| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 170 |
| Played For: | Detroit Red Wings New England Whalers Indianapolis Racers |
| Birth Date: | November 5, 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Lac la Hache, British Columbia, Canada |
| Draft: | 17th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1967 |
| Draft Team: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Career Start: | 1969 |
| Career End: | 1977 |
Allan David Karlander (born November 5, 1946) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 212 games in the National Hockey League between 1969 and 1973 and 269 games in the World Hockey Association between 1973 and 1977. He was the first collegiate player selected in the NHL Draft. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, New England Whalers, and Indianapolis Racers.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1964–65 | Notre Dame Hounds | CA-HS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1965–66 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 29 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 32 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 32 | 31 | 13 | 44 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 41 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1969–70 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 24 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Fort Worth Wings | CHL | 48 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 71 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 77 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | New England Whalers | WHA | 77 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1974–75 | New England Whalers | WHA | 48 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1974–75 | Cape Codders | NAHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 79 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1976–77 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 65 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| WHA totals | 269 | 60 | 111 | 171 | 107 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||||
| NHL totals | 212 | 36 | 56 | 92 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1967–68 | |
| All-WCHA First Team | 1968–69 | |
| AHCA West All-American | 1968–69 | |
| NCAA All-Tournament Second Team | 1969 | [1] |