Erik Karlsson has a younger brother named Pelle Karlsson who is also an Ice hockey player
who was born on February 12, 1992.
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Image Credits; The Athletic
Erik Sven Gunnar Karlsson was born on May 31, 1990, in Landsbro, Sweden. Erik Karlsson is a two-time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s best defenceman, winning the award in 2012 and 2015.
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Erik Karlsson scored his first NHL goal against the Minnesota Wild’s Niklas Bäckström in a 4–1 win for Ottawa on 19 December 2009.
On 16 December 2011, Erik Karlsson registered his 100th regular-season NHL point (in 168 games) in a game against the rival Pittsburgh Penguins.
On 1 November 2022, Erik Karlsson scored his first NHL career hat trick in a 6–5 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks.
On 21 February 2014, Erik Karlsson scored a powerplay goal in the semi-final against Finland to earn Sweden a spot in the gold medal final against Canada.
On 1 March 2016, Erik Karlsson was announced to represent Sweden at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
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