height_ft former_teams shoots weight_lb birth_place draft_year image_size team position draft_team league height_in birth_date image article_title draft ntl_team career_start
6 jokerit frölunda hc right 180 landsbro , småland , sweden 2008 230px ottawa senators defence ottawa senators nhl 0 31 may 1990 file : erik karlsson 2011-11-25 . jpg erik karlsson
 15th overall sweden 2008
erik karlsson

erik sven gunnar karlsson -lrb- born may 31 , 1990 -rrb- is a swedish professional ice hockey player who currently serves as captain of the ottawa senators of the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- .
he was selected by the senators in the first round -lrb- 15th overall -rrb- of the 2008 nhl entry draft .
karlsson is a two-time winner of the james norris memorial trophy as the nhl 's best defenseman , winning the award in 2012 and 2015 .
