Report: Melker Karlsson signs with Swedish club Skelleftea AIK
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Melker Karlsson will play the 2020-21 season on his home soil.
The forward, who's been an unrestricted free agent, has inked a deal with Skelleftea AIK in Sweden for the rest of their ongoing campaign, reports Sportsnet's Chris Johnston.
Karlsson played the last six seasons with the San Jose Sharks, helping the team ice the NHL's best penalty-killing unit in 2019-20.
The Sharks signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Sweden in 2014. Before that, the 30-year-old spent parts of six campaigns with Skelleftea.
Karlsson posted 112 points in 396 NHL games.
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