2016-17 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Rich Gagnon

23 Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson

23 Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson

  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    192
  • Hometown:
    Stockholm, Sweden
  • Previous Team:
    Omaha Lancers (USHL)

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AWARDS
• 2016 Hockey East All-Rookie Team

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2016-17

Served as an assistant captain ... Appeared in all 39 games, totaling 14 goals and 19 assists for 33 points … His point total ranked third on the team ... Named Hockey East Player of the Week and GoTerriers.com Student-Athlete of the Week twice (Jan. 9 and March 13) … Scored tying and winning goals as part of hat trick in 5-4 overtime victory against Union on Jan. 5 … Assisted on game-winning goal in game two of the Hockey East quarterfinals against Northeastern … Scored two goals in 5-3 win over UMass at Frozen Fenway … Recorded four three-point games … Had six-game point streak from Dec. 12 to Jan. 24 in which he scored seven goals and four assists … Tallied assist in Hockey East semifinal against Boston College … Recorded a goal and a plus-3 rating in the Terriers’ NCAA first round win over North Dakota ... BU was undefeated (10-0-1) when he scored a goal ... Named NCAA.com No. 2 Star on Jan. 10.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015-16
Appeared in all 39 games ... Led all Terrier freshmen with 30 points on 10 goals and 20 assists ... Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team ... Represented Sweden at World Junior Championship ... Posted three separate point streaks of three games, including stretch of three straight two-point games (Jan. 7-15) ... Named Hockey East Rookie of the Week on Nov. 16 ... Three-time Hockey East Top Performer (Oct. 26, Jan. 11, Jan. 18) ... Tallied two goals, including game-winner, to complete sweep of UMass in first round of Hockey East playoffs on March 5 ... Also lit the lamp in league quarterfinal against UMass Lowell on Feb. 11 ... Assisted on game-winning goal for first collegiate point in 4-1 win over Wisconsin on Oct. 17 ... Notched first collegiate goal and added assist in 4-2 win over UConn on Oct. 24 ... Recorded two assists, including helper on overtime winner, in 5-4 victory over Denver on Oct. 31 ... Tallied two goals and had helper in 3-3 tie with Providence on Nov. 14 ... Secured back-to-back one-goal, one assist games against UMass (Jan. 9) and Boston College (Jan. 15) ... Had two helpers in 6-5 win over Harvard on Jan. 7 ... Had an assist in three straight games from Feb. 19-26 ... Lit the lamp in 3-0 win against Bentley on Nov. 24 as well as 5-2 win over Maine on Jan. 22.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Led Omaha Lancers in scoring in 2014-15, tying for 16th in USHL with 53 points (15g, 38a) over 50 games before suffering a season-ending injury ... Named to All-USHL Third Team ... His 38 assists ranked eighth in the league ... Co-MVP of 2015 USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game ... Product of Sweden's Linkoping program ... Won gold with Sweden at 2013 World U17 Challenge, scoring five points (2g, 3a) in six games ... Also a member of Sweden's teams at 2013 and 2014 U18 World Championship.

PERSONAL
Born Oct. 31, 1996 ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences ... Selected by the Boston Bruins in the second round (45th overall) of 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

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  • 23

    2015-16Freshman

    F
    6'1" 192 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2016-17Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1" 192 lbs
    23