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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2012–13Örebro HKJ18161564—————
2013–14Linköpings HCJ1822212148—————
2013–14Linköpings HCJ18 Allsv18235650004
2014–15Linköpings HCJ1832020—————
2014–15Linköpings HCJ18 Allsv40332—————
2014–15Linköpings HCJ20390771430222
2014–15Linköpings HCSHL70220100112
2015–16Linköpings HCJ2011268810000
2015–16Linköpings HCSHL45189260000
2016–17Linköpings HCSHL40224660000
2016–17Cleveland MonstersAHL30112—————
2016–17Columbus Blue JacketsNHL2011050000
2017–18Columbus Blue JacketsNHL140224—————
2017–18Cleveland MonstersAHL3323514—————
2018–19Columbus Blue JacketsNHL10002—————
2018–19Cleveland MonstersAHL67210121480332
2019–20Cleveland MonstersAHL412101214—————
2019–20Columbus Blue JacketsNHL60002—————
2020–21Columbus Blue JacketsNHL141344—————
2021–22Cleveland MonstersAHL20220—————
2021–22Columbus Blue JacketsNHL3827910—————
2022–23Hershey BearsAHL591141544200228
2022–23Washington CapitalsNHL60220—————
2023–24Växjö LakersSHL45818262081232
2024–25EV ZugNL3938114040002
SHL totals13711304128301344
NHL totals81315182250000

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2014SwedenU176th50002
2014SwedenIH184th50110
2015SwedenWJC188th50002
2016SwedenWJC4th70338
2017SwedenWJC4th60220
Junior totals2806612

Awards and honours

AwardYear
AHL
Calder Cup2023

External links

  • Biographical information and career statistics from, or, or, or, or
Awards and achievements
PrecededbyZach WerenskiColumbus Blue Jackets first-round draft pick 2015SucceededbyPierre-Luc Dubois