Birth Date: | 1999 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Karlstad, Sweden |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 190 |
Position: | Goaltender |
Catches: | Left |
League: | SHL |
Team: | Modo Hockey |
Former Teams: | Anaheim Ducks |
Draft: | 153rd overall |
Draft Year: | 2017 |
Draft Team: | Anaheim Ducks |
Career Start: | 2018 |
Olle Eriksson Ek (born 22 June 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender for Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[1] He was drafted 153rd overall by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
On 22 July 2022, the Anaheim Ducks signed Eriksson Ek to a one-year contract extension through the 2022–23 NHL season.[2] He made his NHL debut for the Ducks on 8 April 2023, in a game against the Arizona Coyotes, helping Anaheim earn a point in an overtime loss after stopping 33 shots. On 10 April 2023, he was reassigned to the Ducks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Diego Gulls. He appeared in 61 career AHL games with San Diego, posting a 17–35–3 record with one shutout, a 3.79 goals-against average (GAA) and .876 save percentage.[3]
On 8 May 2023, Eriksson Ek opted to return to Sweden, signing a two-year contract with the newly promoted Modo Hockey of the SHL.[4] His rights were later relinquished by the Ducks after he was not tendered a qualifying offer on 30 June 2023.[5]
Eriksson Ek is the son of former hockey player Clas Eriksson and the younger brother of Joel Eriksson Ek, a centre for the Minnesota Wild.[6]