Joel Eriksson Ek

Team: Färjestads

photo by farjestadbk.se

League: SHL

Position: Center

Born: 29th January 1997

Height: 6.2       

Weight: 185
Draft eligible for NHL Draft 2015

Size/Strength	Good
Skating	Average
Shot/Scoring	Good
Puckhandling	Good
Physical Play	Good
Offensive Play	Good
Defensive Play	Good
Hockey Sense	Average
Competitiveness	Good

 Report Card – Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average, Poor

Strengths

1. Shot

2. Net Presence

3. Work Ethic

Area’s For Improvement

1. First Steps

2. Skating

3. No High End Scoring Skills

Scouting Report:

A gritty center with good size and likes to get his nose dirty. Uses his big body to protect the puck well and wins corner battles. Drives the net and goes into dirty areas. Tries to be in your face each shift and is a good agitator. Good net presence to screen and provoke rebounds. Has a nose for scoring and seems always in good position. Can play physical and is present in after whistle scrums. His first steps are not the fastest and his skating abilities are improvable. Eriksson Ek is a very competitive center with a good scoring touch and great work ethic. Besides his good shot, he might not have high end scoring assets but is doing all for the win and fits into NHL style hockey.             

NHL Potential: Two-Way Forward with good work ethic, who works good in all three zones.  

Style compares to: Mika Zibanejad