Melinda Currey: Who Is Erik Karlsson’s Second Wife?

Erik Sven Gunnar Karlsson, a professional ice hockey defenseman from Sweden, was born on May 31, 1990. He serves as the alternate captain for the National Hockey League’s San Jose Sharks (NHL). Karlsson spent his first nine NHL seasons with the Ottawa Senators after being selected by them in the first round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall. Karlsson has won the James Norris Memorial Trophy twice, in 2012 and 2015, for being the best defenseman in the NHL.

Karlsson made his Elitserien debut for Frölunda HC on March 1, 2008, logging 8:48 of ice time in a sold-out home game against league leaders HV71 at Scandinavium. Karlsson scored the game-winning goal in overtime, assisted by Tomi Kallio and Magnus Kahnberg, with a slap shot. With three games remaining in the regular season, Frölunda has clinched a playoff spot.

Karlsson finished the season with Frölunda’s J20 team in the J20 SuperElit playoffs, where Frölunda won the Anton Cup by defeating Brynäs IF’s J20 team in the Swedish Junior Ice Hockey Championship final, two games to one.

Melinda Currey: Who Is Erik Karlsson’s Second Wife?

Karlsson and his first wife, Therese, divorced in 2013. In August of 2017, he married his second wife, Melinda Currey, in Ottawa. On November 22, 2017, Karlsson and Currey announced on Instagram that they were expecting their first child, a boy, and on December 18, they revealed their gender. On March 20, 2018, the Karlssons announced that their son was stillborn. Karlsson and Melinda announced the birth of their daughter on October 3, 2019.