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Sweden William Karlsson
#71 Vegas Golden Knights / NHL - 25/26
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time J20 SM Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time HockeyAllsvenskan Best Junior (Guldgallret) 1
1-time NHL Gentleman Conduct (Lady Byng Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time SHL Best Junior (EliteProspects.com Award) 1
1-time SHL Rookie of the Year 1
1-time Swedish Player of the Year (Guldpucken) 1
Date of Birth
Jan 08, 1993
Position
C
Age
32
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Märsta, SWE
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Arlanda HC
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$5,900,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights / Signed
Drafted
2011 round 2 #53 overall by Anaheim Ducks
Agency
PREMIUM

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William Karlsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Arlanda HC J18 J18 Elit 5* 2* 7* 9* 4* -* |
2008-09 Arlanda HC J18 J18 Elit 33* 10* 18* 28* 16* -* |
2009-10 VIK Västerås HK J18 J18 Elit 22* 10* 13* 23* 33* -* |
VIK Västerås HK J18 J18 Allsvenskan 17* 13* 8* 21* 29* -* |
VIK Västerås HK J20 J20 SuperElit 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -
2010-11 VIK Västerås HK J18 J18 Elit 5* 2* 4* 6* 6* -* |
VIK Västerås HK J18 J18 Allsvenskan 6* 3* 5* 8* 4* -* | Playoffs 6 7 8 15 2 -
VIK Västerås HK J20 J20 SuperElit 38* 20* 34* 54* 45* -* |
VIK Västerås HK HockeyAllsvenskan 14* 1* 3* 4* 2* 0* |
Sweden U18 WJC-18 6* 2* 3* 5* 6* 8* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 15* 2* 6* 8* 60* 11* |
2011-12 VIK Västerås HK J20 J20 SuperElit 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 2 3
VIK Västerås HK HockeyAllsvenskan 46* 12* 33* 45* 6* 25* | Qualification 6 1 1 2 0 1
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 7* 5* 4* 9* 0* 2* |
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 14* 5* 8* 13* 2* 2* |
2012-13 HV71 J20 J20 SuperElit 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 2 2 4 2 2
HV71 Elitserien 50* 4* 24* 28* 12* 17* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0 -5
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 17* 8* 4* 12* 4* 5* |
Sweden (all) International 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2013-14 HV71 “A” SHL 55* 15* 22* 37* 14* 0* | Playoffs 8 3 4 7 8 3
Norfolk Admirals AHL 9* 2* 7* 9* 6* 5* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 2 -3
Sweden (all) International 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -3* |
2014-15 Anaheim Ducks NHL 18* 2* 1* 3* 2* 1* |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 37* 8* 16* 24* 2* -5* |
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* 2* |
Springfield Falcons AHL 15* 0* 0* 0* 0* -11* |
2015-16 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 81* 9* 11* 20* 6* -9* |
2016-17 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 81* 6* 19* 25* 10* 10* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 0 4
Sweden WC 10* 1* 2* 3* 0* 6* |
Sweden (all) International 12* 1* 2* 3* 0* 8* |
2017-18 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 82* 43* 35* 78* 12* 49* | Playoffs 20 7 8 15 2 8
2018-19 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 82* 24* 32* 56* 16* 1* | Playoffs 7 2 3 5 2 1
2019-20 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 63* 15* 31* 46* 16* 11* | Playoffs 20 4 6 10 0 2
2020-21 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 56* 14* 25* 39* 4* 19* | Playoffs 19 4 12 16 2 10
2021-22 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 67* 12* 23* 35* 10* 3* |
2022-23 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 82* 14* 39* 53* 10* 14* | Playoffs 22 11 6 17 2 11
2023-24 Vegas Golden Knights “A” NHL 70* 30* 30* 60* 22* 15* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 0 4
2024-25 Vegas Golden Knights “A” NHL 53* 9* 20* 29* 4* 17* | Playoffs 11 3 3 6 0 5
Sweden WC 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 3* |
Sweden (all) International 4* 0* 1* 1* 0* 3* |
2025-26 Vegas Golden Knights “A” NHL 14* 4* 3* 7* 4* -1* |
Projected NHL 61* 17* 13* 30* 17* -4* |
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William Karlsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Uppland Rikspucken 9* 2* 3* 5* 2* -* |
2012-13 HV71 ET 6* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
2013-14 HV71 ET 5* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
Sweden EHT 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -3* |
2016-17 Sweden EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |

William Karlsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 61* 10* 23* 33* 0.54* 8* -11* | 1 8 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.38 * 2 * -3 *
EHT 2 8* 0* 1* 1* 0.13* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 2 11* 3* 4* 7* 0.64* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 2 60* 13* 36* 49* 0.82* 8* 25* | 1 6 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.33 * 0 * 1 *
International 4 23* 1* 4* 5* 0.22* 0* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 53* 20* 22* 42* 0.79* 66* 20* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 12 752* 183* 270* 453* 0.60* 116* 132* | 8 111 33 * 41 * 74 * 0.67 * 8 * 45 *
Rikspucken 1 9* 2* 3* 5* 0.56* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL (Elitserien) 2 105* 19* 46* 65* 0.62* 26* 17* | 2 13 3 * 6 * 9 * 0.69 * 8 * -2 *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 2 23* 16* 13* 29* 1.26* 33* -* | 1 6 7 * 8 * 15 * 2.50 * 2 * - *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 4 65* 24* 42* 66* 1.02* 59* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 4 44* 20* 35* 55* 1.25* 47* -* | 3 9 4 * 5 * 9 * 1.00 * 4 * 5 *
WC 2 14* 1* 3* 4* 0.29* 0* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 2* 3* 5* 0.83* 6* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 1* 3* 4* 0.33* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

William Karlsson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/25/2019
06/25/2019 Extension Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
08/04/2018
08/04/2018 Extension Vegas Golden Knights Vegas Golden Knights
06/22/2017
06/22/2017 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Vegas Golden Knights
06/23/2016
06/23/2016 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
03/02/2015
03/02/2015 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks Columbus Blue Jackets
05/20/2013
05/20/2013 Confirmed HV71 Anaheim Ducks
03/29/2012
03/29/2012 Confirmed VIK Västerås HK HV71
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 1 #27 overall by Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL Expansion Draft

Cult/Star player for Vegas Golden Knights

Cult/Star player for Västerås IK

Career transactions
- 2013-05-20 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by the Anaheim Ducks
- 2012-03-29 • Signed to a two-year contract by HV71