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Sweden Gabriel Carlsson
#27 Färjestad BK / SHL - 25/26
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jan 02, 1997
Position
D
Age
29
Height
6'5" / 195 cm
Place of Birth
Örebro, SWE
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Örebro IS
Contract
27/28
Drafted
2015 round 1 #29 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets
Agency
PREMIUM

Big stay-at-home defenseman with excellent reach and good hockey sense. Carlsson is also quite mobile for his size and has a good first pass. Offensively, he will never put up any big numbers, but has the potential to become a more than capable shut-down defenseman. (EP 2015)

Brother: Gustav Carlsson

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Gabriel Carlsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Örebro HK U16 U16 SM 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 2* |
2012-13 Örebro HK U16 “C” U16 SM 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Örebro HK J18 J18 Elit 16* 1* 5* 6* 4* 4* |
Örebro HUF J18 J18 Div.1 2* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2013-14 Linköping HC J18 J18 Elit 22* 2* 12* 14* 8* 31* |
Linköping HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 18* 2* 3* 5* 6* 4* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 1
Sweden U17 WHC-17 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 8* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
2014-15 Linköping HC J18 J18 Elit 3* 2* 0* 2* 0* 2* |
Linköping HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 4* 0* 3* 3* 2* 0* |
Linköping HC J20 J20 SuperElit 39* 0* 7* 7* 14* 21* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 2 4
Linköping HC SHL 7* 0* 2* 2* 0* 3* | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 2 2
Sweden U18 WJC-18 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 20* 0* 2* 2* 4* 3* |
2015-16 Linköping HC J20 J20 SuperElit 11* 2* 6* 8* 8* 6* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 1
Linköping HC SHL 45* 1* 8* 9* 2* 4* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 3* 3* 8* 1* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 17* 1* 5* 6* 10* 4* |
2016-17 Linköping HC SHL 40* 2* 2* 4* 6* 8* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -3
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 1
Cleveland Monsters AHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 2* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* 5* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 14* 0* 3* 3* 0* 3* |
2017-18 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 14* 0* 2* 2* 4* 0* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 33* 2* 3* 5* 14* -3* |
2018-19 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 67* 2* 10* 12* 14* 1* | Playoffs 8 0 3 3 2 2
2019-20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 41* 2* 10* 12* 14* 13* |
2020-21 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 14* 1* 3* 4* 4* -6* |
2021-22 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 38* 2* 7* 9* 10* 6* |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
2022-23 Washington Capitals NHL 6* 0* 2* 2* 0* -1* |
Hershey Bears AHL 59* 1* 14* 15* 44* 22* | Playoffs 20 0 2 2 8 -1
2023-24 Växjö Lakers HC SHL 45* 8* 18* 26* 20* 18* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 2 4
Sweden (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
2024-25 EV Zug NL 39* 3* 8* 11* 40* 4* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -4
Sweden (all) International 13* 0* 1* 1* 6* 3* |
2025-26 Färjestad BK SHL 31* 2* 4* 6* 20* 1* |
Sweden (all) International 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Projected SHL 46* 3* 6* 9* 30* 1* |

Gabriel Carlsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Örebro Län TV-Pucken 8* 1* 2* 3* 4* -4* |
2014-15 Sweden U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* 5* |
2015-16 Linköping HC Champions HL 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |
2016-17 Linköping HC Champions HL 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
2023-24 Växjö Lakers HC Champions HL 9* 1* 2* 3* 2* 9* |
Sweden EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
2024-25 Sweden EHT 9* 0* 1* 1* 2* 3* |
2025-26 Sweden EHT 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Gabriel Carlsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 6 205* 7* 40* 47* 0.23* 88* 36* | 2 28 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.18 * 10 * 1 *
Champions HL 3 21* 1* 3* 4* 0.19* 8* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 17* 0* 1* 1* 0.06* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 0* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 21* 0* 1* 1* 0.05* 6* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 62* 1* 11* 12* 0.19* 14* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 7 81* 3* 15* 18* 0.22* 22* -5* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 1 *
NL 1 39* 3* 8* 11* 0.28* 40* 4* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -4 *
SHL 5 168* 13* 34* 47* 0.28* 48* 34* | 4 30 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.13 * 4 * 3 *
TV-Pucken 1 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 4* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM 2 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Div.1 (U18 Div.1) 1 2* 2* 0* 2* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 2 22* 2* 6* 8* 0.36* 8* 4* | 1 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * 1 *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 3 41* 5* 17* 22* 0.54* 12* 37* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 2 50* 2* 13* 15* 0.30* 22* 27* | 2 4 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.50 * 2 * 5 *
WHC-17 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 0* 5* 5* 0.38* 8* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Gabriel Carlsson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/10/2025
06/10/2025 Confirmed EV Zug Färjestad BK
04/24/2024
04/24/2024 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC EV Zug
07/28/2023
07/28/2023 Confirmed Hershey Bears Växjö Lakers HC
07/20/2022
07/20/2022 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Washington Capitals
10/16/2020
10/16/2020 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
04/19/2016
04/19/2016 Confirmed Linköping HC Columbus Blue Jackets
04/17/2015
04/17/2015 Extension Linköping HC J20 Linköping HC
07/09/2013
07/09/2013 Confirmed Örebro HK J18 Linköping HC J18
Player Biography and Trivia

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #49 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #2 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #27 by TSN/McKenzie

Cult/Star player for Linköping HC U20