Olle Eriksson Ek
{{Short description|Swedish ice hockey player (born 1999)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey biography
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|06|22}}
| birth_place = Karlstad, Sweden
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 190
| position = Goaltender
| catches = Left
| league = SHL
| team = MoDo Hockey
| prospect_league =
| prospect_team =
| former_teams = Anaheim Ducks
| draft = 153rd overall
| draft_year = 2017
| draft_team = Anaheim Ducks
| career_start = 2018
}}
Olle Eriksson Ek (born 22 June 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender for MoDo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).{{Cite web |title=Anaheim Ducks Sign Goaltender Olle Eriksson Ek To One-Year Contract Extension |url=https://www.sandiegogulls.com/news/detail/anaheim-ducks-sign-goaltender-olle-eriksson-ek-to-one-year-contract-extension |date=22 July 2022 |access-date=9 August 2022 |website=sandiegogulls.com |language=en}} He was drafted 153rd overall by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
On 22 July 2022, the Anaheim Ducks signed Eriksson Ek to a one-year contract extension through the 2022–23 NHL season.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-sign-goaltender-eriksson-ek-to-one-year-contract-extension-335070086 |title=Ducks Sign Goaltender Eriksson Ek to One-Year Contract Extension |publisher=Anaheim Ducks |website=NHL.com |date=22 July 2022 |access-date=22 July 2022}} He made his NHL debut for the Ducks on 8 April 2023, in a game against the Arizona Coyotes, helping Anaheim earn a point in an overtime loss after stopping 33 shots. On 10 April 2023, he was reassigned to the Ducks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Diego Gulls. He appeared in 61 career AHL games with San Diego, posting a 17–35–3 record with one shutout, a 3.79 goals-against average (GAA) and .876 save percentage.{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegogulls.com/news/detail/anaheim-ducks-reassign-olle-eriksson-ek-to-san-diego-april-10-2023 |title=Anaheim Ducks Reassign Olle Eriksson Ek To San Diego |website=sandiegogulls.com |date=10 April 2023 |access-date=10 April 2023}}
On 8 May 2023, Eriksson Ek opted to return to Sweden, signing a two-year contract with the newly promoted Modo Hockey of the SHL.{{cite web| url = https://www.modohockey.se/artikel/pxxaalhew-4ij6i1/valkomna-zajkowski-eltonius-och-eriksson-ek |title=Welcome Zajkowski, Eltonius and Eriksson Ek! |publisher=Modo Hockey |date=8 May 2023 |access-date=8 May 2023 |language = Swedish}} His rights were later relinquished by the Ducks after he was not tendered a qualifying offer on 30 June 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/ducks/news/ducks-extend-qualifying-offers-to-five-restricted-free-agents/c-345148924 |title=Ducks extend qualifying offers to five restricted free agents |publisher=Anaheim Ducks |website=NHL.com |date=1 July 2023 |access-date=1 July 2023}}
Personal life
Eriksson Ek is the son of former hockey player Clas Eriksson and the younger brother of Joel Eriksson Ek, a centre for the Minnesota Wild.{{Cite web |date=2020-12-02 |title=Top 25 Under 25: Joel Eriksson Ek takes his spot at #5 |url=https://www.hockeywilderness.com/2020/12/2/21920813/top-25-under-25-joel-eriksson-ek-takes-his-spot-at-5-minnesota-wild-prospects-nhl-draft-hockey |access-date=9 August 2022 |website=hockeywilderness.com |language=en}}
References
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External links
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Category:Anaheim Ducks draft picks
Category:Anaheim Ducks players
Category:Ice hockey people from Karlstad
Category:San Diego Gulls (AHL) players
Category:Swedish ice hockey goaltenders
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