Ludwig Karlsson (born 6 January 1991) is a

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former professional

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. He started his career with the Ottawa Senators for a year before being traded to the Dallas Stars. After 3 years of playing in the US, he signed with

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of the

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(Allsv). Karlsson finished his career in the UK playing for

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of the UK

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Playing career

Karlsson played two season with the

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of the

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(2009–2011), scoring a total of 70 points (24 goals). In his first season with the Gamblers, Karlsson helped the team win the

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and in the second season the team again reached the

Final. Prior to playing for the Gamblers, Karlsson spent time playing for the J18 and J20 squads of the Swedish club

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, along with the

National U16, U17, and U18 teams. In 2011 Karlsson joined the

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. In his Freshman year, Karlsson was the Huskies' leading scorer with 10 goals and 16 assists. Limited to 17 games due to season-ending injury in his Sophomore year, he scored five goals and three assists in his last season at

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. In July 2013 the

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of the

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announced they had signed Karlsson to a two-year entry-level contract. During the 2013–14 season, Karlsson played 8 games with the

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, Ottawa's

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affiliate, recording no

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, and 39 games with the

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of the

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, recording 11

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and 13 Assists. On 1 July 2014, Karlsson was traded, along with

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, from the Senators to the

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in exchange for Alex Chiasson,

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, Alex Guptill, and a second round draft pick in the

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. After opening 2014–15 Training Camp with the

, the team assigned Karlsson to the

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, its

affiliate. Karlsson started off the 2014–15 season splitting time in Dallas' minor league system, playing for both the

and the

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of the

. On 12 March 2015, the Dallas Stars reassigned both Karlsson and Troy Vance from the Steelheads to the

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of the

as part of a deal in which the Mavericks traded

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and future considerations to the Steelheads. Having left the Stars organization at the conclusion of his entry-level contract, Karlsson opted to remain in the ECHL, signing a one-year deal with the Orlando Solar Bears on 6 August 2015. Before appearing in a game with the Solar Bears in the 2015–16 season, Karlsson was traded for future considerations to the Colorado Eagles on 26 October 2015. At the conclusion of his entry-level contract, and failing to establish himself in the professional ranks, Karlson was not tendered a qualifying offer to remain with the Stars. As a free agent, Karlsson opted to return to his native Sweden, signing a one-year deal with second division club, IK Pantern of the HockeyAllsvenskan on 28 April 2016. After a spell in Sweden, Karlsson moved to the UK in the summer of 2017 to sign for

ahead of their inaugural EIHL season. Karlsson suffered an unusual amount of injuries throughout his professional career. In 2018 Karlsson suffered a season-ending compound fracture in his wrist, after which he retired.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karlsson, Ludwig 1991 births Living people Binghamton Senators players Colorado Eagles players Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players Green Bay Gamblers players Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) players Missouri Mavericks players Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey players Swedish ice hockey right wingers Texas Stars players Milton Keynes Lightning players Ice hockey people from Stockholm