Joel Eriksson Ek
Joel Eriksson Ek | ||||||
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Born |
Karlstad, Sweden | 29 January 1997|||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||
Weight | 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) | |||||
Position | Centre | |||||
Shoots | Left | |||||
NHL team Former teams |
Minnesota Wild Färjestad BK | |||||
National team |
NHL Draft |
20th overall, 2015 Minnesota Wild | ||||
Playing career | 2014–present |
Joel Eriksson Ek (last name sometimes stylized as Eriksson-Ek, born 29 January 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Born and raised in Sweden, Eriksson Ek played junior hockey for
Eriksson Ek made his NHL debut with the Wild during the 2016–17 season and later became the first teenager in franchise history to record three assists in one game. Known for his strong two-way play, Eriksson Ek has established himself as a reliable centreman for the Wild, contributing both offensively and defensively. Over the years, he has become known for his physicality, defensive prowess, and ability to contribute points. Starting during the 2019–20 season, Eriksson Ek began playing on a line with Jordan Greenway and Marcus Foligno, which was aptly referred to as the GREEF line. They consistently found success and were considered the Wild's top shutdown line before Greenway was traded.
Internationally, Erikkson Ek has represented his home country Sweden at both the junior and senior levels, winning gold once at the 2017 IIHF World Championship.
Personal life
Eriksson Ek was born on 29 January 1997, in
Playing career
Sweden
Growing up in Sweden, Eriksson Ek played junior hockey for
Minnesota Wild
Following his second SHL season, Eriksson Ek attended the Wild's training camp ahead of the
During the 2017 offseason, Eriksson Ek trained alongside fellow Swedish NHL players Jonas Brodin, Oscar Klefbom, and Marcus Johansson while also adding 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of muscle.[24] USA Today listed Eriksson Ek as one of the top rookies to know for the 2017–18 season and a possible candidate to win the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Rookie of the Year.[25] While participating in the NHL's Traverse City Prospects Tournament, Eriksson Ek suffered a mild injury that resulted in him missing the first few days of training camp.[26] He recovered in time to play in the Wild's opening night game against the Detroit Red Wings, where he immediately found chemistry on the third line with Marcus Foligno and Chris Stewart. The trio scored the team's first two goals of the season 48 seconds apart in the Wild's opening night game against the Detroit Red Wings.[27] His production slowed down over the next 10 games as he accumulated only three points while averaging nearly 14 minutes of ice time as the team's third-line centre.[28] After failing to improve on his three points in the first 20 games of the season, Eriksson Ek was re-assigned to the Iowa Wild on 21 November.[29] He recorded three goals and four assists for seven points over seven games with the Iowa Wild before being recalled back to the NHL on 6 December.[30] Over the month of December, Eriksson Ek was paired on a line with Daniel Winnik but continued his scoring struggles.[31] After only accumulating seven points over 42 games, Eriksson Ek was re-assigned to the AHL on 26 January.[32] He added one assist over one game with the Iowa Wild before returning to the NHL level three days later.[33] After going 50 games without a goal, Eriksson Ek broke his scoring drought in a 5–3 win over the New York Islanders on 19 February 2018.[34] Eriksson Ek finished the 2017–18 regular season with six goals and 10 assists for 16 points over 75 games.[1] During the Wild's first round 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs series against the Winnipeg Jets, Eriksson Ek was reunited with Foligno and Winnik on the fourth line.[35] He tallied his first career post season point, an assist off of Matt Dumba's second period goal, in Game 3 to help the Wild win 6–2.[36] However, this would prove to be his only point of the series[1] as the Wild were eliminated in six games.[37]
Prior to the start of the
Despite the 2019–20 season being cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Eriksson Ek set new career highs in goals and assists over 62 games. He tallied two goals and 10 assists for 12 points through the first 30 games of the season before suffering an upper-body injury during a game against the Philadelphia Flyers on 14 December.[52][53] He missed four games to recover from the injury and scored the game-winning goal in his return on 23 December.[54] Although Eriksson was setting personal records, the Wild struggled to win games and eventually replaced head coach Bruce Boudreau with Dean Evason on 14 February. At the time, the Wild had a 27–23–7 record and were within three points of a wild-card spot for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.[55] When the NHL paused play due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Eriksson Ek had already set new career-highs with eight goals and 21 assists for 29 points over 62 games.[1] As the regular season was cancelled before its conclusion, the NHL implemented a Stanley Cup Qualifiers best-of-five tournament to determine which bottom four playoff teams advanced to the first round.[56] As the Wild were a 10th-seed team, they faced the 7th-seeded Vancouver Canucks in the qualifying tournament.[57] Eriksson Ek recorded his first career postseason goal in Game 4, although the Wild would be eliminated that game.[58]
Following the 2019–20 season, the Wild lost veteran centermen Mikko Koivu and Eric Staal, which resulted in Eriksson Ek stepping into a larger role as the team's first-line centre.[59] As the Wild's top centerman, Eriksson Ek started the season with three goals over five games and had goals in consecutive games for the first time in his NHL career.[60] Over the season, Eriksson Ek often played on a line with Greenway and Foligno,[61] which was nicknamed the GREEF line after their last names.[62] In February, the Wild postponed six games after numerous players contracted COVID-19. Eriksson Ek was on the league's COVID-19 protocol list from 3 February to 13 February.[63] At the end of his first season as the team's first line centre, Eriksson Ek improved his career-high goal total from eight to 19 while averaging a career-high 17 minutes per game.[59] His efforts in the regular season continued into the Wild's first round series against the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs. During Game 1, Eriksson Ek scored his second postseason goal, and first in overtime, to lift the Wild to a 1–0 win.[61] Although he injured his knee in Game 6, Eriksson Ek returned to finish the game. The Wild would be eliminated the following game in a 6–2 Game 7 loss.[64] On 2 July 2021, Eriksson Ek signed an eight-year, $42 million contract extension with the Wild.[65]
Eriksson Ek remained the Wild's top line centre for the
Injuries to Foligno and Greenway resulted in the GREEF line being split up for the first month of the 2022–23 season.[81] Although Eriksson Ek and Foligno started playing alongside winger Ryan Reaves in late-November,[82] the GREEF line was shortly thereafter reunited once Greenway was healthy.[81] Over the next eight games, Eriksson Ek accumulated four goals and seven assists for 11 points.[83] At the end of December, the Wild had maintained a 21–13–2 record and Eriksson Ek was one of only four Wild players with over 20 points on the season.[84] He then started the month of February with three goals and five points over a five-game point streak.[85] After blocking a shot during a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on 6 April, Eriksson Ek missed the final four games of the regular season and the first two games of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs. He returned for Game 3 against the Dallas Stars but was limited to only 19 seconds before being pulled. It was later revealed that he had suffered a fractured fibula and required surgery.[86]
Eriksson Ek began the
International play
Medal record | ||
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Representing Sweden | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Championships | ||
2017 Germany/France |
Internationally, Eriksson Ek has represented his home country of Sweden at both the junior and senior levels. He first played with the Sweden men's national under-18 ice hockey team at the 2014 World U-17 Hockey Challenge and 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, although the team failed to medal both times.[3] Eriksson Ek tallied one goal during the U-17 Hockey Challenge and four points during the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[1] Before being drafted into the NHL, Eriksson Ek represented Sweden again at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he tallied five goals and six points over five games. He was also named Player of the Game on 23 April following Sweden's game against Team Canada.[91] Eriksson Ek was named captain of Team Sweden at the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, although they would place fourth after losing to Team Russia in the bronze medal game.[92] He finished the tournament ranked second on the team in scoring with six goals and three assists for nine points.[93] Later that year, he won gold for the first time at the 2017 IIHF World Championship. Over 10 games, Eriksson Ek recorded one goal and two assists for three points.[94]
Player profile
Described by Jeff Marek as an aggressive offensive threat, Eriksson Ek models his game after former NHL player Peter Forsberg.[95] After being drafted by the Wild, assistant general manager Brent Flahr cited his skills as a two-way player as the main reason for drafting him.[10] NHL Director of European Scouting Goran Stubb described Eriksson Ek as someone with "great speed, a good strong shot and excellent puck-handling".[96]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2012–13 | Färjestad BK | J18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Färjestad BK | J18 Allsv | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Färjestad BK | J18 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Färjestad BK | J18 Allsv | 14 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | Färjestad BK | J20
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13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | Färjestad BK | J20 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||
2014–15 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 34 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 41 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 26 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 75 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 58 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 62 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 55 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 77 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
2022–23 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 78 | 23 | 38 | 61 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 77 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SHL totals | 101 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||||
NHL totals | 496 | 122 | 148 | 270 | 220 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 |
Source:[1]
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2014 | Sweden | U17 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2014 | Sweden | IH18 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
2015 | Sweden | WJC18 | 8th | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
2017 | Sweden | WJC
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4th | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | |
2017 | Sweden | WC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
Junior totals | 22 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 6 | ||||
Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Source:[1]
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database