Oliver Ekman-Larsson

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Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Born (1991-07-17) July 17, 1991
Karlskrona, Sweden
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams 		Phoenix Coyotes
Leksands IF
National team  Sweden
NHL Draft 6th overall, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career 2007–present

Oliver Oscar Emanuel Ekman-Larsson (born July 17, 1991) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman[1] who is currently playing for the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Ekman-Larsson's maternal grandfather Kenneth Ekman,[2] also a defenceman, was selected to the Swedish team for the 1972 Olympics. Swedish international footballer Amanda Ilestedt is Ekman-Larsson's cousin.[3]

Playing career

He was selected sixth overall by Phoenix in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. On May 24, 2010, it was announced that the Coyotes had signed Ekman-Larsson to an entry-level contract.[4]

In the season following his draft selection, Ekman-Larsson produced the second most points among junior players in Allsvenskan[5] despite missing several games while competing in the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Oliver's first NHL point was an assist on a goal by Kyle Turris on October 23, 2010.[6] He scored his first goal on January 17, 2011 against Antti Niemi of the San Jose Sharks.

For the duration of the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Ekman-Larsson on the last year of his entry level contract was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates.

International play

Medal record
Competitor for  Sweden
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
Silver 2011 Slovakia
Bronze 2010 Germany
World Junior Championships
Bronze 2010 Canada

Ekman-Larsson represented Sweden at the 2010 World Junior Championships, where he was the highest scoring defenceman on his team[7] with 5 points in 6 games.

At the 2010 World Championships, Ekman-Larsson played in nine games for the bronze medalists and was deemed to be Sweden's best player in the game against Norway.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Leksands IF Swe.1 39 3 14 17 32 — — — — —
2009–10 Leksands IF Swe.1 42 9 18 27 98 — — — — —
2010–11 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 48 1 10 11 24 — — — — —
2010–11 San Antonio Rampage AHL 15 3 7 10 16 — — — — —
2011–12 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 82 13 19 32 32 16 1 3 4 8
2012–13 Portland Pirates AHL 20 7 14 21 28 — — — — —
2012–13 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 48 3 21 24 26 — — — — —
NHL totals 178 17 50 67 82 16 1 3 4 8

International

Year Team Comp   GP G A Pts PIM
2009 Sweden U18 6 2 6 8 2
2010 Sweden WJC 6 2 3 5 12
2010 Sweden WC 9 1 2 3 2
2011 Sweden WC 7 1 3 4 2
Junior int' totals 12 4 9 13 14
Senior int' totals 16 2 5 7 4

References

  1. ↑ "Oliver Ekman-Larsson". eurohockey.net. Retrieved May 28, 2009. 
  2. ↑ Ronnie Johansson (2010-04-23). "Eliteprospects.com - Kenneth Ekman". eliteprospects.com (in Swedish). 
  3. ↑ Jonsson, Fredrik (June 29, 2013). "Ilestedt drömmer om en medalj i hemma-EM" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 4 July 2013. 
  4. ↑ Phoenix Coyotes (2010-05-24). "Coyotes sign first round draft choice to entry level contract". coyotes.nhl.com. 
  5. ↑ Elite Prospects. "2009 - 2010 Allsvenskan u20". eliteprospects.com. 
  6. ↑ "Hurricanes vs. Coyotes". coyotes.nhl.com. 2010-10-23. 
  7. ↑ "IIHF WJC Championship Sweden PLAYER STATISTICS BY TEAM 2009-2010". IIHF.com. January 11, 2010. 
  8. ↑ "IIHF World Championship Best Players Per Game". IIHF.com. May 23, 2010. 

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Preceded by
Viktor Tikhonov		 Phoenix Coyotes first round draft pick
2009 		Succeeded by
Brandon Gormley
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