Young Mattias Eklholm was glued to his TV in Borlange, Sweden, in February 2006, as his heroes met Finland in the gold-medal ...

Moments ago, the Edmonton Oilers revealed that defenceman Mattias Ekholm will be pulled from the lineup for tonight's game ...

Ekholm was not on the ice for Friday's practice due to illness, Tony Brar of Oilers TV reports. Ekholm was questionable to face the Red Wings on Thursday due to his illness but managed to suit up in ...

Ekholm won the game for the Oilers in OT on Thursday against the ... At a time when the pressure was at its highest, Big Viking Daddy came through with a key goal for the second straight game.

Records helper Tuesday ...

"At the end of the day, he's the best in the world. We know that, but we're going to have to focus on our team and what we're doing," Ekholm said of the task of defending McDavid ...

The Edmonton Oilers have just taken the ice for practice before today's game against the Minnesota Wild, with a slightly new lineup and a potential injury to Mattias Ekholm. Prospect Noah Philp ...

The Oilers missed Mattias Ekholm on Saturday. Out with an illness that night, Ekholm's absence was clearly a huge blow to the Oilers' defence as they allowed three goals in the first period -- two ...

The Edmonton Oilers will be without one of their top defencemen on Saturday night. According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, Matthias Ekholm will sit out for the Oilers' matchup against the ...

The Oilers may be shorthanded as they take on the Minnesota Wild tonight. They may be without defenceman Mattias Ekholm for the first time all season. Ekholm was absent at the Oilers' morning ...

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Mattias Ekholm was not in the lineup on Saturday when his team took on the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ekholm, 34, had previously missed Friday's practice with an illness.