Mattias Ekholm

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Mattias EKHOLM
34y
Flag of SWE
$6.25M
196cm
102kg
Player Bio:
Position: Left Defense/Right Defense
Hand: L
Date of Birth: May 24, 1990
Place of Birth: Borlange, Borlange, SWE
Draft Year: 2009
Draft Round: 4
Drafted Overall: 102
Drafted By:
Current Team's Last 5 Games:
Dec. 3, 2024 A 0:1 0G | 0A | -1 | 25:28
Nov. 30, 2024 A 4:1 0G | 0A | +2 | 22:57
Nov. 29, 2024 A 4:3 OT 0G | 0A | -1 | 20:45
Nov. 23, 2024 H 6:2 0G | 0A | +2 | 21:04
Nov. 21, 2024 H 3:5 0G | 0A | -1 | 26:46
Player Season Game Logs
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Season Stats

Regular Season Playoffs
Season Cap Hit Team GP Goals Assists Points +/- TOI GP Goals Assists Points +/- TOI
2024-25 $6M 25 2 8 10 +4 23:07
2023-24 $6M 79 11 34 45 +44 21:03 25 5 5 10 +9 21:58
2022-23 $6M 21 4 10 14 +28 20:47 12 1 6 7 0 21:53
Feb. 28, 2023: Traded from NSH to EDM
2022-23 $6.25M 57 5 13 18 0 21:44
2021-22 $3.75M 76 6 25 31 +14 23:29 4 0 2 2 -2 22:49
2020-21 $3.75M 48 6 17 23 +19 22:52 6 0 3 3 +2 26:27
2019-20 $3.75M 68 8 25 33 -1 23:22 4 0 1 1 -2 24:08
2018-19 $3.75M 80 8 36 44 +27 23:22 6 0 2 2 -2 23:57
2017-18 $3.75M 81 10 24 34 +25 23:35 13 1 7 8 +4 23:24
2016-17 $3.75M 82 3 20 23 +4 23:28 22 1 10 11 +6 25:20
2015-16 $1.038M 82 8 27 35 +14 20:15 14 3 4 7 +2 23:48
2014-15 $1.038M 80 7 11 18 +12 19:01 6 1 0 1 +4 26:25
2013-14 $0.9M 62 1 8 9 -8 16:49
2012-13 $0.9M 1 0 0 0 -1 16:05
2011-12 $0.9M 2 0 0 0 -1 12:25
2009: Drafted by NSH

Contracts

Standard Contract (Extension)
Mattias Ekholm signed a 4 year, $25,000,000 contract with the Nashville Predators on Oct. 13, 2021. The contract has a cap hit of $6,250,000.
Signing team:
Signing date: Oct. 13, 2021
Signed by: David Poile
Cap %: 7.10
Expiry status: UFA
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2022-23 $6.25M $6.25M - - $5.5M $5.5M $5.5M
2023-24 $6.25M $6.25M - - $6.5M $6.5M $6.5M
2024-25 $6.25M $6.25M - - $6.5M $6.5M $6.5M
2025-26 $6.25M $6.25M - - $6.5M $6.5M $6.5M
Standard Contract (Extension)
Mattias Ekholm signed a 6 year, $22,500,000 contract with the Nashville Predators on Oct. 26, 2015. The contract has a cap hit of $3,750,000.
Signing team:
Signing date: Oct. 26, 2015
Signed by: David Poile
Cap %: 4.60
Expiry status: UFA
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2016-17 $3.75M $3.75M - - $3M $3M $3M
2017-18 $3.75M $3.75M - - $3.5M $3.5M $3.5M
2018-19 $3.75M $3.75M - - $4M $4M $4M
2019-20 $3.75M $3.75M - - $4M $4M $4M
2020-21 $3.75M $3.75M - - $3M $3M $3M
2021-22 $3.75M $3.75M - - $5M $5M $5M
Standard Contract
Mattias Ekholm signed a 2 year, $2,075,000 contract with the Nashville Predators on July 9, 2014. The contract has a cap hit of $1,037,500.
Signing team:
Signing date: July 9, 2014
Signed by: David Poile
Cap %: 1.45
Expiry status: RFA (Arb)
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2014-15 $1.038M $1.038M - - $1.038M $1.038M $1.038M
2015-16 $1.038M $1.038M - - $1.038M $1.038M $1.038M
Arbitration: This contract was signed following an arbitration filing
Qualifying Offer: $1.038M
Entry-Level Contract
Mattias Ekholm signed a 3 year, $3,075,000 contract with the Nashville Predators on May 12, 2011. The contract has a cap hit of $900,000.
Signing team:
Signing date: May 12, 2011
Signed by: David Poile
Cap %: 1.40
Expiry status: RFA (Arb)
Season Clause Cap Hit AAV P. Bonuses S. Bonuses Base Salary Total Salary Minors Salary
2011-12 $0.9M $1.025M $0.125M $0.09M $0.81M $0.9M $0.068M
2012-13 $0.9M $1.025M $0.125M $0.09M $0.81M $0.9M $0.068M
2013-14 $0.9M $1.025M $0.125M $0.09M $0.81M $0.9M $0.068M
Qualifying Offer: $0.851M

Trades

Feb. 28, 2023
acquire:
- D Mattias Ekholm $250,000 retained - 4%
- 2024 6th round pick (#183 - Albin Sundin )
acquire:
- L Reid Schaefer (AHL/JR)
- 2023 1st round pick (#24 - Tanner Molendyk)
- 2024 4th round pick (#128 - Hagen Burrows )