Anaheim Ducks Recall Olle Eriksson Ek From San Diego
Apr 7, 2023The Anaheim Ducks announced today the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled goaltender Olle Eriksson Ek from the San Diego Gulls, Anaheim’s primary development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).
Eriksson Ek, 23 (6/22/99), has appeared in 61 career American Hockey League (AHL) games with San Diego, posting a 17-35-3 record with one shutout, a 3.79 goals-against average (GAA) and .876 save percentage (SV%). He has made 20 appearances with the Gulls this season, going 2-14-0 with a 4.81 GAA and .852 GAA. The 6-3, 208-pound goaltender spent two seasons in Sweden’s second division with BIK Karlskoga (2017-19), combining for a 12-13-0 record with a 2.59 GAA and .904 SV% in 27 contests.
Selected by Anaheim in the fifth round (153rd overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft, the Karlstad, Sweden native was named to Sweden's silver medal team at the 2018 World Junior Championship, and helped Sweden earn silver at the 2016 U-18 World Championship and bronze at the 2015 U-17 World Hockey Challenge. His brother, Joel, is a center for the Minnesota Wild.