Melkar Karlsson, who has spent the last six seasons with the San Jose Sharks organization, is going home. The unrestricted free agent has decided to sign a contract for the remainder of the season with Skelleftea AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), a team he has suited up for several times in the past.
Karlsson joined the Sharks as an undrafted free agent in 2014. In his first two seasons, he spent some time in the AHL, but has played the vast majority of games in the NHL while in North America filling a depth role for San Jose. The 30-year-old forward has a total of 396 NHL games under his belt, recording 60 goals and 112 points.
"It feels great!," Karlsson said in an interview on Skelleftea's official website. "I've been looking forward to it for a while now. There were some things that wouldn't work before, but now everything has fallen into place so it feels good to be home and play here again."
Meanwhile, Adam Johnson, who has spent the past three seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins organization, will also be in the SHL for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. He has a signed a contract with the Malmö Redhawks.
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