Andreas Karlsson

Andreas Karlsson (born August 19,1975 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 also showed that he is an efficient goal scorer. He is sometimes called "Pastorn", which is Swedish for "The Pastor".
He played his first international game with Team Sweden on December 16, 1995, against the Czech Republic in Helsinki, Finland. Karlsson was drafted by Calgary Flames with their 6th pick, 148th overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Since then he has played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Orlando Solar Bears, and Chicago Wolves in the U.S..
In 2006, Karlsson signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL, as their third line center with both scoring and defensive capabilities. 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.
== 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.
* 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)
* Elitserien regular season 2005–06 record for goals (26) -- (Shared with Tomi Kallio)
== Career statistics ==
  	  	  	 	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 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
SEL totals	SEL totals 	SEL totals	 	327 	97 	108 	205 	149 	 	41 	11 	10 	21 	20
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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Category:Born in 1975
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players
Category:Calder Cup champions
Category:Calgary Flames draft picks
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Leksands IF players
Category:Orlando Solar Bears players
Category:Swedish ice hockey players
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning players
Category:EHC Basle players
Category:HV71 players