Fredrik Karlström
Swedish ice hockey player (born 1998)
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Fredrik Karlström (born 12 January 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). 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 | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Linköping HC Växjö Lakers Dallas Stars | ||
| NHL draft |
90th overall, 2016 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Playing career
During 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]
Following a lone season within the Islanders organization, Karlström as a pending free agent opted to return to his native Sweden, signing a four-year contract with his original club, Linköping HC of the SHL, on 8 May 2025.[6]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| 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 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bridgeport Islanders | AHL | 30 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 183 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Sweden | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2018 United States | |
