Anaheim Ducks Recall Olle Eriksson Ek From San Diego

Feb 10, 2023

The 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 54 career American Hockey League (AHL) games with San Diego, posting a 16-30-3 record with one shutout. He has made 13 appearances with the Gulls this season. 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 goals-against average and .904 save percentage 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.