Christian Folin

Carl Christian Folin (born 9 February 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Laval Rocket in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Minnesota Wild, Los Angeles Kings, and Philadelphia Flyers.
==Playing career==
Folin scored 6 goals and 14 assists in 41 games during the 2013–14 season with the UMass Lowell River Hawks.
On 1 April 2014, the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Folin as an undrafted free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract, and he made his NHL debut on 10 April 2014, notching an assist for the Wild in a 4–2 win over the St. Louis Blues.
On 1 July 2017, Folin left the Wild as a free agent, opting to sign a one-year, $850,000 contract with the Los Angeles Kings. In the 2017–18 season, Folin played on the blueline in a third pairing role with the Kings. He notched a season best of 3 goals and 13 points in 65 games.
On 5 July 2018, Folin signed as a free agent to a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. Opening the 2018–19 season on the Flyers roster, Folin continued to play in a bottom pairing role appearing in 26 games with Philadelphia, recording two assists, before he was traded with Dale Weise to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for David Schlemko and Byron Froese on 10 February 2019. On 18 April, he signed a one-year contract extension with the Canadiens. Folin was waived by the Canadiens on 5 January 2020 and was reassigned to the Laval Rocket. Upon his recall to the Canadiens on 4 February 2020, Folin scored a goal in a 5-4 shootout victory. 
==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
2008–09 	Frölunda HC 	J20 	 	13 	2 	1 	3 	4 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
2009–10 	Frölunda HC 	J20 	 	38 	3 	16 	19 	22 	 	5 	0 	3 	3 	20
2010–11 	Fargo Force 	USHL 	 	12 	2 	2 	4 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Austin Bruins 	NAHL 	 	33 	2 	9 	11 	27 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Austin Bruins 	NAHL 	 	54 	11 	20 	31 	50 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	UMass-Lowell 	HE 	 	38 	6 	15 	21 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	UMass-Lowell 	HE 	 	41 	6 	14 	20 	31 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	40 	2 	8 	10 	13 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Iowa Wild 	AHL 	 	13 	2 	2 	4 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	26 	0 	4 	4 	11 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Iowa Wild 	AHL 	 	28 	4 	9 	13 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	51 	2 	6 	8 	26 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
2017–18 	Los Angeles Kings 	NHL 	 	65 	3 	10 	13 	30 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2018–19 	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL 	 	26 	0 	2 	2 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	19 	0 	4 	4 	11 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 	 	16 	1 	1 	2 	13 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Laval Rocket 	AHL 	 	15 	1 	3 	4 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	244 	8 	36 	44 	120 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
College 	College	College
HE All-Tournament Team	2014 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1991 births
Category:Fargo Force players
Category:Iowa Wild players
Category:Laval Rocket players
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:Minnesota Wild players
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Philadelphia Flyers players
Category:Swedish ice hockey defencemen
Category:UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players