Peter Karlsson (ice hockey)
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| Peter Karlsson | |||
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| Born | February 17, 1966 sv, Sweden |
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| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Västerås, Sweden |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Played for | VIK Västerås HK | ||
| Playing career | 1984–1995 | ||
Lars Peter Karlsson (February 17, 1966 – March 11, 1995) was a Swedish professional ice hockey player.
Playing career
Karlsson was born in sv, Västmanland. He began his hockey career with VIK Västerås HK in the First Division. After five seasons, he then had spells with Surahammars IF and sv before returning to Västerås for his one and only Elitserien season. He returned to Division One for sv and Örebro IK.
Death
Karlsson was murdered by a 29-year-old skinhead who used a knife to stab him. The murder is believed to have happened because Karlsson was gay[1] and the killer subsequently claimed that Karlsson tried to initiate a relationship. 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.[1]
Career stats
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992-93 | VIK Västerås HK | SEL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
See also
References
External links
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- 1966 births
- 1995 deaths
- Deaths by stabbing in Sweden
- Gay sportsmen
- LGBT ice hockey players
- LGBT sportspeople from Sweden
- Murdered sportspeople
- People from Västmanland
- People murdered in Sweden
- Swedish ice hockey players
- Swedish murder victims
- Victims of anti-LGBT hate crimes
- VIK Västerås HK players
