Heading into this season, Anton Karlsson was not a name most fans of the Cleveland Monsters had heard of before. On April 25th, 2019, the Monsters signed the undrafted defenseman out of the Swedish Hockey League where he spend the past six seasons playing for Linkopings HC. Due to Karlsson’s willingness to sacrifice his body and mirror the netminders, Karlsson has begun to impress more and more people every day.
So, I decided to sith down with Karlsson to discuss what it’s like playing in North America, how he views himself as a defenseman, and what he thinks of the city of Cleveland.