Erik Karlsson
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Erik Karlsson in November 2011.
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31 May 1990 Landsbro, Sweden |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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NHL team Former teams |
Ottawa Senators Jokerit Frölunda HC |
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| National team |
 Sweden
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| NHL Draft | 15th overall, 2008 Ottawa Senators |
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| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing Sweden
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| Winter Olympics | ||
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2014 Sochi | |
| World Championships | ||
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2010 Cologne | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2009 Ottawa | |
Erik Sven Gunnar Karlsson (born 31 May 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who currently serves as captain of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Senators in the first round (15th overall) 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.
Karlsson made his Elitserien debut for Frölunda HC on 1 March 2008, recording 8:48 of ice time during a sold out home game in Scandinavium, against league leaders HV71. Karlsson scored the game-winning goal, assisted by Tomi Kallio and Magnus Kahnberg, with a slapshot in overtime during a man advantage. The win secured a playoff berth for Frölunda with three games remaining in the regular season.
Karlsson finished the season with Frölunda's J20 team playing in the J20 SuperElit playoffs, where Frölunda took home the Anton Cup when they won, two games to one, against Brynäs IF in the Swedish Junior Ice Hockey Championship final.
Prior to the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Karlsson was ranked fourth among European skaters by the NHL's Central Scouting Service. He was drafted 15th overall by the Ottawa Senators in front of their hometown fans at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario. The selection was made by Ottawa's captain Daniel Alfredsson, a native of Gothenburg, who played for Frölunda before entering the NHL. Ottawa's general manager, Bryan Murray, traded Ottawa's first-round pick, 18th overall, and their third-round pick in 2009 to the Nashville Predators for the Predators' first-round pick, 15th overall, to ensure that no other team would pick Karlsson before them.
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