Peter Karlsson (ice hockey)

Lars Peter Karlsson (17 February 1966 – 11 March 1995) was a Swedish professional ice hockey player.

Peter Karlsson
Born (1966-02-17)17 February 1966
Lundby, Sweden
Died 11 March 1995(1995-03-11) (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 19841995

Playing career

Karlsson was born in 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 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

References

  1. 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
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