| Viktor Ekbom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born | 1 June 1989 Falköping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Linköpings HC WBS Penguins Tappara EHC München Örebro HK Frölunda HC | ||
| NHL draft | 181st overall, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| Playing career | 2008–2022 | ||
Viktor Ekbom (born 1 June 1989) [1] is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
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. [2] 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. [3]
His rights were relinquished by the Penguins on 31 May 2011, making him eligible to re-enter the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. [4]
On 15 June 2012, Ekbom left Tappara to sign a one-year contract with EHC München of the German DEL. [5] 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. [6]
Following completion of the 2021–22 season, his fourth with Frölunda HC, Ekbom announced his retirement from professional hockey on 12 July 2022. [7]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Linköpings HC | J20 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Linköpings HC | SEL | 49 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Tappara | SM-l | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | EHC München | DEL | 38 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Örebro HK | SHL | 53 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Örebro HK | SHL | 55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Örebro HK | SHL | 48 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Örebro HK | SHL | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Örebro HK | SHL | 48 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 46 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 49 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| SHL totals | 502 | 14 | 63 | 77 | 290 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sweden | WJC |  | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CHL | ||
| Champions (Frölunda HC) | 2019 | [8] |
| SHL | ||
| Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) | 2019 | [9] |
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