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Mattias Ekholm

#14

age35

posLD

shotl

h6'4"

w225lbs

Depth Chart LD1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$6,250,000$6.25M

Year 4 of 4

22/23

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

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UFA Year 2017

ELC Year 21

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $52,275,000

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, playing for the Edmonton Oilers. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Ekholm an Unrestricted Free Agent.

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	Playoffs	6	1	5	6	0
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

+3 more...

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

Jun

Ekholm, Mattias

Ekholm notched an assist, four shots on goal, two blocked shots and a minus-3 rating in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Jun

Ekholm, Mattias

Ekholm logged two assists, three shots on goal, four blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Jun

Ekholm, Mattias

Ekholm scored a goal on four shots, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

May

Ekholm, Mattias

Ekholm (undisclosed) played 15:52 in Thursday's 6-3 win in Game 5. He picked up an assist.

May

Ekholm, Mattias

Ekholm (undisclosed) will draw into the lineup for Game 5 against the Dallas Stars on Thursday.

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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