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- Name: Mattias Ekholm
- Position: D
- Shoots: Left
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 194 lbs
- Birthdate: 1990-05-24
- Eligible for Draft: 2008
- Drafted:
- Hometown: Borlange, Sweden
- Acquired: Eligible for the 2008 NHL Draft
- Playing In: Europe
Mattias Ekholm
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
Tall defenseman Mattias Ekholm came off a rather good season playing for a mediocre junior team, Mora, and putting up 5 goals and 12 assists in 37 games. Ekholm’s role was, however, not to contribute with a massive amount of points, but that to provide solid defense, which he did. During the course of the season, he also had several strong international tournaments with the Swedish U18 team.
Talent Analysis
Ekholm is a large defenseman with decent two-way ability. He is a capable skater and has decent overall mobility. He moves the puck rather well and makes simple and smart passes. Hockey sense fairly good, release is pretty heavy and he tries to solve most situations the simple way. Ekholm has proved to be a solid defensemen in the juniors, playing with confidence and ease in his own end. Work could be put in to improve his physical game further and add more weight to his frame which would make the transition to men’s hockey easier.
Future
Ekholm is expected to see some ice-time playing men’s hockey with Mora in the second tier league in
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Profile Last Updated: June, 18th 2008
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