Viktor Ekbom

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| played_for = Linköpings HC
WBS Penguins
Tappara
EHC München
Örebro HK
Frölunda HC

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 212

| ntl_team =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1989|06|1}}

| birth_place = Falköping, Sweden

| career_start = 2008

| career_end = 2022

| draft = 181st overall

| draft_year = 2009

| draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins

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Viktor Ekbom (born 1 June 1989){{cite web |publisher=Eurohockey.net|url=http://www.eurohockey.net/players/show_player.cgi?serial=87389|title=Viktor Ekbom - player profile and career stats|access-date=28 January 2009}} is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Ekbom was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 6th round (181st overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

He started the 2010–11 season with Linköpings HC in the Elitserien, and finished the remainder of the season on an amateur try-out with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins.{{cite web| url = http://wbspenguins.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=789&Itemid=789 | title = Penguins sign 2009 selection Ekbom to ATO | publisher = Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | date = 2011-03-28 | access-date = 2011-03-28}} Ekbom went scoreless in three games. Before signing a try-out in North America, Ekbom was signed to a two-year contract starting from the 2011–12 season with Finnish club Tappara of the SM-liiga on 25 March 2011.{{cite web | url = http://www.tappara.fi/liiga/uutiset/174/6647.html | title = Swedish defender confirmed to Tappara | publisher = Tappara | date = 2011-03-25 | access-date = 2011-03-28 | language = fi | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110929061659/http://www.tappara.fi/liiga/uutiset/174/6647.html | archive-date = 29 September 2011 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}

His rights were relinquished by the Penguins on 31 May 2011, making him eligible to re-enter the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web | url = http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11151/1150292-61.stm | title = Penguins relinquish rights to prospects Bathgate, Ekbom| author=Dave Molinari | publisher = postgazette.com | date = 30 May 2011 }}

On 15 June 2012, Ekbom left Tappara to sign a one-year contract with EHC München of the German DEL.{{cite web| url = http://www.ehc-muenchen.de/news-detail.php?id=2903 | title = EHC brings Swedish defender Viktor Ekbom | publisher = EHC München | date = 2012-06-15 | access-date = 2012-06-16 | language = de}} During the 2012–13 season, Ekbom contributed with 4 goals and 10 points in 38 games for Munchen.

On 1 May 2013, upon completion of his contract with EHC München Ekbom returned to his native Sweden and signed a one-year deal with Örebro HK of the SHL.{{cite web| url = http://orebrohockey.se/Nyheter/2013/maj/5-nya-spelare-och-2-forlangningar/ | publisher = Örebro HK | title = 5 new players and 2 extensions | date = 2013-05-01 | access-date = 2013-05-01 | language = sv}}

Following completion of the 2021–22 season, his fourth with Frölunda HC, Ekbom announced his retirement from professional hockey on 12 July 2022.{{cite web| url = https://www.frolundahockey.com/artikel/13gval5gn-24601/tack-viktor | title = Thank you, Viktor! | publisher = Frölunda HC | date = 12 July 2022 | accessdate = 12 July 2022 | language = Swedish}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! 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

ALIGN="center"

| 2007–08

| IK Oskarshamn

| Allsv

| 9

| 0

| 2

|—

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2007–08

| Linköpings HC

| J20

| 25

| 3

| 7

| 10

| 5

| 0

| 2

| 6

ALIGN="center"

| 2008–09

| IK Oskarshamn

| Allsv

| 29

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 22

|—

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Linköpings HC

| SEL

| 14

| 0

| 1

| 6

| 5

| 0

| 2

ALIGN="center"

| 2009–10

| Linköpings HC

| SEL

| 47

| 0

| 2

| 16

| 12

| 0

| 8

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Linköpings HC

| SEL

| 49

| 0

| 6

| 10

| 1

| 0

ALIGN="center"

| 2010–11

| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

| AHL

| 3

| 0

|—

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Tappara

| SM-l

| 44

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 44

|—

ALIGN="center"

| 2012–13

| EHC München

| DEL

| 38

| 4

| 6

| 10

| 8

|—

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| Örebro HK

| SHL

| 53

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 22

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2014–15

| Örebro HK

| SHL

| 55

| 1

| 12

| 13

| 30

| 6

| 0

| 1

| 0

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| Örebro HK

| SHL

| 48

| 1

| 8

| 9

| 16

| 2

| 0

ALIGN="center"

| 2016–17

| Örebro HK

| SHL

| 34

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 20

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2017–18

| Örebro HK

| SHL

| 48

| 4

| 6

| 10

| 53

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2018–19

| Frölunda HC

| SHL

| 46

| 0

| 5

| 32

| 15

| 0

| 1

| 8

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2019–20

| Frölunda HC

| SHL

| 49

| 5

| 7

| 12

| 63

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2020–21

| Frölunda HC

| SHL

| 33

| 0

| 4

| 18

| 7

| 0

| 2

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2021–22

| Frölunda HC

| SHL

| 26

| 0

| 4

| 9

| 0

| 2

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! colspan="3" | SHL totals

! 502

! 14

! 63

! 77

! 290

! 57

! 0

! 2

! 22

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

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! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

ALIGN="center"

| 2009

| Sweden

| WJC

| {{silver2}}

| 6

| 0

| 2

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! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 6

! 0

! 2

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

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| colspan="3" | CHL

Champions (Frölunda HC)

| 2019

| {{Cite web| url = https://www.championshockeyleague.com/en/recaps/frolunda-crowned-chl-champions | title = Frolunda crowned CHL champions | publisher = Champions Hockey League | date = 2019-02-06 | access-date = 2019-02-06}}

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | SHL

Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC)

| 2019

| {{Cite web |url=https://www.shl.se/gamecenter/qWV-52wY7QzQf/articles/post | title = Frölunda are the Swedish Champions |publisher=Swedish Hockey League |date=2019-05-02 |access-date=2019-05-03}}

References

External links

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Category:1989 births

Category:Frölunda HC players

Category:Linköping HC players

Category:Living people

Category:EHC München players

Category:Örebro HK players

Category:IK Oskarshamn players

Category:People from Falköping

Category:Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks

Category:Swedish ice hockey defencemen

Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen

Category:Tappara players

Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players

Category:Ice hockey people from Västra Götaland County