Marcus Paulsson (born January 10, 1984) is a

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professional

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winger who currently plays for

Karlskrona HK Karlskrona HK is a Swedish ice hockey club located in Karlskrona, Sweden, established in 2001. They played three seasons in the top-tier Swedish Hockey League (SHL) between the 2015–16 and 2017–18 seasons. Their home arena is NKT Arena Karls ...

of the

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(SHL). He was selected by the

New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...

in the 5th round (149 overall) of the

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Career

Paulsson is a product of Mörrums GoIS. From 2002 to 2004, he played for the

Saskatoon Blades The Saskatoon Blades are a major junior ice hockey team playing in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League, formerly the Western Canadian Hockey League (WCHL). They are based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing at the 15,195-seat SaskTe ...

in the

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. While with the

Malmö Redhawks The IF Malmö Redhawks (colloquially referred to simply as Malmö or by past abbreviation MIF) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Malmö which plays in the SHL, with Malmö Arena as the venue for home games. The history of the ...

, Paulsson led Sweden's second-tier league

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

in goal scoring with 30 in 2007-08. He captured the Swedish championship with

Färjestad BK Färjestad Bollklubb (; abbreviated as FBK) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team based in Karlstad. Färjestad has had 21 Swedish Championship final appearances, winning ten times since the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien) ...

in 2009 and 2011. Paulsson joined

HC Davos Hockey Club Davos is a professional Swiss ice hockey club based in Davos, Switzerland. Davos plays in the National League (NL). The team is usually a strong force in the league and often bolster their roster with Swiss national team players and ...

of the Swiss top-flight

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(NLA) in 2013. In his first season with the club, 2013–14, he scored 24 goals in 44 games. The following year, he chipped in with 14 goals, while winning the NLA championship with HCD. After having played three years in Davos, he left the club following the 2015-16 campaign and agreed to terms with

of the

(SHL) in April 2016.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulsson, Marcus 1984 births Living people Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland HC Davos players Färjestad BK players Malmö Redhawks players Mörrums GoIS IK players New York Islanders draft picks Lahti Pelicans players Saskatoon Blades players HC TPS players Karlskrona HK players Swedish ice hockey forwards Sportspeople from Karlskrona