# Anton Karlsson (ice hockey, born 1996)

Anton Karlsson (born August 3, 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Storhamar Ishockey in the Eliteserien (Norway). He was selected in the 5th round (164th overall) by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the 2013 KHL Junior Draft and was also drafted by the Arizona Coyotes in the third round (87th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing career

At the age of 17, Karlsson made his professional debut on loan from Frölunda HC with the Mora IK of HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2013–14 season, appearing in 9 scoreless games.
Karlsson made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Skellefteå AIK during the 2014–15 SHL season, playing in 6 games for 1 assist before returning to Frölunda HC mid-season on November 29, 2014.
On April 23, 2017, Karlsson left Frölunda for a second time, signing a two-year contract with former team, Leksands IF of the Allsvenskan.

## International play

Karlsson captained the Swedish team at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, and won a silver medal playing with Team Sweden at the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Karlsson is Sweden's all-time leader in games played in international junior competition, in 106 games played Karlsson scored 22 goals and 34 assists for a total of 56 points.

## Personal

Anton is the younger brother of Erik Karlsson, who also currently plays for Modo Hockey in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv).

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2012–13 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013–14 | Mora IK | Allsv | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Skellefteå AIK | J20 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| 2015–16 | Frölunda HC | J20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | BIK Karlskoga | Allsv | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 48 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 48 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018–19 | Leksands IF | Allsv | 49 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | EC VSV | EBEL | 48 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | AIK | Allsv | 45 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | EC VSV | ICEHL | 38 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| SHL totals | SHL totals | SHL totals | 40 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2012 | Sweden | IH18 | | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | Sweden | U17 | | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 2013 | Sweden | U18 | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013 | Sweden | IH18 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | Sweden | U18 | 4th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | Sweden | WJC | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | Junior totals | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 58 |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| International |||
| IIHF World U20 Championship Silver Medal with Team Sweden | 2014 |