The Fife Flyers Ice Hockey Club are pleased to announce the addition of Swedish forward Anton Karlsson.

A former third round draft pick for the Phoenix Coyotes, Anton spent the first part of his career playing in his native Sweden.
Described as a physical forward and workhorse, Anton crafted his trade through the Frölunda junior system before making his pro debut with Mora IK in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan.
A former team mate of current Flyers, Johan Porsberger and David Booth, Anton has played at all levels of Swedish ice hockey with 40 games in the Swedish top tier as well as 266 games in the 2nd tiered HockeyAllsvenskan.
Anton has also iced in top leagues across Europe including the EBEL, ICEHL, Czechia2, and the Norwegian and the Danish top tier.
So far this season Anton has iced in Sweden’s HockeyEttan with Falu IF where he registered 16 points (6 goals + 10 assists) in 13 games.

On signing in the Kingdom Anton said: “I’m super excited to get going with the Flyers.
“I can’t wait to be there with the team and all the people around the club.”

On securing the signature of Anton, Head Coach Jamie Russell commented: “Anton will add skill, scoring and experience to our lineup.
“He has good size and plays a smart game.”

Flyers President and GM Max Birbraer added: “Clearly we are in a difficult situation as a team and when bringing in reinforcements it’s important for us to add the experience which Anton possesses.
“Anton has been in similar situations before and has played a big part in improving performance which in turn earned valuable points in the overall league table.”

Anton will wear #96 this season in the Kingdom. For own and loan availability please contact commercial@fifeflyers.co.uk