It was late January when Joel Eriksson Ek got his first big test of the season: a date with two-time Selke Trophy winner Anze Kopitar, still one of the best two-way centers in the game.. Hard line ...

Joel Eriksson Ek might not think he’s one of the best players on the Wild, but his teammates disagree. (Carlos Gonzalez, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune) Comment ...

While he's only 20 years old, Joel Eriksson Ek will likely play a major role in how the MN Wild season plays out. If he's good, the Wild are suddenly extremely deep up front. If he's not, the Wild ...

Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin should thank the Colorado Avalanche for extending Brock Nelson to a three-year ...

S T. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild first-line center Joel Eriksson Ek was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday with a lower-body injury, and the team announced his status as week-to-week.

Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek gets ready for a faceoff against the Calgary Flames during the third period at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, on Nov. 23, 2024.

Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek (14) checks Vegas Golden Knights center Tomas Hertl (48) during the second period of Game 1 of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday ...

Eriksson Ek supplied a goal in a 3-2 shootout win over New Jersey on Saturday. Eriksson Ek opened the game's scoring with his power-play marker at 5:52 of the first period. It was his 20th goal ...

Yet Eriksson Ek’s injury still displayed the Wild’s dire need for a center. Ryan Hartman, Minnesota’s 28-year-old winger-turned-center, has done an admirable job in the position.

Wild rely on Joel Eriksson Ek’s intensity. ... Eriksson Ek standing in the opposing goalie’s face, fans see the smile that is so common a part of off-ice life for Joel Eriksson Ek.

PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild first-line center Joel Eriksson Ek was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday with a lower-body injury, and the team announced his status as week-to-week.