Melker Karlsson
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| Melker Karlsson | |||
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| Born | July 18, 1990 Lycksele, SWE |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
San Jose Sharks Skellefteå AIK |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Melker Karlsson (born July 18, 1990), nicknamed The Melkman[1] or Melkin, is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[2] He previously played for Skellefteå AIK of the SHL, where he won the Swedish Championship in 2013 and 2014.[3]
On December 9, 2014, it was announced that Karlsson would make his NHL debut that night in a game against the Edmonton Oilers.[4] Karlsson scored his first NHL goal on December 22, 2014, against Frederik Andersen of the Anaheim Ducks.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 40 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Örebro HK | Swe-2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 44 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 44 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 48 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 53 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 65 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 216 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 46 | 71 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 28 | ||||
| NHL totals | 118 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
