Per Eklund (ice hockey)
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Per Eklund is a retired Swedish
ice hockey player. Eklund began playing hockey in Sollentuna HC but moved to Väsby IK to play in a higher level. He played one game in Allsvenskan, where Väsby had been relegated to from Elitserien
, during the 1987–88 season. After a few years unsuccessful attempts to reach Elitserien, Eklund moved to Huddinge IK
in the same division after the 1991–92 season. The team managed to reach the last promotion playoff two seasons in a row, however did not manage to go all the way to Elitserien. He made his Elitserien debut in Djurgårdens IF
during the 1994–95 season. Eklund managed to score 19 goals and 29 point and was awarded Rookie of the Year
. His achievements in Elitserien drew attention from NHL, and he was drafted by Detroit Red Wings
in 1995
, 182nd overall. He played the following two seasons in Djurgården before moving to Detroit's AHL
franchise Adirondack Red Wings
in 1997. The team made it to the Calder Cup
but lost all three games in the first round against Albany River Rats
.
Eklund returned to Djurgården after just one season in North America. He became Swedish champion with Djurgården in 2000, before moving abroad again, this time to the German team Krefeld Pinguine
. He was not able to help the team to make the playoffs, and he moved back to Sweden and Linköpings HC
the following season. After a total of five seasons in Linköping he moved back for a final Elitserien season in Djurgården. His last professional team was German Straubing Tigers
which he played for during the 2006–07 season. He started playing hockey at a lower level in his first club, Sollentuna. After the 2008–09 season, he ended his playing career and became general manager for the senior team.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
ice hockey player. Eklund began playing hockey in Sollentuna HC but moved to Väsby IK to play in a higher level. He played one game in Allsvenskan, where Väsby had been relegated to from Elitserien
Elitserien
Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden...
, during the 1987–88 season. After a few years unsuccessful attempts to reach Elitserien, Eklund moved to Huddinge IK
Huddinge IK
Huddinge IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Huddinge, a southern suburb of Stockholm. The team is currently playing in the third highest league in Sweden, Division 1...
in the same division after the 1991–92 season. The team managed to reach the last promotion playoff two seasons in a row, however did not manage to go all the way to Elitserien. He made his Elitserien debut in Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens IF Hockey
Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish...
during the 1994–95 season. Eklund managed to score 19 goals and 29 point and was awarded Rookie of the Year
Elitserien Rookie of the Year
Elitserien Rookie of the Year is an annual award presented by Svenska Spel since the 1989–90 season.-Winners:...
. His achievements in Elitserien drew attention from NHL, and he was drafted by Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
in 1995
1995 NHL Entry Draft
The 1995 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta. The drafting order was now set partially by a lottery system whereby teams would not be guaranteed first pick if they finished last. Instead, a draft lottery was instituted in which the winner of the lottery could move...
, 182nd overall. He played the following two seasons in Djurgården before moving to Detroit's AHL
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
franchise Adirondack Red Wings
Adirondack Red Wings
The Adirondack Red Wings were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Glens Falls, New York, USA at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The team was affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League...
in 1997. The team made it to the Calder Cup
Calder Cup
The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year.The cup...
but lost all three games in the first round against Albany River Rats
Albany River Rats
The Albany River Rats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center.- Founding to 2010 :...
.
Eklund returned to Djurgården after just one season in North America. He became Swedish champion with Djurgården in 2000, before moving abroad again, this time to the German team Krefeld Pinguine
Krefeld Pinguine
The Krefeld Pinguine are an ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They play in Krefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the KönigPALAST. Founded first in 1936, the pro team became a limited liability company in 1994 and joined the top tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga...
. He was not able to help the team to make the playoffs, and he moved back to Sweden and Linköpings HC
Linköpings HC
Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden....
the following season. After a total of five seasons in Linköping he moved back for a final Elitserien season in Djurgården. His last professional team was German Straubing Tigers
Straubing Tigers
The Straubing Tigers are a professional men's ice hockey team in the German Ice Hockey League . They play out of Straubing, Germany, and they play their home games at Eisstadion am Pulverturm, which can hold 5,800 spectators....
which he played for during the 2006–07 season. He started playing hockey at a lower level in his first club, Sollentuna. After the 2008–09 season, he ended his playing career and became general manager for the senior team.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Väsby IK | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Väsby IK | Division 1 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1989–90 | Väsby IK | Division 1 | 32 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1990–91 | Väsby IK | Division 1 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Väsby IK | Division 1 | 29 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Huddinge IK Huddinge IK Huddinge IK is a Swedish ice hockey team from Huddinge, a southern suburb of Stockholm. The team is currently playing in the third highest league in Sweden, Division 1... |
Division 1 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Huddinge IK | Allsvenskan | 18 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Huddinge IK | Division 1 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Huddinge IK | Allsvenskan | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1994–95 | Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens IF Hockey Djurgårdens IF Hockey are a professional ice hockey team based in Stockholm, Sweden. They are the ice hockey department of the sports club Djurgårdens IF. The department was formed in 1922 with the help of Wilhelm Arwe and have since then become Sweden's most successful team, having won the Swedish... |
Elitserien Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... |
40 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 39 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 50 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | Adirondack Red Wings Adirondack Red Wings The Adirondack Red Wings were a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Glens Falls, New York, USA at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The team was affiliated with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
73 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 48 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 50 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Krefeld Pinguine Krefeld Pinguine The Krefeld Pinguine are an ice hockey team in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. They play in Krefeld, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at the KönigPALAST. Founded first in 1936, the pro team became a limited liability company in 1994 and joined the top tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga... |
DEL | 60 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Linköpings HC Linköpings HC Linköpings Hockey Club, often known by its acronym LHC or, colloquially among its fans, Cluben, is an ice hockey team from Linköping, Sweden.... |
Elitserien | 50 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Linköpings HC | Elitserien | 50 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Linköpings HC | Kvalserien Kvalserien Kvalserien, also known as Kvalserien till Elitserien, is the name of the Swedish round-robin ice hockey tournament to qualify for play in the next season of Elitserien, Sweden's top-level ice hockey league for men.-Teams:... |
10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Linköpings HC | Elitserien | 50 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Linköpings HC | Elitserien | 49 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 50 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Straubing Tigers Straubing Tigers The Straubing Tigers are a professional men's ice hockey team in the German Ice Hockey League . They play out of Straubing, Germany, and they play their home games at Eisstadion am Pulverturm, which can hold 5,800 spectators.... |
DEL | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Sollentuna HC | Division 2 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Sollentuna HC | Division 2 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Sollentuna HC | Division 2 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||