• A reliable defender, Carlsson spent the majority of 2014-15 with Linkoping’s junior team, registering 0-7—7 and a plus-21 rating in 39 games. He also suited up for Linkoping in Sweden’s top league for seven regular-season games (0-2—2) and as a regular in 10 playoff contests (0-1—1).

• In 2014, Carlsson represented Sweden at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial and World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. He also suited up for his country at the 2015 Under-18 World Junior Championship and 2015 Under-18 Five Nations tournament.

• Carlsson models his game after his favorite player, Red Wings legend Nicklas Lidstrom.

• Carlsson hails from Orebro, Sweden, the same hometown as St. Louis Blues defenseman Carl Gunnarsson.

FAVORITES

NHL player: Nicklas Lidstrom
Goal celebration: "Hands up"
Video game: NHL 14, FIFA 14
Movie: The Pursuit of Happyness
Actor: Will Smith
Website: Eliteprospects.com
Sport (other than hockey): Golf
Athlete (non-hockey): Zlatan Ibrahimovic