Minnesota Wild Recalls Eriksson Ek from Iowa
December 7, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL) - Iowa Wild News Release
DES MOINES, IA - Minnesota Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher Wednesday announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled forward Joel Eriksson Ek (pronounced JUHL AIR-ihk-suhn EHK) from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Eriksson Ek, 20 (1/29/97), has tallied three points (1-23) and 37 shots on goal in 20 games with Minnesota this season while averaging 12:47 in TOI/game. The 6-foot-1, 206-pound native of Karlstad, Sweden, has also recorded seven points (3-47) in seven games with Iowa this season. He owns 10 points (4-610) in 35 career NHL games with the Wild.
In eight career AHL games, all with Iowa, Eriksson Ek has posted eight points (4g, 4a). This season, he found the score sheet in all but one of the seven games he played in the AHL. Eriksson Ek was selected by Minnesota in the first round (20th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft and wears sweater No. 14 with the Wild.
The Iowa Wild hosts the San Diego Gulls for Star Wars Night on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. The club continues the home stand on Sunday against the Grand Rapids Griffins for the Teddy Bear Toss at 5 p.m.
The Iowa Wild 2017-18 season is presented by Mercy Medical Center and runs from October through April. For more information, please contact the Wild office by calling 515-564-8700 or by visiting www.iowawild.com .
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from December 7, 2017
- Tickets for Pins and Pucks on Sale Now; Bowl with the Team on January 23 - Ontario Reign
- Teddy Bear Toss presented by Frontier Communications is Saturday, December 16! - Ontario Reign
- Wolves Fly by Gulls - Chicago Wolves
- Dustin Tokarski turns in 39-save shutout performance - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Adam Erne Nets Hat Trick in 6-1 Win over Comets - Syracuse Crunch
- Crunch Snap Comets Point Streak - Utica Comets
- P-Bruins Week in Review - Providence Bruins
- Saarijarvi, Borkowski Re-Join Griffins - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Ontario Reign Staff Move over 740 Miles and Raise over $2,000 During November - Ontario Reign
- Colorado Avalanche Reassign Forward Rocco Grimaldi to San Antonio - San Antonio Rampage
- Bleackley Returns to Wolves - Chicago Wolves
- Minnesota Wild Recalls Eriksson Ek from Iowa - Iowa Wild
- Rangers Sign Free Agent Goaltender Marek - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Joseph Zakrzewski Named New IceHogs Broadcaster - Ontario Reign
- D T.J. Brennan, G Alex Lyon Recalled by Flyers - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Penguins Announce Four Roster Moves - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Amerks to Collect Toys for the Pirate Toy Fund During Next Two Home - Rochester Americans
- Comets Announce Roster Moves - Utica Comets
- Iowa Falls to Texas in Overtime 5-4 - Iowa Wild
- San Antonio Drops 5-1 Decision to Bakersfield - San Antonio Rampage
- Gust Gets Two as Condors Cruise in San Antonio, 5-1 - Bakersfield Condors
- RANGERS RECALL ALEXANDAR GEORGIEV FROM HARTFORD - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Shop and Skate with the Condors Wednesday, Dec 13 - Bakersfield Condors
- Moulson Returns to Southern California for First Time Since 2008-09 Season - Ontario Reign
- Anaheim Ducks Announce Roster Move - San Diego Gulls
- Coyotes Assign Hanley to Tucson - Tucson Roadrunners
- Syracuse Crunch Partner with Hillside Family of Agencies to Hold - Syracuse Crunch
- Lough Joins Wolves Blue Line - Chicago Wolves
- Lough Joins Wolves Blue Line - Chicago Wolves
- First-Place Penguins Prepare for Another Busy Week - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
