Victor Eklund

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| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 161

| position = Left wing

| shoots = Right

| league = Allsv

| team = Djurgårdens IF

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Victor Eklund (born 3 October 2006) is a Swedish ice hockey player for Djurgårdens IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). He is considered a top prospect eligible for the 2025 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

During the 2023–24 season, Eklund split time between Djurgården's J20 team and in the HockeyAllsvenskan. He recorded seven goals and 18 assists in 30 games in the junior league, before being promoted. He then recorded one goal and three assists in 15 games in the Allsv.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/victor-eklund-looks-to-impress-at-summer-showcase |title=Victor Eklund of Sweden sees Summer Showcase as 'good opportunity' to impress |website=NHL.com |first=Mike G. |last=Morreale |date=29 July 2024 |access-date=14 January 2025}}

International play

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Eklund represented Sweden at the 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded four goals and two assists in seven games and won a bronze medal.{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/wm18/news/60640/swedes_win_bronze_at_u18_worlds |title=Swedes win bronze at U18 Worlds |website=IIHF.com |first=Chris |last=Jurewicz |date=5 May 2024 |access-date=14 January 2025}}

In December 2024, he was selected to represent Sweden at the 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/world-juniors-swedens-victor-eklund-enters-the-spotlight |title=World Juniors: Sweden's Victor Eklund Enters The Spotlight |work=The Hockey News |first=Ryan |last=Kennedy |date=20 December 2024 |access-date=14 January 2025}} During the tournament he recorded two goals and four assists in seven games.{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/onsi/breakaway/news-feed-page/2025-draft-prospect-victoreklund-raises-stock-world-junior-championships?mm-experiments=fannation-growth |title=2025 Draft Prospect Raises Stock at WJC |website=SI.com |first=Jacob |last=Punturi |date=5 January 2025 |access-date=14 January 2025}}

Personal life

Eklund is the son of former professional ice hockey player Christian Eklund. His brother, William, is a professional ice hockey player who was drafted seventh overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 2021 NHL entry draft.{{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=14 January 2025 |language=sv}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Regular season ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM
2021–22 \| Djurgårdens IF \| J18 \| 16	3	6	9	8 \| 5	0	4	4	2
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2022–23 \| Djurgårdens IF \| J18 \| 14	13	12	25	16 \| 6	3	5	8	6
2022–23 \| Djurgårdens IF \| J20 \| 7	0	2	2	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2023–24 \| Djurgårdens IF \| J18 \| 1	2	2	4	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
2023–24 \| Djurgårdens IF \| J20 \| 30	7	18	25	26 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2023–24 \| Djurgårdens IF \| Allsv \| 15	1	3	4	6 \| 15	2	4	6	6
2024–25 \| Djurgårdens IF \| J20 \| 1	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2024–25 \| Djurgårdens IF \| Allsv \| 42	19	12	31	37 \| 16	2	5	7	8
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \|Allsv totals ! 57 !! 20 !! 15 !! 35 !! 43 ! 31 !! 4 !! 9 !! 13 !! 14