Gabriel Carlsson

Gabriel Carlsson (born 2 January 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman for Färjestad BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

He was considered one of the top ten international skaters for the 2015 NHL entry draft according to the NHL Central Scouting Bureau before he was selected 29th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Playing career Carlsson came through the youth ranks of Örebro HK, before joining the Linköpings HC youth system in 2013. He made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut with Linköping's men's squad during the 2014–15 season. After appearing in 10 post-season games, Carlsson was signed to a two-year contract extension to remain with Linköping on 17 April 2015. He made 45 appearances in the 2015–16 season with one goal and eight assists. Carlsson also competed in six playoff contests with Linköping that year.

The Columbus Blue Jackets, who picked Carlsson in the 2015 NHL entry draft, announced on 19 April 2016 that he has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the franchise. He made his NHL debut at the end of the 2016–17 season and played in five Stanley Cup playoff games. On 15 October 2017, Carlsson was injured during a game against the New York Rangers and was subsequently placed on injured reserve.

Carlsson started the 2018–19 season with the Blue Jackets in the NHL, but was reassigned to the Cleveland Monsters on 10 October.

After six years within the Blue Jackets organization, Carlsson left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Washington Capitals for the 2022–23 season on 20 July 2022. Carlsson contributed with 2 assists through 6 appearances with the Capitals, playing the majority of the season with AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, and helping the club capture the Calder Cup.

Leaving the Capitals at the conclusion of his contract, Carlsson returned to his native Sweden in signing a three-year contract with the Växjö Lakers of the SHL on 28 July 2023.

After only 1 season with the Swedish club, Calrsson made use of the opt-out clause of his contract to sign a two-year contract with EV Zug of the Swiss National League (NL).

The following season, EV Zug terminated his contract. Calrsson returned to Sweden, signing a three-year contract with Färjestad BK.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2012–13 Örebro HK J18 16 1 5 6 4 — — — — — 2013–14 Linköpings HC J18 22 2 12 14 8 — — — — — 2013–14 Linköpings HC J18 Allsv 18 2 3 5 6 5 0 0 0 4 2014–15 Linköpings HC J18 3 2 0 2 0 — — — — — 2014–15 Linköpings HC J18 Allsv 4 0 3 3 2 — — — — — 2014–15 Linköpings HC J20 39 0 7 7 14 3 0 2 2 2 2014–15 Linköpings HC SHL 7 0 2 2 0 10 0 1 1 2 2015–16 Linköpings HC J20 11 2 6 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 2015–16 Linköpings HC SHL 45 1 8 9 2 6 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Linköpings HC SHL 40 2 2 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Cleveland Monsters AHL 3 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2016–17 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 2 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2017–18 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 14 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 2017–18 Cleveland Monsters AHL 33 2 3 5 14 — — — — — 2018–19 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2018–19 Cleveland Monsters AHL 67 2 10 12 14 8 0 3 3 2 2019–20 Cleveland Monsters AHL 41 2 10 12 14 — — — — — 2019–20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2020–21 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 14 1 3 4 4 — — — — — 2021–22 Cleveland Monsters AHL 2 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2021–22 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 38 2 7 9 10 — — — — — 2022–23 Hershey Bears AHL 59 1 14 15 44 20 0 2 2 8 2022–23 Washington Capitals NHL 6 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 2023–24 Växjö Lakers SHL 45 8 18 26 20 8 1 2 3 2 2024–25 EV Zug NL 39 3 8 11 40 4 0 0 0 2 SHL totals 137 11 30 41 28 30 1 3 4 4 NHL totals 81 3 15 18 22 5 0 0 0 0

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2014 Sweden U17 6th 5 0 0 0 2 2014 Sweden IH18 4th 5 0 1 1 0 2015 Sweden WJC18 8th 5 0 0 0 2 2016 Sweden WJC 4th 7 0 3 3 8 2017 Sweden WJC 4th 6 0 2 2 0 Junior totals 28 0 6 6 12

Awards and honours Award Year AHL Calder Cup 2023