Carl Christian Folin (born 9 February 1991) is a Swedish professional

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for

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of the

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(SHL). Originally

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by teams in the

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(NHL), Folin has previously played for the

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, and

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Playing career

Folin scored six goals and 14 assists in 41 games during the 2013–14 season with the

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. On 1 April 2014, the

of the

(NHL) signed Folin as an undrafted free agent to a two-year,

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. He made his NHL debut on 10 April 2014, notching an assist for the Wild in a 4–2 win over the

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. On 1 July 2017, Folin left the Wild as a free agent, opting to sign a one-year, $850,000 contract with the

. In the 2017–18 season, Folin played on the blueline in a third pairing role with the Kings. He notched a season-best of 3 goals and 13 points in 65 games. On 5 July 2018, Folin signed as a free agent to a one-year, $800,000 contract with the

. Opening the 2018–19 season on the Flyers roster, Folin continued to play in a bottom pairing role appearing in 26 games with Philadelphia, recording two assists, before he was traded with

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to the

in exchange for David Schlemko and Byron Froese on 10 February 2019. On 18 April, he signed a one-year contract extension with the Canadiens. Folin was waived by the Canadiens on 5 January 2020 and was reassigned to the Laval Rocket. Upon his recall to the Canadiens on 4 February 2020, Folin scored a goal in a 5-4

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victory. As a free agent after seven years in the NHL, Folin opted to return to his native Sweden after securing a contract for the remainder of the

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season with the Växjö Lakers of the SHL on 30 December 2020.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Folin, Christian 1991 births Living people 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Fargo Force players Frölunda HC players Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Iowa Wild players Laval Rocket players Los Angeles Kings players Minnesota Wild players Montreal Canadiens players Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Philadelphia Flyers players Sportspeople from Kungsbacka Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish ice hockey defencemen UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey players Undrafted National Hockey League players Växjö Lakers players