Fredrik Karlström (born 12 January 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Bridgeport Islanders in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Dallas Stars where was drafted in the third round, 90th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
| Fredrik Karlström | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
12 January 1998 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
New York Islanders Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) Linköping HC Växjö Lakers Dallas Stars | ||
| NHL draft |
90th overall, 2016 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Playing career
editDuring the 2018–19 season, Karlström was briefly loaned to his youth club, AIK in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv) on from his SHL club, Linköping HC. Karlström returned after 6 games to finish the season in the SHL with 10 points in 45 games.
Out of contract with Linköping in the off-season, Karlström left to sign a two-year contract with rival club, the Växjö Lakers, on 8 April 2019.[2]
On 2 June 2020, Karlström was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars.[3] It was announced that Karlström would continue his development with the Växjö Lakers on loan from the Stars for the 2020–21 season.[4]
At the conclusion of his contract with the Stars following the 2023–24 season, Karlström left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders on July 2, 2024.[5]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | AIK | J20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | AIK | J20 | 44 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | AIK | Allsv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | AIK | J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | AIK | Allsv | 45 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Linköping HC | J20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Linköping HC | SHL | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Linköping HC | SHL | 45 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | AIK | Allsv | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 52 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 51 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Texas Stars | AHL | 65 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Texas Stars | AHL | 47 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Texas Stars | AHL | 72 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| SHL totals | 183 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Sweden
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2018 United States | |
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Sweden | WJC | 
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7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Dallas Stars select Fredrik Karlstrom 90th overall". defendingbigd.com. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Center Fredrik Karlstrom signs with Lakers" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Stars sign forward Fredrik Karlstrom to entry-level contract". Dallas Stars. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Karlstrom to continue in SHL" (in Swedish). hockeysverige.se. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Islanders sign Marc Gatcomb, Fredrik Karlstrom". prohockeyrumors.com. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database