Per Eklund

Per Eklund (born July 9, 1970) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player.

Eklund began playing hockey in Sollentuna HC but moved to Väsby IK to play in a higher level.

He played one game in Allsvenskan, where Väsby had been relegated to from Elitserien, during the 1987–88 season. After a few years unsuccessful attempts to reach Elitserien, Eklund moved to Huddinge IK in the same division after the 1991–92 season. The team managed to reach the last promotion playoff two seasons in a row, however did not manage to go all the way to Elitserien.

He made his Elitserien debut in Djurgårdens IF during the 1994–95 season. Eklund managed to score 19 goals and 29 point and was awarded Rookie of the Year. His achievements in Elitserien drew attention from NHL, and he was drafted by Detroit Red Wings in 1995, 182nd overall. He played the following two seasons in Djurgården before moving to Detroit's AHL franchise Adirondack Red Wings in 1997. The team made it to the Calder Cup but lost all three games in the first round against Albany River Rats.

Eklund returned to Djurgården after just one season in North America. He became Swedish champion with Djurgården in 2000, before moving abroad again, this time to the German team Krefeld Pinguine. He was not able to help the team to make the playoffs, and he moved back to Sweden and Linköpings HC the following season. After a total of five seasons in Linköping he moved back for a final Elitserien season in Djurgården. His last professional team was German Straubing Tigers which he played for during the 2006–07 season. He started playing hockey at a lower level in his first club, Sollentuna. After the 2008–09 season, he ended his playing career and became general manager for the senior team.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1987–88 Väsby IK SWE.2 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1988–89 Väsby IK SWE.2 17 3 8 11 8 7 4 1 5 2 1989–90 Väsby IK SWE.2 32 12 21 33 40 2 0 1 1 2 1990–91 Väsby IK SWE.2 30 18 13 31 24 4 0 0 0 0 1991–92 Väsby IK SWE.2 29 13 24 37 26 — — — — — 1992–93 Huddinge IK SWE.2 36 23 22 45 14 9 3 1 4 2 1993–94 Huddinge IK SWE.2 35 20 11 31 40 2 0 0 0 2 1994–95 Djurgårdens IF SEL 40 19 10 29 20 3 1 1 2 4 1995–96 Djurgårdens IF SEL 39 17 10 27 10 1 0 0 0 0 1996–97 Djurgårdens IF SEL 50 20 16 36 12 4 1 0 1 4 1997–98 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 73 21 29 50 12 3 0 0 0 0 1998–99 Djurgårdens IF SEL 48 14 9 23 49 4 0 0 0 0 1999–2000 Djurgårdens IF SEL 50 20 13 33 38 13 3 1 4 6 2000–01 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 60 14 12 26 8 — — — — — 2001–02 Linköpings HC SEL 50 16 18 34 16 — — — — — 2002–03 Linköpings HC SEL 50 7 27 34 56 — — — — — 2003–04 Linköpings HC SEL 50 15 17 32 24 5 1 3 4 0 2004–05 Linköpings HC SEL 49 6 9 15 18 6 0 0 0 2 2005–06 Djurgårdens IF SEL 50 17 8 25 24 — — — — — 2006–07 Straubing Tigers DEL 20 4 2 6 18 — — — — — 2006–07 Sollentuna HC SWE.4 10 6 11 17 14 — — — — — 2007–08 Sollentuna HC SWE.4 23 11 22 33 28 — — — — — 2008–09 Sollentuna HC SWE.4 11 3 13 16 8 — — — — — SWE.2 totals 175 88 101 189 152 24 7 3 10 8 SEL totals 476 151 137 288 267 36 6 5 11 12

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1988 Sweden EJC 5 5 1 6 0 1997 Sweden WC 11 3 3 6 0 Senior totals 11 3 3 6 0