Posts About "Joel Eriksson Ek"
Four Thoughts On World Junior Evaluation Camp: Canada Versus Sweden
August 5th, 2016 Canada and Sweden clashed in the first game of Friday's World Junior Evaluation Camp. It was a game where the results didn't match what was actually taking place on the ice. Sweden won the game 5-1 with four of those goals coming in the first period, but Canada controlled play for long stretches, outshooting Sweden 38-22. Here are a...
World Junior Evaluation Camp Standouts: USA Versus Sweden
August 4th, 2016 Wednesday's scrimmages at the USA Hockey World Junior Evaluation Camp ended with Team USA taking on Team Sweden. Scoring on two of their first three shots, Sweden put the U.S. in a hole early, ending the first period up 3-0 despite the U.S. outshooting them 9-7 (though scoring chances were certainly skewed toward the Swedish...
Nine Standouts From Wild Development Camp
July 17th, 2016 With a handful of practices and one scrimmage down at Minnesota Wild development camp, a few players have taken their first opportunity skating with the new coaching staff to stand out from the rest of the prospect pool. Development camp is a unique situation. It's an opportunity to make a good impression, but it's not training camp....
Wild Prospect Joel Eriksson Ek to Stay in Sweden: Report
May 24th, 2016 The Minnesota Wild appear ready to give 2015 1st round draft pick (20th overall) Joel Eriksson Ek another season in Sweden's SHL, according to a report in vf.se. "Our plan is that he will remain in Färjestad and play there next season," said Wild European scout Ricard Persson (in a rough translation). "We think it is a great...
Minnesota Wild Prospects Update
February 24th, 2016 The Minnesota Wild have desperately been lacking that game-breaking forward who can create offense out of nowhere. Whether or not that player is in the system has been a concern with the Wild having traded away many top picks over recent seasons (and sometimes using picks in the first three rounds to go for guys who won't fulfill that...
Analyzing Chuck Fletcher Part 2: The Drafts
February 6th, 2016 ICYMI: Check out Part 1 of our Chuck Fletcher series courtesy of our own Alli Baker, where she breaks down notable trades made by the Wild GM thus far during his tenure in Minnesota. Well, the losing continues for Minnesota as does the frustration and anxiety for the fans. Much of the Wild's woes during this current skid has been a...
Minnesota Wild Prospects Thrive at World Juniors
January 8th, 2016 It was a good year for Minnesota Wild prospects at the World Junior Championships. After a couple of years of few prospects making appearances and even fewer showing up in medal rounds, Wild prospects brought home a gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the 2016 edition of the tournament. Here's a look over how the Minnesota Wild...
Sweden Announces World Junior Selection Camp Roster
December 7th, 2015 Sweden has named the roster for their 2016 World Junior Selection camp. They've invited 26 players to selection camp and will be working to trim that back to 23 before they are done with a pair of exhibition games that take place just before the tournament begins. That 23-man roster will be comprised of three goaltenders and 20...
Top 5 Prospects in Each European League
November 30th, 2015 I had a look at the top European leagues to identify which the five most intriguing drafted prospects are. I have listed the top five prospects of the SHL (Swedish Hockey League), Finnish Liiga and the KHL plus the top five in the remaining leagues: Sweden: Andreas Johnsson (LW, Frolunda, Sweden) The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed...
THW's List Of Prospects Playing In The SHL (15-16 edition)
October 19th, 2015 In the 2015-16 season, a total of 51 players will skate in the SHL, the top-tier Swedish League. Please note that this list includes only players actually playing in the SHL or the relative affiliates, but does not include prospects playing in Swedish lower-tier leagues (like Victor Crus Rydberg of the New York Islanders or Pierre...
Minnesota Wild Next Ones – Top 10 Prospects
September 14th, 2015 by Eldon MacDonald (edited by Dennis Schellenberg) Sensational Summer Prospect Happenings By mid-season the Minnesota Wild playoff hopes had all but disappeared - until they traded traded for Devan Dubnyk from the Arizona Coyotes. This trade paid out incredibly well for the Wild as "Ironman" Dubnyk won 29 games out of 39 starts. With...
Joel Eriksson Ek Signs Deal With Minnesota
July 13th, 2015 The Minnesota Wild have signed 2015 first round pick (20th overall) Joel Eriksson Ek to a three-year, entry-level contract, the team announced on Monday. Via the team's release, Assistant General Manager Brent Flahr said: We’re excited to officially have Joel under contract... He’s a top young player with an exciting package of...
2015 NHL Draft: Minnesota Wild Select Joel Eriksson Ek
June 26th, 2015 The Minnesota Wild have selected Joel Eriksson Ek with the 20th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Eriksson Ek was not one of the most highly-touted prospects at the beginning of the 2014-15 season, but his play just kept on improving and has now been selecting in the top 20 of the NHL Draft. He split the season with...
