 2
2010–11 Örebro HK Swe-2 10 2 4 6 12
2011–12 Skellefteå AIK SEL 44 3 2 5 8 19 2 2 4 4
2012–13 Skellefteå AIK SEL 44 13 15 28 14 13 2 8 10 10
2013–14 Skellefteå AIK SHL 48 9 16 25 14 14 4 8 12 12
2014–15 Worcester Sharks AHL 20 5 5 10 6
2014–15 San Jose Sharks NHL 53 13 11 24 20
2015–16 Worcester Sharks AHL 4 0 2 2 0
2015–16 San Jose Sharks NHL 65 10 9 19 16 24 5 3 8 10
SHL totals 216 31 35 66 46 71 9 23 32 28
NHL totals 118 23 20 43 36 24 5 3 8 10

References

  1. Brodie Brazil (January 12, 2015). "Brodie's Thought of the Day". San Jose Sharks.
  2. "Sharks Sign Forward Melker Karlsson". San Jose Sharks. May 30, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  3. Skelleftea HC's 2010-11 Roster
  4. Halford, Mike (December 9, 2014). "Sharks to give 'hard, committed' Karlsson his NHL debut tonight". NBC Sports ProHockeyTalk. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  5. "San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks". National Hockey League. December 23, 2014.
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