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Sweden Nils Ekman

a.k.a. "Nisse Ekman"

#3 Djurgårdens IF / Elitserien - 10/11

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Nils Ekman Facts

Date of Birth
Mar 11, 1976
Position
LW
Age
48
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Stockholm, SWE
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
AIK
Status
Retired
Drafted
1994 round 5 #107 overall by Calgary Flames
Highlights
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1

Ekman was a good skater that played an aggressive game. He was skilled offensively and had a nose for the net. He also had a good work ethic and played with determination and heart.

Son: Melvin Ekman

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Nils Ekman Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1991-92 Hammarby IF J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* -* -* |
1992-93 Hammarby IF J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1993-94 Hammarby IF J18 J18 Elit -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Hammarby IF J20 Juniorallsvenskan 11* 4* 5* 9* 14* -* |
Hammarby IF Division 1 18* 7* 2* 9* 4* -* | Qualification 2 0 0 0 2 -
Sweden U18 EJC-18 4* 1* 1* 2* 4* 0* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 12* 6* 2* 8* -* -* |
1994-95 Hammarby IF J20 J20 SuperElit 2* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
Hammarby IF Division 1 32* 10* 8* 18* 18* -* |
Sweden U19 (all) International-Jr 3* 1* 0* 1* -* -* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 4* 2* 0* 2* -* -* |
1995-96 Hammarby IF J20 J20 SuperElit 10* 5* 9* 14* 6* -* |
Hammarby IF Division 1 26* 9* 7* 16* 53* -* | Qualification 1 0 0 0 0 -
Sweden U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 1* 3* 4* 2* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 12* 5* 2* 7* -* -* |
1996-97 Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 50* 24* 19* 43* 60* 3* | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 4 -1
Sweden B (all) International 2* 2* 0* 2* -* -* |
1997-98 Kiekko-Espoo SM-liiga 43* 14* 14* 28* 86* 6* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 27 -1
Saint John Flames AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 0
1998-99 Blues SM-liiga 52* 20* 14* 34* 96* 3* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 6 2
1999-00 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 28* 2* 2* 4* 36* -8* |
Detroit Vipers IHL 10* 7* 2* 9* 8* -2* |
Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 27* 11* 12* 23* 26* 0* | Playoffs 5 3 3 6 2 2
2000-01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 43* 9* 11* 20* 40* -15* |
Detroit Vipers IHL 33* 22* 14* 36* 63* 3* |
2001-02 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 38* 16* 15* 31* 57* 13* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 32 1
Sweden (all) International 9* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
2002-03 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 57* 30* 36* 66* 73* 6* | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 4 1
2003-04 San Jose Sharks NHL 82* 22* 33* 55* 34* 30* | Playoffs 16 0 3 3 8 -2
Sweden (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2004-05 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 44* 18* 27* 45* 106* 2* | Playoffs 12 4 5 9 20 -3
Sweden WCup 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Sweden (all) International 6* 1* 0* 1* 18* -2* |
2005-06 San Jose Sharks NHL 77* 21* 36* 57* 54* 20* | Playoffs 11 2 2 4 8 -2
2006-07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 34* 6* 9* 15* 24* -14* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2007-08 Khimik Mytishchi Russia 57* 21* 23* 44* 87* 27* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -1
Sweden WC 9* 0* 6* 6* 4* 0* |
Sweden (all) International 23* 3* 14* 17* 26* 2* |
2008-09 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 46* 12* 20* 32* 50* 9* |
2009-10 SKA St. Petersburg KHL 37* 9* 21* 30* 36* 13* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -1
2010-11 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 20* 4* 5* 9* 33* -3* |

Nils Ekman Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Sweden EHT 3* 1* 0* 1* 14* -2* |
2007-08 Sweden EHT 9* 3* 3* 6* 18* 0* |
2010-11 Djurgårdens IF ET 7* 0* 5* 5* 18* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2014-15 Djurgårdens IF Division 1 (W) General Manager
Djurgårdens IF Division 1 (W) Asst. Coach
2015-16 Djurgårdens IF Riksserien (W) General Manager
2016-17 Djurgårdens IF SDHL (W) General Manager
2017-18 Djurgårdens IF SDHL (W) General Manager
2018-19 Djurgårdens IF SDHL (W) General Manager
2020-21 Brynäs IF SHL Asst. Coach Appointed prior to play-out round
2021-22 SDE HF U16 U16 Div.1 Asst. Coach
2023-24 Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr Head Coach
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Nils Ekman Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 57* 30* 36* 66* 1.16* 73* 6* | 2 3 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.67 * 6 * 1 *
Division 1 3 76* 26* 17* 43* 0.57* 75* -* | 2 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
EHT 2 12* 4* 3* 7* 0.58* 32* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 7* 0* 5* 5* 0.71* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 2 70* 40* 28* 68* 0.97* 97* 1* | 1 5 3 * 3 * 6 * 1.20 * 2 * 2 *
International 5 42* 7* 15* 22* 0.52* 46* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 34* 14* 5* 19* 0.56* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Elit (J18 Region) 3 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 2 12* 7* 10* 17* 1.42* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Juniorallsvenskan 1 11* 4* 5* 9* 0.82* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 83* 21* 41* 62* 0.75* 86* 22* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * -1 *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 3 145* 58* 47* 105* 0.72* 242* 12* | 3 14 5 * 3 * 8 * 0.57 * 37 * 0 *
NHL 5 264* 60* 91* 151* 0.57* 188* 13* | 3 28 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.25 * 16 * -4 *
Russia 1 57* 21* 23* 44* 0.77* 87* 27* | 1 4 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.25 * 0 * -1 *
Elitserien (SHL) 3 102* 38* 47* 85* 0.83* 196* 12* | 2 16 5 * 5 * 10 * 0.63 * 52 * -2 *
WC 1 9* 0* 6* 6* 0.67* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 2* 1* 3* 0.43* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Nils Ekman Connections

Player Period Teams
Johan Davidsson (F) 1991-2008 9 Sweden (EHT), Sweden (all), Sweden B (all), Sweden U16 (all), Sweden U18, Sweden U18 (all), Sweden U19 (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all)
Daniel Tjärnqvist (D) 1993-2008 8 Djurgårdens IF, Sweden (WCup), Sweden (EHT), Sweden (all), Sweden B (all), Sweden U18, Sweden U18 (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all)
Mattias Öhlund (D) 1991-2005 7 Sweden (WCup), Sweden (all), Sweden U16 (all), Sweden U18, Sweden U18 (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all)
Kim Johnsson (D) 1993-2005 7 Sweden (WCup), Sweden (all), Sweden B (all), Sweden U18, Sweden U18 (all), Sweden U19 (all), Sweden U20, Sweden U20 (all)
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/10/2011
08/10/2011 Confirmed Djurgårdens IF Retired
05/29/2010
05/29/2010 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg Djurgårdens IF
01/04/2009
01/04/2009 Extension SKA St. Petersburg SKA St. Petersburg

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Cult/Star player for Blues

Cult/Star player for Detroit Vipers

Cult/Star player for Djurgårdens IF

Cult/Star player for Hammarby IF

Career transactions
- 2011-08-10 • Announced his retirement
- 2010-05-29 • Signed to a three-year contract by Djurgården
- 2009-01-04 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by SKA St. Petersburg
- 2008-08-15 • Signed by SKA St. Petersburg
- 2007-08-12 • Signed by HK Atlant
- 2006-07-20 • Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins w/ Patrick Ehelechner for a 2007 2nd round pick (later traded to Pittsburgh, then Carolina, then Philadelphia - Kevin Marshall)
- 2005-08-09 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the San Jose Sharks
- 2004-09-16 • Signed to a lockout contract by Djurgården
- 2004-08-10 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the San Jose Sharks
- 2003-08-12 • Traded to the San Jose Sharks for Chad Wiseman
- 2002-07-09 • Signed to a one-year contract by the New York Rangers
- 2001-09-14 • Signed by Djurgården
- 2001-06-30 • Traded to the New York Rangers w/ Kyle Freadrich for Tim Taylor
- 1999-11-20 • Traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning w/ a 2000 4th round pick (Vladimir Gorbunov) for Andreas Johansson

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