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William Eklund
#27 Ottawa Senators / NHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Oct 12, 2002
- Age
- 23
- Place of Birth
- Haninge, SWE
- Nation
- Sweden
- Youth Team
- Haninge HF
- Position
- LW/C
- Height
- 180 cm / 5'11"
- Weight
- 84 kg / 185 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- 28/29
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- Player Type
- PlaymakerPuckhandlerSpeedster
- Cap Hit
- $5,600,000Powered by
- NHL Rights
Ottawa Senators / Signed- Agency
- Premium
Eklund is a player that does not take any shifts off. He is the glue that keeps his line effective in all three zones. He plays at high pace and with thought and creativity. He adjusts his speed to the play, scans his surroundings, establishes his pocket of space, and presents himself as a pass or shot option. -EliteProspects 2021 NHL Draft Guide
Father: Christian Eklund
Brother: Victor Eklund
Father: Christian Eklund
Brother: Victor Eklund
A very smart player who also works very hard and opens up the play for his teammates
— Magnus Hävelid (HC) 2019
2026-2027 NHL stats powered by
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 |  Sweden Selects U13 | WSI U13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | - | |||||||
| 2017-2018 | Stockholm Syd | TV-Pucken | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Djurgårdens IF | Champions HL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Sweden U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Sweden U20 (all) | WJC-20 Cancelled | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Sweden | EHT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AHL | 1 | 54 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 0.76 | 43 | -12 | 0 | |||||||
 Champions HL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| EHT | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| International | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| International-Jr | 4 | 36 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 0.86 | 16 | -4* | 0 | |||||||
| J18 Allsvenskan (U18 Nationell) | 3 | 31 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 0.84 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.38 | 2 | 9 |
| J18 Elit (U18 Region) | 3 | 33 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 1.03 | 12 | 20 | 0 | |||||||
| NHL | 6 | 256 | 51 | 114 | 165 | 0.64 | 101 | -90 | 0 | |||||||
| SHL | 3 | 89 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 0.44 | 10 | -11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 | 2 | 1 |
| TV-Pucken | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1.33 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U16 Div.1 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 1.19 | 8 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U16 SM | 2 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 1.33 | 8 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U20 Nationell (J20 Nationell, J20 SuperElit) | 3 | 44 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 0.89 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.80 | 4 | 4 |
| WJC-20 Cancelled | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| WSI U13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.89 | 4 | - | 0 |