Fredrik Karlström

Fredrik Karlström (born 12 January 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for Linköping HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He previously played for the Dallas Stars where was drafted in the third round, 90th overall, of the 2016 NHL entry draft.

Playing career During the 2018–19 season, Karlström was briefly loaned to his youth club, AIK in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv) on from his SHL club, Linköping HC. Karlström returned after 6 games to finish the season in the SHL with 10 points in 45 games.

Out of contract with Linköping in the off-season, Karlström left to sign a two-year contract with rival club, the Växjö Lakers, on 8 April 2019.

On 2 June 2020, Karlström was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Dallas Stars. It was announced that Karlström would continue his development with the Växjö Lakers on loan from the Stars for the 2020–21 season.

At the conclusion of his contract with the Stars following the season, Karlström left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the New York Islanders on July 2, 2024.

Following a lone season within the Islanders organization, Karlström as a pending free agent opted to return to his native Sweden, signing a four-year contract with his original club, Linköping HC of the SHL, on 8 May 2025.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2014–15 AIK J20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2015–16 AIK J20 44 13 20 33 16 6 5 6 11 4 2015–16 AIK Allsv 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2016–17 AIK J20 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 4 7 0 2016–17 AIK Allsv 45 9 15 24 4 7 1 0 1 0 2017–18 Linköping HC J20 4 2 0 2 4 — — — — — 2017–18 Linköping HC SHL 35 2 3 5 6 — — — — — 2018–19 Linköping HC SHL 45 4 6 10 8 — — — — — 2018–19 AIK Allsv 6 1 1 2 4 — — — — — 2019–20 Växjö Lakers SHL 52 10 10 20 6 — — — — — 2020–21 Växjö Lakers SHL 51 10 15 25 14 14 5 5 10 2 2021–22 Texas Stars AHL 65 16 13 29 4 2 1 0 1 0 2021–22 Dallas Stars NHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2022–23 Texas Stars AHL 47 10 16 26 16 — — — — — 2022–23 Dallas Stars NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2023–24 Texas Stars AHL 72 21 23 44 12 7 3 5 8 0 2024–25 Bridgeport Islanders AHL 30 9 4 13 12 — — — — — SHL totals 183 26 34 60 34 14 5 5 10 2 NHL totals 8 0 1 1 0 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2017 Sweden WJC 4th 7 1 2 3 0 2018 Sweden WJC 7 0 3 3 6 Junior totals 14 1 5 6 6