Christian Eklund (born July 24, 1977) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He played a total of 429 Elitserien games as a left wing for Djurgårdens IF.[1] Eklund retired in 2013 after suffering a neck injury.[2] He was awarded player of the season for the 2010–11 season by Järnkaminerna, the official supporter club of Djurgården.[3]
| Christian Eklund | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Eklund in 2012. | |||
| Born |
July 24, 1977 Haninge, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11.5 in (182 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Djurgårdens IF Augsburger Panther (DEL) | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2013 | ||
He is father to William Eklund, who also played for Djurgården. William currently plays for the San Jose Sharks in the NHL.[1]
Career statistics edit
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 SuperElit | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 SuperElit | 28 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Djurgårdens IF | J20 SuperElit | 28 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Haninge HC | Division 1 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Huddinge IK | Division 1 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Huddinge IK | Allsvenskan | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Huddinge IK | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Huddinge IK | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Sunne IK | Allsvenskan | 32 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsvenskan | 42 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 73 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 2001–02 | Tingsryds AIF | Allsvenskan | 32 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2002–03 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 45 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 2003–04 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 42 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 49 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2005–06 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 48 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 49 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 48 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | ||
| 2008–09 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 39 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 52 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2010–11 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 53 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Ögren, Vendela (15 February 2020). ""Inte längesen man stod där i klacken och skrek"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Hultqvist, Daniel (2013-05-13). "Publikfavoriten lägger av". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ Norberg, Linus (2013-11-01). "Här hyllas ikonen". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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