Peter Karlsson (ice hockey)
Lars Peter Karlsson (17 February 1966 – 11 March 1995) was a Swedish professional ice hockey player.
| Peter Karlsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
17 February 1966 Västerås, Sweden | ||
| Died |
11 March 1995 (aged 29) Västerås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Västerås IK | ||
| Playing career | 1984–1995 | ||
Playing career
Karlsson was born in Västerås Lundby, Västmanland. He began his ice hockey career with VIK Västerås HK in the First Division. After five seasons, he then had spells with Surahammars IF and IK Westmannia-Köping before returning to Västerås for his one and only Elitserien season. He returned to Division One for Avesta BK and Örebro IK.
Death
Karlsson was murdered by a 19-year-old man who stabbed him using a knife. The killer claimed that Karlsson made a sexual approach towards him. The killer was a 19-year-old White power skinhead who possessed anti-LGBT propaganda in his home. After the murder, Karlsson's team played a protest match in support of him. The killer's sentence, which was eight years, outraged some in the Swedish gay community who thought that the murder occurred because of Karlsson's sexuality. Karlsson was not openly gay and his friends are unsure if he was closeted, or was defamed by his killer.[1][2]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | IK VIK Hockey | Div.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | IK VIK Hockey | Div.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | IK VIK Hockey | Div.1 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | IK VIK Hockey | Div.1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | IK VIK Hockey | Div.1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Surahammars IF | Div.1 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | IK Westmannia | Div.2 | 29 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | IK Westmannia-Köping | Div.1 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | IK Westmannia-Köping | Div.1 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Västerås IK | SEL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | IK Westmannia-Köping | Div.1 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Avesta BK | Div.1 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Örebro IK | Div.1 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SEL totals | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- Britton, Bruce, "Our Gay and Lesbian Heritage, Part 8", League @ NCR, archived from the original on 25 August 2007, retrieved 5 September 2013
- "Peter Karlsson: The painful verdict on Swedish ice hockey player's 1995 killing". British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database