Christian Eklund
{{short description|Swedish ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Christian Eklund 2012-03-31 01.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Eklund in 2012.
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| position = Left wing
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11.5
| weight_lb = 185
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|7|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Haninge, Sweden
| career_start = 1998
| career_end = 2013
| draft =
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| played_for = Djurgårdens IF
Augsburger Panther (DEL)
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Christian Eklund (born July 24, 1977) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He played a total of 429 Elitserien games as a left wing for Djurgårdens IF.{{Cite news|title="Inte längesen man stod där i klacken och skrek"|url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/shl/inte-langesen-man-stod-dar-i-klacken-och-skrek/|last=Ögren|first=Vendela|date=15 February 2020|access-date=25 December 2020|work=Expressen|language=sv}} Eklund retired in 2013 after suffering a neck injury.{{Cite news|title=Publikfavoriten lägger av|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/J1vmJ8/publikfavoriten-lagger-av|last=Hultqvist|first=Daniel|date=2013-05-13|access-date=2021-10-19|work=Aftonbladet|language=Swedish}} He was awarded player of the season for the 2010–11 season by Järnkaminerna, the official supporter club of Djurgården.{{Cite news|title=Här hyllas ikonen|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/yvxxBK/har-hyllas-ikonen|last=Norberg|first=Linus|date=2013-11-01|access-date=2021-10-19|work=Aftonbladet}}
Personal life
Eklund is father of William and Victor Eklund, who both played for Djurgården. William currently plays for the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League (NHL).{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/sv/news/william-naste-i-hockeyfamiljen-eklund-325977848 |title= William näste från hockeyfamiljen Eklund |website=NHL.com |first=Janne |last=Bengtsson |date=16 August 2021 |access-date=20 September 2024 |language=sv}}
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular Season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 1994–95
| 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1995–96 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 SuperElit | 28 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97
| Djurgårdens IF | J20 SuperElit | 28 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1997–98 | Division 1 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99
| Division 1 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1998–99 | Huddinge IK | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00
| Huddinge IK | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1999–00 | Huddinge IK | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00
| Sunne IK | Allsvenskan | 32 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2000–01 | Allsvenskan | 42 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 73 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| 2001–02
| Allsvenskan | 32 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 2001–02 | Djurgårdens IF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2002–03
| Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 45 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
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| 2003–04 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 42 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2004–05
| Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 49 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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| 2005–06 | DEL | 48 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07
| Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 49 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2007–08 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 48 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| 2008–09
| Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 39 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 52 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 2010–11
| Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 53 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
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Category:People from Haninge Municipality
Category:Djurgårdens IF (men's hockey) players
Category:IK Oskarshamn players
Category:Swedish ice hockey left wingers
Category:Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
Category:Tingsryds AIF players
Category:Ice hockey people from Stockholm County
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