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Joel Ek Eriksson Scouting Report – 2015 NHL Draft

Jun 2, 2015

2015 NHL Draft Profiles: Joel Ek Eriksson

Effort and energy – Eriksson has been described as a strong two-way player and brings a great deal of intensity with each and every shift; he is a fierce workhorse on the forecheck and brings some of the best board play in this draft class; he finishes checks, blocks shots, win pucks battles and simply wants it more than anyone else; this is your prototypical coach’s dream – a player who leads by example every night
Goal-scoring ability – He is more of a natural scorer than a play-maker, displaying good scoring instincts and positional understanding; he has an above average wrist shot and is deft at finding and putting in loose pucks around the net

Top end potential – Some teams like to be able to hit a home run in the first round and it’s unlikely that Eriksson will ever be that type of player; while he does a lot of things well, you’d be hard pressed to say he does anything at an “elite” level’; his skating ability and overall offensive talent will likely grade out as average

Potential two-way centre – He figures to be more of an excellent complementary piece than a centerpiece of a winning team; considering the importance of strength down the middle in today’s NHL, that’s certainly more than enough to justify a late first round selection; his impact could be in the mold of an Andrew Ladd or a David Backes type of player
Draft Day – Eriksson projects to be slot in comfortably toward the latter third of the first round

Season	Team	Lg	GP	G	A	Pts	+ / -
2013-14	Farjestad J18	J18 Elit	19	16	9	25	21
	Farjestad J18	J18 Allvenskan	14	6	9	15	5
	Farjestad J20	SuperElit	13	2	2	4	1
	Sweden U17	Int. JR	11	2	3	5	2
2014-15	Farjestad J20	SuperElit	25	21	11	32	13
	Farjestad	SHL	34	4	2	6	0
	Sweden U18	Int. JR	13	10	6	16	2