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Joel Eriksson Ek

#14

age28

posC

shotl

h6'2"

w207lbs

Depth Chart C2

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$5,250,000$5.25M

Year 5 of 8

21/22

25/26

28/29

Expiry Status

UFA 2029 age 32

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick20

Year2015

Agent Claude Lemieux

Birthdate Jan 29, 1997

Birthplace Karlstad

Nationality Sweden

Stick CCM JetSpeed FT7 Pro

UFA Year 2024

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $28.49M

Regular Season

GP9

PPG0.67

PIM8

5x5 TOI/GP 12:51

PP TOI/GP 4:12

PK TOI/GP 1:53

G60 0.00

P60 1.04

GF% 50.0

xGF% 44.0

RELxGF% -1.5

CF% 48.0

REL CF% 0.4

Pen Diff 0

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP553

G137

A168

P305

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.55

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.25

Career Statline Details

2021-2029 Standard Contract

term8yrs

value$42,000,000$42.00M

cap hit$5,250,000$5.25M

Joel Eriksson Ek is signed to a 8 year, $42,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $5,250,000 per season, playing for the Minnesota Wild. His contract expires at the end of the 2028-29 season, making Eriksson Ek an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 2 2021

Signing Agent Claude Lemieux

Signed By

Signing GM Bill Guerin

% Cap Contract Start 6.44%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029
Cap Hit	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	UFAage 32
AAV	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M	$5,250,000$5.25M
Base	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Minors Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Clauses				NMC M-NTC	NMC M-NTC	NMC M-NTC	NMC M-NTC	NMC M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out						Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

Notes

Yrs 4-8: NMC; 10 Team No Trade List

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP9

PPG0.67

PIM8

5x5 TOI/GP 12:51

PP TOI/GP 4:12

PK TOI/GP 1:53

G60 0.00

P60 1.04

GF% 50.0

xGF% 44.0

RELxGF% -1.5

CF% 48.0

REL CF% 0.4

Pen Diff 0

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP553

G137

A168

P305

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.55

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.25

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	28	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Minnesota Wild	9	1	5	6	8	50.0	44.0	-1.5	48.0	0.4	0.00	1.04	0	12:51	4:12	1:53
2024-25	27	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL 4 Nations	Sweden	3	1	1	2	0
2024-25	27	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Minnesota Wild	46	14	15	29	22	60.5	54.0	7.1	54.0	7.5	0.75	1.40	-5	13:56	2:51	1:43	Playoffs	6	0	3	3	0
2023-24	26	$5,250,000 $5.25M	WC	Sweden	10	7	2	9	10
2023-24	26	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Minnesota Wild	77	30	34	64	60	57.6	56.0	7.2	52.0	3.7	0.88	1.94	-6	13:17	3:39	2:20
2023-24	26	$5,250,000 $5.25M	International	Sweden (all)	12	7	2	9	10
2023-24	26	$5,250,000 $5.25M	EHT	Sweden	2	0	0	0	0
2022-23	25	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Minnesota Wild	78	23	38	61	44	55.7	53.0	4.6	50.0	0.4	0.43	2.01	3	12:38	3:09	2:00	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2021-22	24	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Minnesota Wild	77	26	23	49	28	57.7	57.0	4.2	53.0	2.5	0.69	1.56	-13	12:30	2:47	2:02	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	0
2020-21	23	$1,487,500 $1.49M	NHL	Minnesota Wild	56	19	11	30	20	60.3	58.0	7.7	49.0	3.8	1.33	1.72	-6	13:41	1:12	1:34	Playoffs	7	2	1	3	0
2019-20	22	$1,487,500 $1.49M	NHL	Minnesota Wild	62	8	21	29	22	56.2	53.0	-0.3	48.0	-2.0	0.52	2.00	-5	13:03	0:05	1:51	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	0
2018-19	21	$894,167 $894K	NHL	Minnesota Wild	58	7	7	14	20	45.6	56.0	1.8	51.0	0.3	0.63	1.25	-5	11:34	0:08	1:20
2018-19	21	$894,167 $894K	AHL	Iowa Wild	9	4	5	9	8
2017-18	20	$894,167 $894K	NHL	Minnesota Wild	75	6	10	16	22												Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0
2017-18	20	$894,167 $894K	AHL	Iowa Wild	8	3	5	8	8
2016-17	19	$894,167 $894K	WJC-20	Sweden U20	7	6	3	9	4
2016-17	19	$894,167 $894K	WC	Sweden	10	1	2	3	4
2016-17	19	$894,167 $894K	SHL	Färjestad BK	26	8	8	16	12												Playoffs	7	3	3	6	0
2016-17	19	$894,167 $894K	NHL	Minnesota Wild	15	3	4	7	4												Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2016-17	19	$894,167 $894K	International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	13	10	6	16	20
2016-17	19	$894,167 $894K	International	Sweden (all)	16	2	3	5	8
2016-17	19	$894,167 $894K	EHT	Sweden	6	1	2	3	4
2016-17	19	$894,167 $894K	Champions HL	Färjestad BK	2	0	0	0	2
2016-17	19	$894,167 $894K	AHL	Iowa Wild	1	1	0	1	0
2015-16	18	$925,000 $925K	WJC-20	Sweden U20	6	1	1	2	2
2015-16	18	$925,000 $925K	SHL	Färjestad BK	41	9	6	15	18												Playoffs	4	1	0	1	0
2015-16	18	$925,000 $925K	International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	16	5	7	12	8
2015-16	18	$925,000 $925K	International	Sweden (all)	4	2	0	2	0
2015-16	18	$925,000 $925K	Champions HL	Färjestad BK	6	0	0	0	2
2014-15	17		WJC-18	Sweden U18	5	5	1	6	2
2014-15	17		SHL	Färjestad BK	34	4	2	6	4												Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2014-15	17		J20 Nationell	Färjestad BK J20	25	21	11	32	20												Playoffs	6	5	5	10	0
2014-15	17		International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	19	15	7	22	10
2014-15	17		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Sweden U18	5	3	1	4	0
2014-15	17		Champions HL	Färjestad BK	1	0	0	0	0
2013-14	16		WHC-17	Sweden U17	5	1	0	1	0
2013-14	16		J20 Nationell	Färjestad BK J20	13	2	2	4	4												Playoffs	4	1	1	2	0
2013-14	16		J18 Region	Färjestad BK J18	19	16	9	25	8
2013-14	16		J18 Nationell	Färjestad BK J18	14	6	9	15	14												Playoffs	5	2	6	8	0
2013-14	16		International-Jr	Sweden U17 (all)	11	2	3	5	2
2012-13	15		U16 SM	Färjestad BK U16	8	9	7	16	2
2012-13	15		TV-Pucken	Värmland	8	5	3	8	2
2012-13	15		J18 Region	Färjestad BK J18	8	1	1	2	4
2012-13	15		J18 Nationell	Färjestad BK J18	18	0	5	5	6
2012-13	15		International-Jr	Sweden U16 (all)	3	0	1	1	0
2011-12	14		U16 SM	Färjestad BK U16	6	1	1	2	0
2011-12	14		TV-Pucken	Värmland 2	8	2	2	4	0
NHL Totals					553	137	168	305
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/2

2021

Eriksson Ek, Joel

8yrs

'29

$5,250,000

Cap Hit

08/21

2019

Eriksson Ek, Joel

2yrs

$1,487,500

Cap Hit

07/13

2015

Eriksson Ek, Joel

3yrs

$894,167

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Eriksson Ek, Joel

Eriksson Ek posted two power-play assists, two shots on goal and two PIM in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Oct

Eriksson Ek, Joel

Eriksson Ek scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 5-0 win over the St. Louis Blues.

Sep

Eriksson Ek, Joel

Eriksson Ek (abdomen) participated in Thursday's scrimmage to begin training camp, signaling that he should be healthy ahead of the 2025-26 campaign, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

May

Eriksson Ek, Joel

Eriksson Ek (abdomen) will have core muscle surgery this offseason but expects to be ready for the beginning of the 2025-26 campaign, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports Sunday.

Apr

Eriksson Ek, Joel

Eriksson Ek notched two assists, two shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5.

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Contract History

2019-2021 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$2,975,000$2.98M

cap hit$1,487,500$1.49M

expiry 2021 RFA age 24

Signed On Aug 21 2019

Signing Agent Claude Lemieux

Signed By

Signing GM Bill Guerin

% Cap Contract Start 1.83%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$1,487,500$1.49M	$1,487,500$1.49M	RFAage 24
AAV	$1,487,500$1.49M	$1,487,500$1.49M
Base	$1,450,000$1.45M	$1,525,000$1.53M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$1,450,000$1.45M	$1,525,000$1.53M
Minors Salary	$1,450,000$1.45M	$1,525,000$1.53M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2015-2019 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,682,501$2.68M

cap hit$894,167$894K

expiry 2019 RFA age 22

Signed On Jul 13 2015

Signing Agent Claude Lemieux

Signed By

Signing GM Chuck Fletcher

% Cap Contract Start 1.30%

Signing Status age 18

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K	RFAage 22
AAV	$1,137,500$1.14M	$1,106,667$1.11M	$1,106,667$1.11M	$1,106,667$1.11M
Base	-	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	$212,500$213K	$425,000$425K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-
Total Salary	-	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$832,500$833K
Minors Salary	-	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year