Pontus Ekhem
| Pontus Ekhem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 19, 1991 Irkutsk, RUS | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
Pontus Ekhem (born June 19, 1991) is a Swedish ice hockey player, also known as 'Ponty' and also coined the phrase "It's Ponty!". He is 169 cm tall
He started his career at in 2001 and was drafted to for the 2002–2003 season. He made a comeback to Skåre BK for the 2004–2005 season
After the 2005–2006 season he moved to The Netherlands where he joined the Under 17 team and they won [1] the 2007 Dutch championship.
In the season 2007–2008 he moved to Under 17 team [2] and finished third [3] in the championships after several years without any Under 17 team. With the Red Eagles team, he has had big successes in Belgium[4] and The Netherlands.
During his time in The Netherlands he has played in two different allstar teams, [5] and the Pirates.[6]
During the season 2010/2011 he joined the Regulators in Salt Lake City, UT,[7] playing for the Rocky Mountain Renegades 18U.[8]
Since the fall 2011 he is playing for Bradford Sabres in the British Universities Ice Hockey Association[9]
References[]
- ^ http://www.nijb.nl/ranking.php
- ^ Red Eagles: Lijst teamleden[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.nijb.nl/ranking.php?SeasonID=2007&PreferredMode=L&PreferredID=5&BarBegin=18+jun+2008&BarEnd=25+jun+2008&OK=+++OK+++
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Dutch Alligators Archived March 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pirates IJshockey - home Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.regulatorshockey.com.prod.ngin.com/page/show/792205-foreign-players[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=7015
- ^ "BUIHA".
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