The story of Erik Karlsson: From Vetlanda, Sweden to NHL superstar

[@gdavies4]

Karlson is one of the defenseman I respect the most in the league. I'd have him or Hedman over Burns no doubt. And I'm a leafs fan.

[@BloggerMusicMan]

As a Sens fan since childhood, I could not be more grateful that he's Ottawa's captain. He was a great player when he was drafted and he's only continued to improve. He's had the ability for the last few years to completely take over games. I really think a Hart Trophy is in his future if he keeps this up, particularly considering his value to the Sens. He's the only true superstar on the team and I think he's a big part of why they're doing as well as it is right now. I can only imagine how dangerous the Sens would be if they had a true star or superstar centre.

[@Scirollo]

I love the positive comments here, keep it coming guys. I've seen first hand how hard he goes in the offseason to get better and he literally walks up on stage at our music festivals to give speeches to the city. He never says no and always gives back to his city. So much respect for him and Im proud to say he's the King of the Sens army.

[@bladeshockey21]

I wish I lived in an area where I could just go to a rink and play whenever I want..

[@dirtybombzzz3502]

Tomalo21 yeah i agree with you absolutely there is only one rink in our little town and i'm only able to Play with my team at the rink or alone at The lake but there is no Chance to play alone at The rink or for example with your friends whenever you want but i also Wish i lived in an area where i could just go and Play whenever i want Erik karlsson was very lucky

[@cheekosbackx291]

Tomalo21 same here

[@jgripen969]

Yea, but that means that we Swedes have to pay quite high taxes... there's both pro's and con's to it. I'm thankfull for the high standard in road quality though xD

[@larshenriksson5262]

J Gripen You mean cuckistan? Grow some balls Swedes

[@dracopticon7788]

Sweden is Sweden. After my 54 years as a born and bred Swede, there no Goddamn Cuckistan here. You're just full of it and haven't got a clue.

[@MrJasminL]

You just can't hate this guy!

[@buljuuu6983]

MrJasminL Yes you can.

[@sportsfan9553]

Bruins fans do 😂

[@alexgammino]

sportsfan 95 I hate how good he his. I don't hate him. Lmao

[@sportsfan9553]

AJAX BEATZ I know, it was a joke.

[@SensFan2002]

YEAH, Bruins fans do..... and soon, Rangers, Pens, and Preds fans will!

[@LegionOfEclaires]

Baby face little fella. Can't hate Karlsson. Such a nice guy, brilliant talent. Just a joy to watch.

[@it0422]

you canadiens can really make great tv! everything sounds so cool in our swedish ears :)

[@ontarioguy2738]

We love our Swedes over here!

[@it0422]

Ontario Guy Great to hear! :) Amazing to see here in little Sweden how big of a star they can be over there in Canada and Usa!

[@ontarioguy2738]

Erik is a class act just an all around good guy!

[@kyleohara7820]

Go Sens and go Erik!!!

[@fluntimes]

Wow. What a guy. One of the best on and off the ice.

[@one7decimal2eight]

Senators vs. Penguins. if they meet next, this will be a great series to watch. I'm a fan of neither team. but will watch this series for sure.

[@Mr500248]

I swear if he gets snubbed of the Norris for 2 years in a row.......

[@craigrice6680]

Mr500248 he might because of Burns

[@Longboarder420brah]

Very big of you to say considering your pic. Im from Ottawa born and raised and alot of Leaf fans, at least that live here are not great people at least when it comes to sports,so in return ill say, That Matthews is one hell of a young hockey player

[@starwarsunderground1034]

Burns would be a joke

[@spackdesigns952]

Mr500248 hedman might snag it

[@snowcloud06]

Not this year. I think Karlsson is safe to get it.

[@nyq9877]

I would kill to have a Karlsson on my team

[@nyq9877]

jake redhead Detroit

[@saucymace25]

Thank god my team is about to draft one :). I hope.

[@jacoblyons79]

@@saucymace25 Thank God my team traded for him

[@dl2k671]

@@jacoblyons79 nice

[@maliboss97]

It's nice to see someone achive such a thing as Erik and being from a small Town as Vetlanda. We have Johan Franzen also a guy that is from Landsbro/Vetlanda :) I'm also from Vetlanda and lived here whole my Life :D

[@creaminthebank]

Not a Sens fan but mos def my favourite player in the NHL.

[@SuperBenblake]

He's really amazing and very humble when he could be exactly the opposite. That is what I love about hockey and that is why I do not like other sports. Football is a lot of fun, but it doesn't have the snap. I have seen Alfredsson play during the glorious days of yesteryear (in every way) and I see Karlsson as the next huge player for this team. I am hoping for the Sens to win the cup and go all the way this year. One thing I'd really like to stress here is that Vetlanda looks like a very beautiful place to be from and to grow up in and as I watched this I wondered why I'd never heard of it as I thought I knew Swedish geography really well. I was into Sweden before I was even into hockey and it was for the music. It's funny how a country can lead in more ways than one. The first Scandinavian band to score a worldwide hit was a Swedish band called Blond. After that the rest is history. I got into hockey 21 years ago and I admired the countries the players came from in Europe and especially got into hockey because of a long time love for Canada (and Canadian music). Now I want it to come full circle- a Swedish player and a whole Canadian team I would love to see them win. Let's go!

[@JakeGittes84]

Benjamin Blake Mitchner interesting read, may I ask where you are from?

[@kajsaliisaa6769]

Vetlanda is lit

[@moonglow630]

❤️Karlsson!! Burnzie won the Norris that year. Now he & Karlsson are teammates. And are about to win the Stanley Cup!! 🦈🦈🦈🏒🥅

[@Xsar1942]

Erik

[@TheTetsuHai]

Best 15th pick of all time, I knew when they picked him he was gonna be good but I never expected him to be this good.

[@korneliusparker536]

I feel like this years Norris should go to Karlsson or Hedman. Of all the elite defensemen in the league, Hedman is often underrated.. I would argue Hedman is the 3rd best in the league over the past few years.

[@kurrbs7633]

Kornelius Parker I’d actually turn it around and say Hedman has consistently been the second best, with Burns and Karlsson switching between first and third

[@finkenhansson9774]

Ottawa without Erik Ottawa left the chat

[@jermboy911]

Should have been nominated for the hart tbh

[@lucasrozmus9388]

ok...we can all admit he has to be the best defence men in the league rn, he basically carried his team in the playoffs

[@dylanrodgers3689]

Go Sens and Go Oilers

[@TheRealOtakuEdits]

That was posted 1 month ago. Yes, he really was supporting them at the time.

[@classifiedclassified6577]

he's so good i just cant understand it...

[@CanadianJock]

He reminds me of watching Niklas Lidstrom BACK IN THEY DAY.

[@TylrVncnt]

Wow never noticed how his hockey stick was Teal and orange back in the Ottawa days too

[@sens4lyfe671]

... I'm.. I'm not crying ';(

[@Nxrthluvsyou]

Who tf disliked this

[@Jm-nr7db]

HypR Brute SALTY BRUINS FANS

[@frosty848]

King Fans

[@Heaveaway23]

ranger fans

[@cheekosbackx291]

Kevin Durant has Clinical Depression you can't predict that dumbass. Literally karlsson is a good hockey player and has great sportsmanship

[@snowcloud06]

I'm a Ranger fan and I love Erik Karlsson and on the Sens bandwagon after they beat us.

[@nolank19]

I love me some Karlsson

[@donsvideos272]

He's every thing good

[@emiljager8727]

I live in Vetlanda

[@boozeisharam9796]

I actually live 20 kilometers away from Vetlanda

[@FilipFailLarsson]

The actual star of vetlanda says: "Hockeyns Zlatan" which translates into "The Zlatan of Hockey" :P

[@terrybell4912]

best Karlsson in the world

[@Erbonk12]

What's the "song" in the beginning?

[@coolnhlfan1]

Franzen is from Vetlanda too.

[@zacharycunningham5298]

My favorite defensemen along with drew doughty

[@fredrikjonsson5429]

karlsson to young to see him...but was able to see and kiss the stanley when franzén brought it here...his parents was living next door to the gf of my best friend=)

[@johankarlsson7852]

Its amazing how good the swedes are in ice hockey for only being 10 million people.

[@Detector1977]

Criminal that he ONLY has 2 Norris....

[@kingjoffrey7145]

He probably doesn't care about Norris trophies anymore, he wants the cup.

[@HN-sx8fw]

I play in boro in Vetlanda

[@ttrain4207]

God what a steal at 15th overall

[@colin22arruda]

I thought the Sens made it to game 7 double overtime of the Eastern Conference finals...but hey, I'm just a fan

[@Dane233]

Eric Carlson looks so short but he's like 5'11 just proves how massive some people are

[@ljummingen]

He needs to win the Norris

[@sapphirestar22]

He deserves to win the Norris

[@mrLabear]

For a Swede, his English is pretty good

[@gladatimpa833]

He is from Landsbro!!!!!

[@simonmarshall19]

Now he’s playing down south

[@gabrielhhehe5493]

Actually he’s from Landsbro

[@chrisaarvig558]

and the flow...

[@andysaulnier2995]

I mean he's a great player but LETS GO FRIKIN RANGERS who's with me?

[@thyeksiled7212]

Barbariangamer Star *cricket noises*

[@KoSXxPotatisbarnetXD]

Jack Sparrow really picked himself up and got out of the pirate life

[@iam_henriknilsson]

Norris for Karlsson

[@toshi8569]

is it just me or he looks like zlatan ibrahimovic?

[@Alcaptan]

nothing is similar to zlatan's nose

[@coolnhlfan1]

If he shaves his mustache he wont,.

[@harperpowell1649]

I would kill to have him on my team. Oof

[@wolverineottawa]

and now he play's for san jose.

[@ItsMinarmy]

Is there a two-time Norris winner not in the Hall of Fame?

[@bludika]

which sharks fan came here after the trade? lmao, btw, why was he drafted much later? why wasn't he drafted at least top 5? im sure those 14 prior teams are kicking themselves for not drafting him

[@evann-t2915]

Tbf his draft also had Stamkos (who went first overall), Doughty (2nd overall), Pietrangelo (4th), John Carlson, Josi, Spurgeon and Atkinson (156th and 157th overall, respectively). All of those players were and/or are superstars, not to mention dozens of solid regular NHLers in that draft

[@Paco_G-x3o]

my mancrush

[@MehMazzi]

doughty where you at???

[@wysboy0]

and now he might get trade it

[@rabitozoctuikalon943]

Wow he could go to the rink whenever he wants. Here its 350$ for 50 minutes

[@NathanOnepiece]

Oilers vs sens in final

[@blondedzero]

NathanOnepiece hahahahaahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahaha NO

[@WP239]

And.... He's gone.

[@tseihou]

karlsson moved jokerit (khl) to senators...

[@north3606]

L-E-G-E-N-D

[@dLimboStick]

And now he's a Shark! Yeeeeeeeaaaaah!!

[@timothyng3226]

And he's gone

[@ericbenevides2913]

Shark

[@despanjab5239]

L.A had Doughty in his draft and they had another pick but the y picked a fricken stupid hockey player instead of Karlsson ,so L.A could have Karlsson and Doughty lol

[@garvidlok7793]

he is from landsbro lol not vetlanda

[@betterpeople3713]

Too bad he sucks this year

[@jasmeg2844]

He had no off-season training because of his surgery, he's basically 3 months behind everyone else this season.

[@thyeksiled7212]

National Acrobat and even still he's playing pretty well

[@928frogman]

Totally over rated player...if I were Ottowa, I'd package him in a trade to the Bruins...please!

[@thyeksiled7212]

Ed Stevens we will gladly take the best defenseman in the league from you

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

Why do people still discuss Norris qualifications? It's almost like they think that Karlsson's status as "best defenseman in the league" could change from one year to the next. You guys are either blind, or just plain crazy...