Mattias Ekholm
| Mattias Ekholm | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 24, 1990 Borlänge, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Nashville Predators Mora IK Brynäs IF | ||
| National team |
 Sweden | ||
| NHL draft |
102nd overall, 2009 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
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Medal record | |||
Mattias Hans Ekholm (born May 24, 1990) is a Swedish ice hockey player.[1] currently playing for the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 102nd overall, fourth round, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Predators.
Playing career
After recording a blazing start with 7 goals and 5 assists in his first 14 games with Brynäs, Ekholm was announced to be the first of four Elitserien Rookie of the Year candidates for the 2010–11 season.[2] He would go on to win the award.[3]
Ekholm played two games with the Predators at the start of the 2011–12 season before returning to Brynäs for the remainder of the season. He also played 1 game with the Predators in the 2013 season against the Vancouver Canucks due to the Predators lineup being decimated by injuries. However, he was reassigned back to the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL the following day after the game.
Ekholm scored his first NHL goal on January 7, 2014 against Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Mora IK | J20 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Mora IK | J20 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Mora IK | SEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Mora IK | J20 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Mora IK | Swe.1 | 38 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Mora IK | Swe.1 | 41 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 55 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2011–12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 41 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 59 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 62 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 80 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| SEL totals | 97 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 93 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 22 | ||||
| NHL totals | 145 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sweden | WJC18 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Sweden | WJC | 
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6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | WC |
|
10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | ||||
References
- ^ "Mattias Ekholm". eurohockey.net. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
- ^ "Årets rookie, kandidat 1: Mattias Ekholm" (in Swedish). hockeyligan.se. 2010-10-28.
- ^ "Instant Analysis: Nashville Predators Defensive Prospects". predators.nhl.com. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
External links
- Mattias Ekholm career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Mattias Ekholm career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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