| Peter Karlsson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1966-02-17)17 February 1966 Västerås, Sweden | ||
| Died |
11 March 1995(1995-03-11) (aged 29) Västerås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Västerås IK | ||
| 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 Västerås Lundby, Västmanland. He began his ice hockey career with VIK Västerås HK in the First Division. After five seasons, he then had spells with Surahammars IF and IK Westmannia-Köping [sv] before returning to Västerås for his one and only Elitserien season. He returned to Division One for Avesta BK [sv] and Örebro IK.
Death
Peter Karlsson was murdered on the night of 11 March 1995 in Västerås by a 19-year-old man he encountered while walking. His attacker, a 19-year-old white power skinhead, claimed that the two men had begun walking in the same direction and at some point, Karlsson made sexual advances towards him. Karlsson was stabbed 64 times in the face, head, neck, chest and back with a knife. A responding police officer who had coached Karlsson in his youth was unable to identify him due to the extent of his injuries. It was later found that Karlsson's attacker possessed anti-LGBT propaganda in his home. 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. Karlsson was not openly gay, but had discussed his homosexuality with attendees of a nightclub the night previously.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | IK VIK Hockey | Div.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | IK VIK Hockey | Div.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | IK VIK Hockey | Div.1 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | IK VIK Hockey | Div.1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | IK VIK Hockey | Div.1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Surahammars IF | Div.1 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | IK Westmannia | Div.2 | 29 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | IK Westmannia-Köping | Div.1 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | IK Westmannia-Köping | Div.1 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Västerås IK | SEL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | IK Westmannia-Köping | Div.1 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Avesta BK | Div.1 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Örebro IK | Div.1 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SEL totals | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
See also
References
- Britton, Bruce, "Our Gay and Lesbian Heritage, Part 8", League @ NCR, archived from the original on 25 August 2007, retrieved 5 September 2013
- Skogseth, Trygve (16 August 2021). "Peter Karlsson: The painful verdict on Swedish ice hockey player's 1995 killing". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1966 births
- 1995 deaths
- Deaths by stabbing in Sweden
- Örebro IK players
- People from Västmanland
- People murdered in Sweden
- Swedish gay sportsmen
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen
- Swedish ice hockey defencemen
- Swedish murder victims
- Victims of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes
- VIK Västerås HK players
- Violence against men in Europe
- 20th-century Swedish LGBTQ people