Pontus Ekhem (born 19 June 1991) is a Swedish ice hockey player, also known as 'Ponty' and also coined the phrase "It's Ponty!". He is 169 cm tall
| Pontus Ekhem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
19 June 1991 Irkutsk, RUS | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
He started his career at Skåre BK in 2001 and was drafted to Nor IK for the 2002–2003 season. He made a comeback to Skåre BK for the 2004–2005 season
After the 2005–2006 season he moved to The Netherlands where he joined the Hijs Hokij Wolves Under 17 team and they won [1] the 2007 Dutch championship.
In the season 2007–2008 he moved to Den Bosch Red Eagles Under 17 team [2] and finished third[3] in the championships after several years without any Under 17 team. With the Red Eagles team, he has had big successes in Belgium[4] and The Netherlands.
During his time in The Netherlands he has played in two different allstar teams, Dutch Alligators[5] and the Pirates.[6]
During the season 2010/2011 he joined the Regulators in Salt Lake City, UT,[7] playing for the Rocky Mountain Renegades 18U.[8]
Since the fall 2011 he is playing for Bradford Sabres in the British Universities Ice Hockey Association[9]
References edit
- ^ NIJB [dead link]
- ^ Red Eagles: Lijst teamleden [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Strijd in Eerste Divisie barst los". US Hockey Nederland (in Dutch). 30 September 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Dutch Alligators Archived March 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pirates IJshockey - home Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Foreign players [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Pontus Ekhem". Elite Prospects.
- ^ "BUIHA".
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