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William Eklund

#72

age22

posLW,C

shotl

h5'11"

w185lbs

Depth Chart LW1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Extension signed

Cap Hit

$863,333$863K

Year 3 of 3

23/24

25/26

Expiry Status

RFA 2026 age 23

Next Contract

Signed Jul 1, 2025

Next Cap Hit

$5,600,000$5.60M

Term

3 Years

Next Expiry Status

RFA 2029 age 26

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick7

Year2021

Agent Mark Gandler & Todd Diamond

Birthdate Oct 12, 2002

Birthplace Stockholm

Nationality Sweden

Stick CCM JetSpeed FT7 Pro

UFA Year 2030

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $2,775,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP77

G17

A41

P58

PPG0.75

PIM29

EV TOI/GM 14.38

G60 0.49

P60 1.79

GF% 50.00

DFF% 49.70

REL DFF% 7.40

CF% 50.00

REL CF% 6.30

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Extension

2026-2029 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$16,800,000$16.80M

cap hit$5,600,000$5.60M

expiry 2029 RFA age 26

William Eklund is signed to a 3 year, $16,800,000 contract extension with a cap hit of $5,600,000 per season. He plays for the San Jose Sharks. His next contract begins for the 2026-27 season and expires at the end of the 2028-29 season, making him a Restricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 1 2025

Signing Agent Mark Gandler & Todd Diamond

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 5.38%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Qualifying Offer $5,800,000$5.80M

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029
Cap Hit	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,600,000$5.60M	RFAage 26
AAV	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,600,000$5.60M
Base	$4,400,000$4.40M	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,800,000$5.80M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000$1.00M	-	-
Total Salary	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,800,000$5.80M
Minors Salary	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,800,000$5.80M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2021-2026 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,589,999$2.59M

cap hit$863,333$863K

Signed On Aug 14 2021

Signing Agent Mark Gandler & Todd Diamond

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.13%

Signing Status age 18

Qualifying Offer $874,125$874K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$894,167$894K	$863,333$863K	$863,333$863K	$863,333$863K	RFAage 23
AAV	$1,775,000$1.78M	$1,744,167$1.74M	$1,713,333$1.71M	$1,713,333$1.71M	$1,713,333$1.71M
Base	-	-	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-	-
Total Salary	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$925,000$925K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Minors Salary	-	-	$80,000$80K	$80,000$80K	$80,000$80K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year
Buy Out					Buy Out

Notes

Includes European Assignment Clause

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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	$863,333 $863K	NHL	San Jose Sharks	77	17	41	58	29	1,107	50.00	49.70	7.40	50.00	6.30	0.49	1.79
2023-24	$863,333 $863K	NHL	San Jose Sharks	80	16	29	45	30	1,126	36.40	43.60	2.70	44.90	1.50	0.27	1.12
2022-23	$894,167 $894K	NHL	San Jose Sharks	8	2	1	3	6	116	20.00	43.70	-1.30	51.10	2.40	0.52	0.52
2022-23	$894,167 $894K	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	54	17	24	41	43
2021-22	$925,000 $925K	SHL	Djurgårdens IF	4	1	0	1	0
2021-22	$925,000 $925K	International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	3	0	3	3	0
2021-22	$925,000 $925K	J20 Nationell	Djurgårdens IF J20	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	2	1	1	2	0
2021-22	$925,000 $925K	WJC-20 Cancelled	Sweden U20 (all)	2	0	3	3	0
2021-22	$925,000 $925K	SHL	Djurgårdens IF	29	1	13	14	4
2021-22	$925,000 $925K	NHL	San Jose Sharks	9	0	4	4	2	108	33.30	41.90	-7.00	47.40	1.30		0.56
2020-21	$0 $0K	International	Sweden (all)	4	1	1	2	0
2020-21	$0 $0K	SHL	Djurgårdens IF	40	11	12	23	2									Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0
2019-20	$0 $0K	J18 Nationell	Djurgårdens IF J18	1	0	0	0	2
2019-20	$0 $0K	Champions HL	Djurgårdens IF	2	0	0	0	2
2019-20	$0 $0K	SHL	Djurgårdens IF	20	0	2	2	4
2019-20	$0 $0K	J18 Region	Djurgårdens IF J18	1	0	3	3	0
2019-20	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	13	2	4	6	0
2019-20	$0 $0K	J20 Nationell	Djurgårdens IF J20	31	12	24	36	22
2019-20	$0 $0K	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Sweden U18	5	1	4	5	2
2018-19	$0 $0K	J18 Nationell	Djurgårdens IF J18	13	6	7	13	4									Playoffs	4	3	5	8	0
2018-19	$0 $0K	J20 Nationell	Djurgårdens IF J20	13	1	2	3	6									Playoffs	8	2	4	6	0
2018-19	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U17 (all)	11	2	8	10	10
2018-19	$0 $0K	J18 Region	Djurgårdens IF J18	13	4	5	9	4									Playoffs	4	3	5	8	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	U16 SM	Djurgårdens IF U16	7	3	9	12	4
2017-18	$0 $0K	J18 Nationell	Djurgårdens IF J18	17	3	10	13	10									Playoffs	4	1	2	3	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U16 (all)	9	0	12	12	6
2017-18	$0 $0K	J18 Region	Djurgårdens IF J18	19	6	16	22	8									Playoffs	4	1	2	3	0
2017-18	$0 $0K	TV-Pucken	Stockholm Syd	6	0	8	8	4
2017-18	$0 $0K	U16 Div.1	Djurgårdens IF U16	3	3	4	7	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	U16 SM	Djurgårdens IF U16	8	1	7	8	4
2016-17	$0 $0K	U16 Div.1	Djurgårdens IF U16	23	12	13	25	8
2015-16	$0 $0K	U16 Div.1	Djurgårdens IF U16	1	0	0	0	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	WSI U13	Sweden Selects U13	9	3	5	8	4
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jul

Eklund, William

3yrs

$5,600,000

Cap Hit

08/14

2021

Eklund, William

3yrs

$863,333

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

May

Eklund, William

Eklund underwent successful wrist surgery Monday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

May

Eklund, William

Eklund is in stable condition after his wrist was cut by Filip Hronek's skate during a tune-up game Saturday ahead of the 2025 IIHF World Championship, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey News reports.

Apr

Eklund, William

Eklund logged an assist in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Calgary Flames.

Apr

Eklund, William

Eklund logged an assist, five shots on goal and two blocked shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

Apr

Eklund, William

Eklund logged an assist, two hits and two PIM in Wednesday's 8-7 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild.

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