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Sweden Linus Karlsson
#94 Vancouver Canucks / NHL - 26/27
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time SHL Rookie of the Year 1
1-time U20 Nationell (Overall) Most Goals 1
Date of Birth
Nov 16, 1999
Position
RW/C
Age
26
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Landsbro, SWE
Weight
179 lbs / 81 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Boro-Vetlanda HC
Contract
27/28
Cap Hit
$2,250,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks / Signed
Drafted
2018 round 3 #87 overall by San Jose Sharks
Agency
PREMIUM

Good size and goal scoring ability. Has fine hands and overall offensive skills. Very good hockey sense and great character. (EP 2018)

Brother: Hampus Karlsson

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Linus Karlsson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Boro/Vetlanda HC U16 U16 Div.2 14* 15* 10* 25* 42* -* |
2014-15 Boro/Vetlanda HC J18 J18 Div.1 20* 13* 19* 32* 42* -* |
Boro/Vetlanda HC J20 J20 Div.1 22* 20* 9* 29* 30* -* |
2015-16 Boro/Vetlanda HC J18 J18 Div.1 11* 13* 8* 21* 12* -* |
Boro/Vetlanda HC J20 J20 Div.1 6* 4* 4* 8* 6* -* |
Boro/Vetlanda HC Division 2 20* 4* 3* 7* 2* -* | Qualification 2 1 0 1 0 -
2016-17 Boro/Vetlanda HC J18 J18 Div.1 3* 5* 5* 10* 6* -* | Relegation 4 5 5 10 4 -
Boro/Vetlanda HC J20 J20 Div.1 3* 2* 4* 6* 27* -* |
Boro/Vetlanda HC Division 2 31* 21* 23* 44* 32* -* |
2017-18 Karlskrona HK J20 J20 SuperElit 42* 27* 25* 52* 26* 11* | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 10 1
Karlskrona HK SHL 13* 0* 1* 1* 2* -3* | Relegation 1 0 0 0 2 0
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 2* 4* 6* 0* 5* |
2018-19 Karlskrona HK J20 J20 SuperElit 1* 0* 2* 2* 0* 2* | Playoffs 4 2 3 5 0 -1
Karlskrona HK HockeyAllsvenskan 52* 5* 13* 18* 59* 7* | Qualification 5 1 0 1 4 -2
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2019-20 Karlskrona HK HockeyAllsvenskan 36* 8* 14* 22* 18* -7* |
BIK Karlskoga HockeyAllsvenskan 12* 6* 12* 18* 0* 0* | Qualification 1 2 0 2 0 -1
2020-21 BIK Karlskoga HockeyAllsvenskan 52* 20* 31* 51* 32* 26* | Qualification 11 8 7 15 2 -5
2021-22 Skellefteå AIK SHL 52* 26* 20* 46* 18* 10* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 6 -6
Sweden (all) International 8* 2* 2* 4* 4* -3* |
2022-23 Abbotsford Canucks AHL 72* 24* 25* 49* 72* -4* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 6 -4
2023-24 Vancouver Canucks NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -1
Abbotsford Canucks AHL 60* 23* 37* 60* 30* 9* | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 10 0
2024-25 Vancouver Canucks NHL 23* 3* 3* 6* 6* 5* |
Abbotsford Canucks AHL 32* 23* 16* 39* 24* 13* | Playoffs 24 14 12 26 28 4
2025-26 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79* 15* 20* 35* 42* -28* |
Sweden WC 8* 2* 3* 5* 6* 2* |
Sweden (all) International 6* 0* 4* 4* 12* 6* |
2026-27 Vancouver Canucks NHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
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Linus Karlsson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Småland 2 TV-Pucken 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2021-22 Skellefteå AIK Champions HL 8* 1* 1* 2* 2* 0* |
Sweden (EHT) EHT 6* 2* 1* 3* 4* -3* |
2025-26 Sweden EHT 6* 0* 4* 4* 12* 6* |

Linus Karlsson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 164* 70* 78* 148* 0.90* 126* 18* | 3 36 17 * 13 * 30 * 0.83 * 44 * 0 *
Champions HL 1 8* 1* 1* 2* 0.25* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Division 2 2 51* 25* 26* 51* 1.00* 34* -* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
EHT 2 12* 2* 5* 7* 0.58* 16* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 3 152* 39* 70* 109* 0.72* 109* 26* | 3 17 11 * 7 * 18 * 1.06 * 6 * -8 *
International 2 14* 2* 6* 8* 0.57* 16* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 7* 2* 5* 7* 1.00* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 106* 18* 23* 41* 0.39* 48* -23* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -1 *
SHL 2 65* 26* 21* 47* 0.72* 20* 7* | 2 7 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.14 * 8 * -6 *
TV-Pucken 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Div.2 1 14* 15* 10* 25* 1.79* 42* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Div.1 (U18 Div.1) 3 34* 31* 32* 63* 1.85* 60* -* | 1 4 5 * 5 * 10 * 2.50 * 4 * - *
J20 Div.1 (U20 Div.1) 3 31* 26* 17* 43* 1.39* 63* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 2 43* 27* 27* 54* 1.26* 26* 13* | 2 10 4 * 5 * 9 * 0.90 * 10 * 0 *
WC 1 8* 2* 3* 5* 0.63* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *

Linus Karlsson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/03/2026
01/03/2026 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
03/14/2025
03/14/2025 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
12/18/2024
12/18/2024 Up/Down Abbotsford Canucks Vancouver Canucks
06/20/2024
06/20/2024 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
05/26/2022
05/26/2022 Confirmed Skellefteå AIK Vancouver Canucks
05/03/2021
05/03/2021 Confirmed BIK Karlskoga Skellefteå AIK
03/20/2020
03/20/2020 Extension BIK Karlskoga BIK Karlskoga
01/13/2020
01/13/2020 Confirmed Karlskrona HK BIK Karlskoga
05/04/2019
05/04/2019 Extension Karlskrona HK Karlskrona HK
02/25/2019
02/25/2019 Confirmed San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks
04/18/2018
04/18/2018 Extension Karlskrona HK J20 Karlskrona HK
04/07/2017
04/07/2017 Confirmed Boro/Vetlanda HC Karlskrona HK J20
Player Biography and Trivia

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #125 by McKeen's Hockey

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #39 by NHL Central Scouting

Cult/Star player for Boro/Vetlanda HC

Cult/Star player for Karlskrona HK