Nils Ekman

Date of Birth: Mar 11, 1976
Age: 50
Place of Birth: Stockholm, SWE
Nation: Sweden
Youth Team: AIK
Position: LW
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Nils Ekman Facts

Drafted: 1994 round 5 #107 overall by Calgary Flames

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	+/-
1991-1992	Hammarby IF J18	J18 Elit	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991-1992	Sweden U16 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	1	1	-	-
1992-1993	Hammarby IF J18	J18 Elit	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993-1994	Hammarby IF J18	J18 Elit	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993-1994	Hammarby IF J20	Juniorallsvenskan	11	4	5	9	14	-
1993-1994	Hammarby IF	Division 1	18	7	2	9	4	-	Qualification	2	0	0	0	2	-
1993-1994	Sweden U18	EJC-18	4	1	1	2	4	0
1993-1994	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	12	6	2	8	-	-
1994-1995	Hammarby IF J20	J20 SuperElit	2	2	1	3	0	-
1994-1995	Hammarby IF	Division 1	32	10	8	18	18	-
1994-1995	Sweden U19 (all)	International-Jr	3	1	0	1	-	-
1994-1995	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	2	0	2	-	-
1995-1996	Hammarby IF J20	J20 SuperElit	10	5	9	14	6	-
1995-1996	Hammarby IF	Division 1	26	9	7	16	53	-	Qualification	1	0	0	0	0	-
1995-1996	Sweden U20	WJC-20	7	2	1	3	4	2
1995-1996	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	12	5	2	7	-	-
1996-1997	Kiekko-Espoo	SM-liiga	50	24	19	43	60	3	Playoffs	4	2	0	2	4	-1
1996-1997	Sweden B (all)	International	2	2	0	2	-	-
1997-1998	Saint John Flames	AHL	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	2	0
1997-1998	Kiekko-Espoo	SM-liiga	43	14	14	28	86	6	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	27	-1
1998-1999	Blues	SM-liiga	52	20	14	34	96	3	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	6	2
1999-2000	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	28	2	2	4	36	-8
1999-2000	Detroit Vipers	IHL	10	7	2	9	8	-2
1999-2000	Long Beach Ice Dogs Loan	IHL	27	11	12	23	26	0	Playoffs	5	3	3	6	2	2
2000-2001	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	43	9	11	20	40	-15
2000-2001	Detroit Vipers	IHL	33	22	14	36	63	3
2001-2002	Djurgårdens IF	Elitserien	38	16	15	31	57	13	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	32	1
2001-2002	Sweden (all)	International	9	1	1	2	2	-
2002-2003	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	57	30	36	66	73	6	Playoffs	2	0	2	2	4	1
2003-2004	San Jose Sharks	NHL	82	22	33	55	34	30	Playoffs	16	0	3	3	8	-2
2003-2004	Sweden (all)	International	2	0	0	0	0	-
2004-2005	Djurgårdens IF Lockout	Elitserien	44	18	27	45	106	2	Playoffs	12	4	5	9	20	-3
2004-2005	Sweden	WCup	0	0	0	0	0	-
2004-2005	Sweden (all)	International	6	1	0	1	18	-2
2005-2006	San Jose Sharks	NHL	77	21	36	57	54	20	Playoffs	11	2	2	4	8	-2
2006-2007	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	34	6	9	15	24	-14	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007-2008	Khimik Mytishchi	Russia	57	21	23	44	87	27	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0	-1
2007-2008	Sweden	WC	9	0	6	6	4	0
2007-2008	Sweden (all)	International	23	3	14	17	26	2
2008-2009	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	46	12	20	32	50	9
2009-2010	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	37	9	21	30	36	13	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-1
2010-2011	Djurgårdens IF	Elitserien	20	4	5	9	33	-3

Nils Ekman Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2004-2005	Sweden	EHT	3	1	0	1	14	-2
2007-2008	Sweden	EHT	9	3	3	6	18	0
2010-2011	Djurgårdens IF	ET	7	0	5	5	18	-
2025-2026	Vinklubban	IAHL	-	-	-	-	-	-

Nils Ekman Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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
Elitserien (SHL)	3	102	38	47	85	0.83	196	12	2	16	5	5	10	0.63	52	-2
ET	1	7	0	5	5	0.71	18	-	0
IAHL	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	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 (U18 Region)	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
J20 SuperElit (U20 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
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
SM-liiga (Liiga)	3	145	58	47	105	0.72	242	12	3	14	5	3	8	0.57	37	0
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.

Nils Ekman Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Detroit Vipers	2	43	29	16	45	1.05	71	1	0
Djurgårdens IF	3	109	38	52	90	0.83	214	12*	2	16	5	5	10	0.63	52	-2
Hammarby IF	3	76	26	17	43	0.57	75	-	2	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-
Hammarby IF J18	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Hammarby IF J20	3	23	11	15	26	1.13	20	-	0
Hartford Wolf Pack	1	57	30	36	66	1.16	73	6	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	4	1
Khimik Mytishchi	1	57	21	23	44	0.77	87	27	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	0	-1
Kiekko-Espoo	3	145	58	47	105	0.72	242	12	3	14	5	3	8	0.57	37	0
Long Beach Ice Dogs	1	27	11	12	23	0.85	26	0	1	5	3	3	6	1.20	2	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	34	6	9	15	0.44	24	-14	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0
Saint John Flames (AHL)	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	2	0
San Jose Sharks	2	159	43	69	112	0.70	88	50	2	27	2	5	7	0.26	16	-4
SKA St. Petersburg	2	83	21	41	62	0.75	86	22	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-1
Sweden	1	9	0	6	6	0.67	4	0	0
Sweden (WCup)	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	0
Sweden (EHT)	2	12	4	3	7	0.58	32	-2	0
Sweden (all)	4	40	5	15	20	0.50	46	0	0
Sweden B (all)	1	2	2	0	2	1.00	-	-	0
Sweden U16 (all)	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	-	-	0
Sweden U18	1	4	1	1	2	0.50	4	0	0
Sweden U18 (all)	1	12	6	2	8	0.67	-	-	0
Sweden U19 (all)	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	-	-	0
Sweden U20	1	7	2	1	3	0.43	4	2	0
Sweden U20 (all)	2	16	7	2	9	0.56	-	-	0
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	71	11	13	24	0.34	76	-23	0
Vinklubban	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Nils Ekman Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1993-1994	U18 EJC Gold Medal
1995-1996	U20 WJC Silver Medal
1999-2000	IHL Rookie of the Year (Garry F. Longman Trophy)
2001-2002	SHL Most Game Winning Goals (6) Elitserien Rookie of the Year Nominee (1 of 4)
2002-2003	AHL Player of the Week (Mar. 30)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
08/10/2011	Confirmed	Djurgårdens IF	Retired
05/29/2010	Confirmed	SKA St. Petersburg	Djurgårdens IF
01/04/2009	Extension	SKA St. Petersburg	SKA St. Petersburg

Nils Ekman Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Detroit Vipers
Cult/Star player for Djurgårdens IF
Cult/Star player for Hammarby IF
Cult/Star player for Kiekko-Espoo

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