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William Eklund

#72

age23

posLW,C

shotl

h5'11"

w185lbs

Depth Chart RW2

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 $5.42M

Regular Season

GP14

P11

PPG0.79

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 15:27

PP TOI/GP 2:56

PK TOI/GP 0:16

G60 0.83

P60 1.66

GF% 47.1

xGF% 45.0

RELxGF% 4.0

CF% 47.0

REL CF% 6.2

Pen Diff -3

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP188

G40

A81

P121

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.64

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.21

Career Statline Details

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

Signing GM Mike Grier

% 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

Signing GM Doug Wilson

% 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

Notes

Includes European Assignment Clause

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP14

P11

PPG0.79

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 15:27

PP TOI/GP 2:56

PK TOI/GP 0:16

G60 0.83

P60 1.66

GF% 47.1

xGF% 45.0

RELxGF% 4.0

CF% 47.0

REL CF% 6.2

Pen Diff -3

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP188

G40

A81

P121

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.64

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.21

Career Statline Details

NHL Only

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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	23	$863,333 $863K	NHL	San Jose Sharks	14	5	6	11	2	47.1	45.0	4.0	47.0	6.2	0.83	1.66	-3	15:27	2:56	0:16
2024-25	22	$863,333 $863K	NHL	San Jose Sharks	77	17	41	58	29	50.0	48.0	5.8	50.0	6.4	0.48	1.75	-13	14:40	2:29	1:10
2023-24	21	$863,333 $863K	NHL	San Jose Sharks	80	16	29	45	30	36.0	44.0	3.3	45.0	1.7	0.26	1.10	-3	14:18	2:32	0:49
2022-23	20	$894,167 $894K	NHL	San Jose Sharks	8	2	1	3	6	27.3	46.0	-0.4	51.0	2.2	1.00	1.00	0	14:57	3:37	0:20
2022-23	20	$894,167 $894K	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	54	17	24	41	43
2021-22	19	$925,000 $925K	WJC-20 Cancelled	Sweden U20 (all)	2	0	3	3	0
2021-22	19	$925,000 $925K	SHL	Djurgårdens IF	29	1	13	14	4
2021-22	19	$925,000 $925K	NHL	San Jose Sharks	9	0	4	4	2	33.3	49.0	-0.2	48.0	1.5	0.00	0.55	0	12:09	2:01	0:02
2021-22	19	$925,000 $925K	J20 Nationell	Djurgårdens IF J20	0	0	0	0	0												Playoffs	2	1	1	2	0
2021-22	19	$925,000 $925K	International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	3	0	3	3	0
2020-21	18		SHL	Djurgårdens IF	40	11	12	23	2												Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0
2020-21	18		International	Sweden (all)	4	1	1	2	0
2019-20	17		SHL	Djurgårdens IF	20	0	2	2	4
2019-20	17		J20 Nationell	Djurgårdens IF J20	31	12	24	36	22
2019-20	17		J18 Region	Djurgårdens IF J18	1	0	3	3	0
2019-20	17		J18 Nationell	Djurgårdens IF J18	1	0	0	0	2
2019-20	17		International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	13	2	4	6	0
2019-20	17		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Sweden U18	5	1	4	5	2
2019-20	17		Champions HL	Djurgårdens IF	2	0	0	0	2
2018-19	16		J20 Nationell	Djurgårdens IF J20	13	1	2	3	6												Playoffs	8	2	4	6	0
2018-19	16		J18 Region	Djurgårdens IF J18	13	4	5	9	4
2018-19	16		J18 Nationell	Djurgårdens IF J18	13	6	7	13	4												Playoffs	4	3	5	8	0
2018-19	16		International-Jr	Sweden U17 (all)	11	2	8	10	10
2017-18	15		U16 SM	Djurgårdens IF U16	7	3	9	12	4
2017-18	15		U16 Div.1	Djurgårdens IF U16	3	3	4	7	0
2017-18	15		TV-Pucken	Stockholm Syd	6	0	8	8	4
2017-18	15		J18 Region	Djurgårdens IF J18	19	6	16	22	8
2017-18	15		J18 Nationell	Djurgårdens IF J18	17	3	10	13	10												Playoffs	4	1	2	3	0
2017-18	15		International-Jr	Sweden U16 (all)	9	0	12	12	6
2016-17	14		U16 SM	Djurgårdens IF U16	8	1	7	8	4
2016-17	14		U16 Div.1	Djurgårdens IF U16	23	12	13	25	8
2015-16	13		U16 Div.1	Djurgårdens IF U16	1	0	0	0	0
2014-15	12		WSI U13	Sweden Selects U13	9	3	5	8	4
NHL Totals					188	40	81	121
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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

Nov

Eklund, William

Eklund (lower body) will return to the lineup in Minnesota on Tuesday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.

Nov

Eklund, William

Eklund (lower body) will make the trip to Minnesota for Tuesday's matchup, with his game status to be determined after the morning skate, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.

Nov

Eklund, William

Eklund (lower body) was designated for injured reserve Friday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

Nov

Eklund, William

Eklund (lower body) skated Thursday and will be re-evaluated ahead of Friday's game against the Winnipeg Jets, according to Max Miller of NHL.com.

Nov

Eklund, William

Eklund (lower body) won't play against the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday, according to Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News.

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