Mattias Ekholm

Mattias Ekholm
Born (1990-05-24) May 24, 1990
Borlänge, SWE
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 2007present

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 9719315093 221121322
NHL totals 1458192762 61012

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Sweden WJC18 4th 61012
2010 Sweden WJC 3rd 61016
2014 Sweden WC 3rd 10 2 5 7 8
Junior totals 122028
Senior totals 102578

References

  1. "Mattias Ekholm". eurohockey.net. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
  2. "Årets rookie, kandidat 1: Mattias Ekholm" (in Swedish). hockeyligan.se. 2010-10-28.
  3. "Instant Analysis: Nashville Predators Defensive Prospects". predators.nhl.com. Retrieved September 27, 2011.

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