Carl Axelsson

As a junior, Carl Axelsson attracted attention for his goaltending in the USHL, an American junior league, and was considered a candidate for Sweden’s World Junior Championship squad in autumn 2025Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceClose. Carl AxelssonArticle in World Hockey GroupRead the sourceClose had an early club connection with IK Waxholm, which was listed as his club on the Sweden Selects roster in May 2019. In AprilArticle in SDE HFRead the sourceClose 2022, SDE announced that he would continue his hockey education in Linköping through NIU, a programme combining upper-secondary studies with sport.

The month before that education announcement, Axelsson told SDE how he had learned of his selection for Sweden’s U16 national team: Hugo RåstenArticle in SDE HFRead the sourceArticle in SDE HFRead the sourceClose sent his congratulations, and at first Axelsson did not understand why. Ahead of the trip to Czechia, he was looking forward to both the hockey and the chance to explore the country as a touristArticle in SDE HFRead the sourceClose.

In DecemberArticle in Hockey CanadaRead the sourceClose 2023, Axelsson represented Sweden at the World Junior A Challenge. On AprilArticle in Skellefteå AIKRead the sourceClose 5, 2024, he was in goal when Skellefteå won the semifinal against Frölunda.

Minnesota DuluthArticle in University of Minnesota Duluth AthleticsRead the sourceClose also had a connection to the Axelsson family: Carl’s father Niklas was a goalkeeper there in 1993–95. Carl was listed as a freshman on the university’s 2026/27Article in University of Minnesota Duluth AthleticsRead the sourceClose roster.