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Mattias Ekholm

#14

age34

posD

shotl

h6'4"

w225lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$6,250,000$6.25M

Year 3 of 4

22/23

24/25

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 36

Profile

Draft Team

Round4

Pick102

Year2009

Agent Kurt Overhardt

Birthdate May 24, 1990

Birthplace Borlange

Nationality Sweden

Stick Bauer Vapor HyperLite 2

UFA Year 2017

ELC Year 21

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $45,775,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP65

A24

P33

PPG0.51

PIM30

EV TOI/GM 17.97

G60 0.21

P60 0.98

GF% 50.50

DFF% 59.80

REL DFF% 7.20

CF% 59.70

REL CF% 9.70

2022-2026 Standard Contract

term4yrs

value$25,000,000$25.00M

cap hit$6,250,000$6.25M

Mattias Ekholm is signed to a 4 year, $25,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $6,250,000 per season, currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers. His contract was signed on October 13, 2021, and expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Ekholm will be 36 years old.

Signed On Oct 13 2021

Signing Agent Kurt Overhardt

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 7.58%

Signing Status UFAage 31

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M	UFAage 36
AAV	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M
Base	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M
Minors Salary	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out				Buy Out

Notes

* Retained Salary Feb 28, 2023

4.00% of contract was retained by the Nashville Predators in a trade to the Edmonton Oilers

Trade Details

Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$6,250,000 $6.25M	NHL 4 Nations	Sweden	3	0	1	1	0
2024-25	$6,250,000 $6.25M	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	65	9	24	33	30	1,168	50.50	59.80	7.20	59.70	9.70	0.21	0.98
2023-24	$6,250,000 $6.25M	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	79	11	34	45	47	1,360	64.00	61.90	7.50	60.00	7.40	0.35	1.63	Playoffs	25	5	5	10	0
2022-23	$6,250,000 $6.25M	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	21	4	10	14	4	355	75.60	61.00	7.10	58.30	7.60	0.68	1.86	Playoffs	12	1	6	7	0
2022-23	$6,250,000 $6.25M	NHL	Nashville Predators	57	5	13	18	24	949	47.00	52.50	5.50	52.50	4.70	0.25	0.70
2021-22	$3,750,000 $3.75M	NHL	Nashville Predators	76	6	25	31	44	1,315	55.50	49.30	-0.70	49.20	-0.50	0.23	0.91	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0
2020-21	$3,750,000 $3.75M	NHL	Nashville Predators	48	6	17	23	14	839	65.20	49.80	0.90	51.10	3.00	0.36	1.22	Playoffs	6	0	3	3	0
2019-20	$3,750,000 $3.75M	NHL	Nashville Predators	68	8	25	33	32	1,233	47.40	48.60	-2.70	49.90	-1.10	0.34	1.12	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
2018-19	$3,750,000 $3.75M	International	Sweden (all)	8	0	2	2	4
2018-19	$3,750,000 $3.75M	WC	Sweden	8	0	2	2	4
2018-19	$3,750,000 $3.75M	NHL	Nashville Predators	80	8	36	44	47	1,505	56.52	53.40	3.46	53.99	3.00	0.16	1.08	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	0
2017-18	$3,750,000 $3.75M	International	Sweden (all)	4	1	2	3	2
2017-18	$3,750,000 $3.75M	WC	Sweden	4	1	2	3	2
2017-18	$3,750,000 $3.75M	NHL	Nashville Predators	81	10	24	34	46	1,430	54.62	52.82	3.84	55.71	4.57	0.17	0.76	Playoffs	13	1	7	8	0
2016-17	$3,750,000 $3.75M	International	Sweden (all)	4	0	0	0	0
2016-17	$3,750,000 $3.75M	NHL	Nashville Predators	82	3	20	23	34	1,541	53.27	55.34	4.64	53.56	3.30	0.12	0.74	Playoffs	22	1	10	11	0
2016-17	$3,750,000 $3.75M	WCup	Sweden	4	0	0	0	2
2015-16	$1,037,500 $1.04M	International	Sweden (all)	2	1	0	1	2
2015-16	$1,037,500 $1.04M	WC	Sweden	2	1	0	1	2
2015-16	$1,037,500 $1.04M	NHL	Nashville Predators	82	8	27	35	44	1,363	55.24	57.03	5.61	53.91	1.74	0.18	1.06	Playoffs	14	3	4	7	0
2014-15	$1,037,500 $1.04M	International	Sweden (all)	8	0	3	3	6
2014-15	$1,037,500 $1.04M	WC	Sweden	8	0	3	3	6
2014-15	$1,037,500 $1.04M	NHL	Nashville Predators	80	7	11	18	52	1,284	56.86	57.93	4.19	56.55	4.77	0.23	0.70	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	0
2013-14	$900,000 $900K	EHT	Sweden	3	0	0	0	2
2013-14	$900,000 $900K	International	Sweden (all)	13	2	5	7	10
2013-14	$900,000 $900K	WC	Sweden	10	2	5	7	8
2013-14	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Nashville Predators	62	1	8	9	10	914	45.45	53.35	2.63	49.87	1.49	0.07	0.53
2012-13	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Nashville Predators	1	0	0	0	0	15	0.00	54.33	-6.03	63.43	7.32	0.00	0.00
2012-13	$900,000 $900K	AHL	Milwaukee Admirals	59	10	22	32	30									Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
2011-12	$900,000 $900K	International	Sweden (all)	10	2	2	4	8
2011-12	$900,000 $900K	EHT	Sweden	9	2	1	3	6
2011-12	$900,000 $900K	SHL	Brynäs IF	41	9	8	17	55									Playoffs	17	1	8	9	0
2011-12	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Nashville Predators	2	0	0	0	0	23	0.00	52.77	14.77	49.35	14.39	0.00	0.00
2010-11	$0 $0K	EHT	Sweden	12	0	2	2	6
2010-11	$0 $0K	International	Sweden (all)	16	0	4	4	10
2010-11	$0 $0K	SHL	Brynäs IF	55	10	23	33	38									Playoffs	5	0	4	4	0
2009-10	$0 $0K	HockeyAllsvenskan	Mora IK	2	0	0	0	6
2009-10	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Sweden U20	6	1	0	1	6
2009-10	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	11	2	0	2	14
2009-10	$0 $0K	HockeyAllsvenskan	Mora IK	41	1	21	22	54
2008-09	$0 $0K	HockeyAllsvenskan	Mora IK	3	0	0	0	4
2008-09	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U19 (all)	8	1	2	3	6
2008-09	$0 $0K	J20 Nationell	Mora IK J20	21	3	5	8	32
2008-09	$0 $0K	HockeyAllsvenskan	Mora IK	38	2	11	13	12
2007-08	$0 $0K	SHL	Mora IK	6	0	0	0	2
2007-08	$0 $0K	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Sweden U18	4	1	1	2	2
2007-08	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Sweden U18	6	1	0	1	2
2007-08	$0 $0K	J18 Region	Mora IK J18	9	4	5	9	12
2007-08	$0 $0K	SHL	Mora IK	1	0	0	0	0
2007-08	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	17	2	5	7	14
2007-08	$0 $0K	J20 Nationell	Mora IK J20	37	5	7	12	54
2006-07	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U17 (all)	8	2	0	2	6
2006-07	$0 $0K	J20 Nationell	Mora IK J20	36	0	4	4	28									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2006-07	$0 $0K	J18 Region	Mora IK J18	5	2	2	4	6
2006-07	$0 $0K	TV-Pucken	Dalarna	5	1	1	2	2
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

02/28

2023

Schaefer, Reid

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Ekholm, Mattias 2024 Round 6

10/13

2021

Ekholm, Mattias

4yrs

$6,250,000AAV

10/26

2015

Ekholm, Mattias

6yrs

$3,750,000AAV

07/9

2014

Ekholm, Mattias

2yrs

$1,037,500AAV

05/12

2011

Ekholm, Mattias

3yrs

$1,025,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

Apr

Ekholm, Mattias

Ekholm (undisclosed) is reportedly making progress but is unlikely to be available until after the second round, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports Monday.

Apr

Ekholm, Mattias

Ekholm (undisclosed) is not expected back until after the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports Monday.

Apr

Ekholm, Mattias

Ekholm (undisclosed) is still undergoing testing, but even in a best-case scenario, he's expected to miss a fair amount of time, Ryan Rishaug of TSN reports Saturday.

Apr

Ekholm, Mattias

Ekholm (undisclosed) won't finish Friday's game versus the San Jose Sharks, Mark Spector of Sportsnet reports.

Apr

Ekholm, Mattias

Ekholm (undisclosed) will return to the lineup versus San Jose on Friday, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports.

All Transactions

Contract History

2016-2022 Standard Contract

term6yrs

value$22,500,000$22.50M

cap hit$3,750,000$3.75M

expiry 2022 UFA age 32

Signed On Oct 26 2015

Signing Agent Kurt Overhardt

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 5.14%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$3,750,000$3.75M	$3,750,000$3.75M	$3,750,000$3.75M	$3,750,000$3.75M	$3,750,000$3.75M	$3,750,000$3.75M	UFAage 32
AAV	$3,750,000$3.75M	$3,750,000$3.75M	$3,750,000$3.75M	$3,750,000$3.75M	$3,750,000$3.75M	$3,750,000$3.75M
Base	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Minors Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2014-2016 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$2,075,000$2.08M

cap hit$1,037,500$1.04M

expiry 2016 RFA age 26

Signed On Jul 9 2014

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.50%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2014-15	2015-16	2016
Cap Hit	$1,037,500$1.04M	$1,037,500$1.04M	RFAage 26
AAV	$1,037,500$1.04M	$1,037,500$1.04M
Base	$1,037,500$1.04M	$1,037,500$1.04M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$1,037,500$1.04M	$1,037,500$1.04M
Minors Salary	$1,037,500$1.04M	$1,037,500$1.04M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2011-2014 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$3,075,000$3.08M

cap hit$1,025,000$1.03M

expiry 2014 RFA age 24

Signed On May 12 2011

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.40%

Signing Status age 21

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014
Cap Hit	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K	RFAage 24
AAV	$1,025,000$1.03M	$1,025,000$1.03M	$1,025,000$1.03M
Base	$810,000$810K	$810,000$810K	$810,000$810K
Performance Bonuses	$125,000$125K	$125,000$125K	$125,000$125K
Signing Bonuses	$90,000$90K	$90,000$90K	$90,000$90K
Total Salary	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K
Minors Salary	$67,500$68K	$67,500$68K	$67,500$68K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year