Even though he was stillborn, we know we will hold him again one day under different circumstances and the joy he gave us will be with us forever,” the Karlssons said in a statement on March 19, 2018.The Karlssons’ personal tragedy cast a dark cloud over their final year in Ottawa, where Erik took some time away from the team to deal with his loss.The Senators traded Karlsson to the San Jose Sharks a few months later.Twitter users flooded Karlsson with over 1,000 congratulatory messages.Copyright © 2020. “It hasn’t been easy but after the rain finally our little rainbow arrived. Hockey star Erik Karlsson and wife Melinda released a statement after announcing the death of their unborn son, Axel

Erik Karlsson of the San Jose Sharks and his wife welcomed a baby girl, one year after they had a stillborn son. Erik and Melinda Karlsson are the proud parents of a baby girl. Melinda and Erik Karlsson welcome ‘rainbow baby’ after son’s stillbirth. All rights reserved.The 29-year-old from Sweden missed the Sharks’ first game of the NHL season, but new seasons come and go. Love you both more than I could ever imagine," he wrote.Like us on Facebook to see similar storiesErik Karlsson was still with the Senators in March 2018 when the couple's infant son, Axel, was stillbornThe Senators host the Sharks Oct. 27 in the team's only visit to Ottawa of the regular season.Erik and Melinda Karlsson are the proud parents of a baby girl.The former Ottawa Senators captain, now a defenceman with the San Jose Sharks, shared the good news in an Instagram post on Thursday night.Current and former teammates including Derick Brassard and Chris Wideman congratulated the couple online.In her own Instagram post, Melinda Karlsson said they'd named their new daughter Harlow Rain.Please give an overall site rating: NHL superstar Erik Karlsson and his wife, Melinda, are parents at last.

Former Ottawa Senators star Erik Karlsson announced on Twitter Thursday that his wife, Melinda Karlsson, had given birth to a girl.

Karlsson announced Thursday that he and his wife, Melinda, welcomed a baby girl into the world. "It hasn't been easy but after the rain finally our little rainbow arrived. Melinda gave birth to a baby girl in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, bringing a happy ending to a painful chapter in the couple’s lives. Love you both more than I could ever imagine.”“We feel very lucky to be Axel’s parents. He would have been the couple’s first child. Erik Karlsson is shown with his wife, Melinda, and their newborn daughter, Harlow Rain, on Oct. 3, 2019.Melinda gave birth to a baby girl in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, bringing a happy ending to a painful chapter in the couple’s lives.The term “rainbow baby” is often used for a child born in the wake of a miscarriage or a stillbirth.© 2019 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.“To my beautiful wife for doing everything in her power to bring our beautiful little baby girl into this world, never have I met a more determined or stronger person than you,” Erik wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday.