Peter Karlsson (ice hockey)
| 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 | ||
Lars Peter Karlsson (17 February 1966 – 11 March 1995) was a Swedish professional ice hockey player.
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 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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 1 2 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
- Peter Karlsson's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Peter Karlsson profile at Eurohockey.com