Andreas Karlsson

Andreas Karlsson	Andreas Karlsson
Born 	August 19, 1975 (1975-08-19) (age 35),
Ludvika, SWE
Height
Weight 	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position 	Centre
Shoots 	Left
NHL Draft 	148th overall, 1993
Calgary Flames
Playing career 	1992–present
Medal record 	Medal record 	Medal record
Men's ice hockey 	Men's ice hockey 	Men's ice hockey
World Championships	World Championships	World Championships
Gold 	2006 	Team
Andreas Karlsson (born August 19, 1975(1975-08-19), in Ludvika, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player, currently with Frölunda HC in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.
== Playing career==
Karlsson is a good skater and playmaker with good technical skills. During the season 2005–06 he has also shown that he is an efficient goal scorer.[1] He is sometimes called "Pastorn", which is Swedish for "The Pastor".[2]
He played his first international game with Team Sweden on December 16, 1995, against Czech Republic in Helsinki, Finland. Karlsson was drafted by Calgary Flames with their 6th pick, 148th overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.[3] Since then he has played for Atlanta Thrashers, Orlando Solar Bears, and Chicago Wolves in U.S..[1]
In 2006, Karlsson signed a one-year contract with Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL, as their third line center with both scoring and defensive capabilities.[4] After two seasons, totalling 13 points in 111 regular season games, he returned to his native Sweden and signed a three-year deal with Frölunda HC in Elitserien.[5]
== Awards==
*TV-pucken champion with Dalarna in 1990.
*Baltica Brewery Cup's Best forward in 1998.
*Calder Cup winner with the Chicago Wolves in 2002.
*Awarded the Håkan Loob Trophy (Most goals scored in Elitserien) in 2006.
*Awarded Guldhjälmen (Elitserien's Most Valuable Player) in 2006.[6]
*Gold medal at the Ice Hockey World Championship in 2006.
*Named to the Swedish All-Star Team in 2006.
== Records==
*Elitserien regular season 2005–06 record for points (55)[7]
*Elitserien regular season 2005–06 record for goals (26) -- (Shared with Tomi Kallio)[8]
== 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
1992–93 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		13 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		21 	0 	0 	0 	10 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
1994–95 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		22 	7 	8 	15 	2 		4 	0 	1 	1 	0
1995–96 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		40 	10 	13 	23 	10 		5 	2 	1 	3 	4
1996–97 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		49 	13 	11 	24 	39 		9 	2 	0 	2 	2
1997–98 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		33 	9 	14 	23 	20 		4 	1 	0 	1 	0
1998–99 	Leksands IF 	SEL 		49 	18 	15 	33 	18 		4 	1 	0 	1 	6
1999–00 	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL 		18 	5 	5 	10 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		51 	5 	9 	14 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		60 	5 	11 	16 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		42 	1 	7 	8 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		16 	6 	14 	20 	11 		23 	7 	14 	21 	6
2002–03 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		41 	12 	20 	32 	16 		9 	1 	3 	4 	4
2003–04 	EHC Basel 	NLA 		40 	7 	20 	27 	30 		– 	– 	– 	– 	–
2004–05 	HV71 	SEL 		39 	11 	13 	24 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	HV71 	SEL 		50 	26 	29 	55 	30 		12 	5 	8 	13 	8
2006–07 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 		53 	3 	6 	9 	12 		5 	0 	0 	0 	0
2007–08 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 		58 	2 	2 	4 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Frölunda HC 	SEL 		11 	3 	5 	8 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Frölunda HC 	SEL 		15 	3 	3 	6 	6 		7 	1 	5 	6 	2
SEL totals	SEL totals 	SEL totals		342 	100 	111 	211 	155 		48 	12 	15 	27 	22
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		264 	16 	35 	51 	72 		6 	0 	0 	0 	0
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		57 	18 	34 	52 	27 		31 	8 	17 	25 	10
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==International play==
Karlsson has played for Sweden in the following competitions:
*1995 World Junior Championships
*1996 World Championships
*2006 World Championships (gold medal)
=== International statistics===
Year 	Team 	Event 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995 	Sweden 	WJC 		7 	2	2	4 	0
1996 	Sweden 	WC 		5 	0	0	0 	2
2006 	Sweden 	WC 		9 	5	4	9 	6
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals		7 	2	2	4 	0
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals		14	5	4	9 	8
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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