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Sweden Joel Eriksson Ek
#14 Minnesota Wild / NHL - 25/26
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time SHL Best Junior (EliteProspects.com Award) 1
1-time Swedish Junior Hockey Player of the Year (Årets Junior) 1
Date of Birth
Jan 29, 1997
Position
C
Age
28
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Karlstad, SWE
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Sweden
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Färjestads BK
Contract
28/29
Cap Hit
$5,250,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild / Signed
Drafted
2015 round 1 #20 overall by Minnesota Wild
Agency
PREMIUM

A very competitive center who uses his size, skill, and skating to power to the net and create scoring chances. Possesses an elite-level shot, great vision, and slick puckhandling skills; as a result, it's no surprise that he has a natural knack for scoring big goals. Offensive catalyst, but also defensively responsible. Plays a creative, 200-foot game. All-in-all, an intelligent, scoring center that is productive at both ends of the ice. (Curtis Joe, EP 2014)

Father: Clas Eriksson
Brother: Olle Eriksson Ek
Uncle: Björn Eriksson
Cousin: Elias Eriksson

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Joel Eriksson Ek Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Färjestad BK U16 U16 SM 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
2012-13 Färjestad BK U16 “A” U16 SM 8* 9* 7* 16* 2* 13* |
Färjestad BK J18 J18 Elit 8* 1* 1* 2* 4* 1* |
Färjestad BK J18 J18 Allsvenskan 18* 0* 5* 5* 6* 9* |
Sweden U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
2013-14 Färjestad BK J18 “A” J18 Elit 19* 16* 9* 25* 8* 21* |
Färjestad BK J18 “A” J18 Allsvenskan 14* 6* 9* 15* 14* 5* | Playoffs 5 2 6 8 2 3
Färjestad BK J20 J20 SuperElit 13* 2* 2* 4* 4* 1* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 2 0
Sweden U17 WHC-17 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Sweden U17 (all) International-Jr 11* 2* 3* 5* 2* 2* |
2014-15 Färjestad BK J20 “A” J20 SuperElit 25* 21* 11* 32* 20* 13* | Playoffs 6 5 5 10 6 4
Färjestad BK SHL 34* 4* 2* 6* 4* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 0
Sweden U18 WJC-18 5* 5* 1* 6* 2* -4* |
Sweden U18 (all) International-Jr 19* 15* 7* 22* 10* -2* |
2015-16 Färjestad BK SHL 41* 9* 6* 15* 18* 7* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 2 -3
Sweden U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* 2* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 5* 7* 12* 8* 4* |
Sweden (all) International 4* 2* 0* 2* 0* 0* |
2016-17 Minnesota Wild NHL 15* 3* 4* 7* 4* 1* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
Iowa Wild AHL 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
Färjestad BK “A” SHL 26* 8* 8* 16* 12* 4* | Playoffs 7 3 3 6 0 -2
Sweden U20 “C” WJC-20 7* 6* 3* 9* 4* 8* |
Sweden U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 10* 6* 16* 20* 8* |
Sweden WC 10* 1* 2* 3* 4* 5* |
Sweden (all) International 16* 2* 3* 5* 8* 4* |
2017-18 Minnesota Wild NHL 75* 6* 10* 16* 22* 2* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 0
Iowa Wild AHL 8* 3* 5* 8* 8* -1* |
2018-19 Minnesota Wild NHL 58* 7* 7* 14* 20* -7* |
Iowa Wild AHL 9* 4* 5* 9* 8* -3* |
2019-20 Minnesota Wild NHL 62* 8* 21* 29* 22* 7* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 2 1
2020-21 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 56* 19* 11* 30* 20* 16* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 2 0
2021-22 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 77* 26* 23* 49* 28* 16* | Playoffs 6 3 2 5 8 1
2022-23 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 78* 23* 38* 61* 44* 4* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 77* 30* 34* 64* 60* 18* |
Sweden WC 10* 7* 2* 9* 10* 4* |
Sweden (all) International 12* 7* 2* 9* 10* 4* |
2024-25 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 46* 14* 15* 29* 22* 9* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 4 0
Sweden NHL 4 Nations 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* 4* |
Sweden (all) International 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* 4* |
2025-26 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 29* 4* 12* 16* 12* -2* |
Projected NHL 82* 11* 34* 45* 34* -6* |
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Joel Eriksson Ek Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Värmland 2 TV-Pucken 8* 2* 2* 4* 0* -1* |
2012-13 Värmland TV-Pucken 8* 5* 3* 8* 2* 6* |
2014-15 Färjestad BK Champions HL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Sweden U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 3* 1* 4* 0* 2* |
2015-16 Färjestad BK Champions HL 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -3* |
2016-17 Färjestad BK Champions HL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Sweden EHT 6* 1* 2* 3* 4* -1* |
2023-24 Sweden EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Joel Eriksson Ek Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 18* 8* 10* 18* 1.00* 16* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 3 9* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 3* 1* 4* 0.80* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 35* 12* 6* 18* 0.51* 18* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 62* 32* 24* 56* 0.90* 40* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 573* 140* 175* 315* 0.55* 254* 64* | 7 32 6 * 7 * 13 * 0.41 * 16 * 2 *
NHL 4 Nations 1 3* 1* 1* 2* 0.67* 0* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 3 101* 21* 16* 37* 0.37* 34* 11* | 3 14 4 * 3 * 7 * 0.50 * 4 * -5 *
TV-Pucken 2 16* 7* 5* 12* 0.75* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM 2 14* 10* 8* 18* 1.29* 2* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) 2 32* 6* 14* 20* 0.63* 20* 14* | 1 5 2 * 6 * 8 * 1.60 * 2 * 3 *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 2 27* 17* 10* 27* 1.00* 12* 22* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell) 2 38* 23* 13* 36* 0.95* 24* 14* | 2 10 6 * 6 * 12 * 1.20 * 8 * 4 *
WC 2 20* 8* 4* 12* 0.60* 14* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 5* 5* 1* 6* 1.20* 2* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 7* 4* 11* 0.85* 6* 10* | 0 * * * * * *

Joel Eriksson Ek Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/02/2021
07/02/2021 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
08/21/2019
08/21/2019 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
11/17/2016
11/17/2016 Loan Minnesota Wild Färjestad BK
07/13/2015
07/13/2015 Confirmed Färjestad BK Minnesota Wild
01/14/2015
01/14/2015 Extension Färjestad BK Färjestad BK
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 4 #95 overall by Sibir Novosibirsk in the KHL Draft

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #23 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #16 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #4 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #23 by TSN/McKenzie

Cult/Star player for Färjestad BK

Cult/Star player for Minnesota Wild