Viktor Ekbom

Viktor Ekbom (born 1 June 1989) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career Ekbom was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 6th round (181st overall) of the 2009 NHL entry draft.

He started the 2010–11 season with Linköpings HC in the Elitserien, and finished the remainder of the season on an amateur try-out with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ekbom went scoreless in three games. Before signing a try-out in North America, Ekbom was signed to a two-year contract starting from the 2011–12 season with Finnish club Tappara of the SM-liiga on 25 March 2011.

His rights were relinquished by the Penguins on 31 May 2011, making him eligible to re-enter the 2011 NHL entry draft.

On 15 June 2012, Ekbom left Tappara to sign a one-year contract with EHC München of the German DEL. During the 2012–13 season, Ekbom contributed with 4 goals and 10 points in 38 games for Munchen.

On 1 May 2013, upon completion of his contract with EHC München Ekbom returned to his native Sweden and signed a one-year deal with Örebro HK of the SHL.

Following completion of the 2021–22 season, his fourth with Frölunda HC, Ekbom announced his retirement from professional hockey on 12 July 2022.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 9 0 0 0 2————— 2007–08 Linköpings HC J20 25 3 7 10 10 5 0 2 2 6 2008–09 IK Oskarshamn Allsv 29 2 4 6 22————— 2008–09 Linköpings HC SEL 14 0 1 1 6 5 0 0 0 2 2009–10 Linköpings HC SEL 47 0 2 2 16 12 0 0 0 8 2010–11 Linköpings HC SEL 49 0 6 6 10 1 0 0 0 0 2010–11 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 3 0 0 0 0————— 2011–12 Tappara SM-l 44 1 3 4 44————— 2012–13 EHC München DEL 38 4 6 10 8————— 2013–14 Örebro HK SHL 53 2 4 6 22 — — — — — 2014–15 Örebro HK SHL 55 1 12 13 30 6 0 1 1 0 2015–16 Örebro HK SHL 48 1 8 9 16 2 0 0 0 0 2016–17 Örebro HK SHL 34 1 4 5 20 — — — — — 2017–18 Örebro HK SHL 48 4 6 10 53 — — — — — 2018–19 Frölunda HC SHL 46 0 5 5 32 15 0 1 1 8 2019–20 Frölunda HC SHL 49 5 7 12 63 — — — — — 2020–21 Frölunda HC SHL 33 0 4 4 18 7 0 0 0 2 2021–22 Frölunda HC SHL 26 0 4 4 4 9 0 0 0 2 SHL totals 502 14 63 77 290 57 0 2 2 22

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2009 Sweden WJC 6 0 2 2 2 Junior totals 6 0 2 2 2

Awards and honours Award Year CHL Champions (Frölunda HC) 2019 SHL Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) 2019