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 Lundby, Sweden | ||
| Died |
11 March 1995 (aged 29) Västerås, Sweden | ||
| 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 | ||
Playing career
Karlsson was born in Lundby, 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 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 29-year-old man who stabbed him using a knife. The killer claimed that Karlsson tried to initiate a relationship with him. 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.[1]
Career stats
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career
References
- Britton, Bruce, "Our Gay and Lesbian Heritage, Part 8", League @ NCR, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on 25 August 2007, retrieved 5 September 2013
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database