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Erik Karlsson

1990 - Today

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Erik Sven Gunnar Karlsson (pronounced [ˈêːrɪk ˈkɑ̌ːɭsɔn]; born 31 May 1990) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Karlsson was drafted in the first round, 15th overall, by the Ottawa Senators at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, with whom he spent his first nine NHL seasons; he has also played for the San Jose Sharks. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erik Karlsson has received more than 1,743,500 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Erik Karlsson is the 297th most popular hockey player (down from 236th in 2019), the 1,462nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 1,222nd in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Swedish Hockey Player.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Erik Karlsson ranks 297 out of 364. Before him are Jakub Voráček, Patrice Bergeron, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Joakim Lindström, Vladimír Sobotka, and Danis Zaripov. After him are Vladimir Tarasenko, Pierre-Édouard Bellemare, Lasse Kukkonen, Henrik Tallinder, Doug Weight, and Mike Comrie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Erik Karlsson ranks 716. Before him are Aleksandar Tonev, David Archuleta, Douglas, Rui Fonte, Kyle O'Quinn, and Abdelhamid El Kaoutari. After him are Gorgui Dieng, Finn Hågen Krogh, Nadine Beiler, Ayumi Morita, Thulani Serero, and Kirsten Zien.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Erik Karlsson ranks 1,462 out of 1,612. Before him are Marcus Rohdén (1991), Fredrik Petersen (1983), Joakim Lindström (1983), Elin Nordegren (1980), Peter Lindgren (1973), and Amanda Ilestedt (1993). After him are Arbër Zeneli (1995), Niklas Backman (1988), Shellback (1985), Olivia Schough (1991), Henrik Tallinder (1979), and Erik Berg (1988).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Sweden

Among hockey players born in Sweden, Erik Karlsson ranks 33. Before him are Viktor Fasth (1982), P. J. Axelsson (1975), Daniel Tjärnqvist (1976), Mikael Tellqvist (1979), Staffan Kronwall (1982), and Joakim Lindström (1983). After him are Henrik Tallinder (1979), Victor Hedman (1990), Samuel Påhlsson (1977), Jhonas Enroth (1988), Jimmie Ericsson (1980), and Marcus Krüger (1990).

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