Penguins forward Matt Cooke stomped on Karlsson’s Achilles. Erik Karlsson was drafted in the first round, 15th overall, by the Ottawa Senators at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
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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.
Erik Karlsson was selected as the tournament’s best defenceman at the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships and was the tournament’s plus/minus leader with a plus-eight rating.
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At the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Erik Karlsson was selected to the all-star team, and as the tournament’s best defenceman.
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.
In the 2008 U20 4-Nations tournament, Erik Karlsson scored one goal and one assist which tied him with David Rundblad, Viktor Ekbom and Tim Erixon as Sweden’s defenceman-scoring leader.
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