{{Short description|Swedish ice hockey player (born 2005)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Filip Ekberg | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|4|14|df=y}} | birth_place = Uppsala, Sweden | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 168 | position = Winger | shoots = Left | league = OHL | team = Ottawa 67's | former_teams = | ntl_team = | draft = 221st overall | draft_year = 2025 | draft_team = Carolina Hurricanes | career_start = 2022 | career_end = }} '''Filip Ekberg''' (born 14 April 2007) is a Swedish ice hockey winger for the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) as a prospect of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for Almtuna IS of the HockeyAllsvenskan.
==Playing career== Ekberg made his professional debut for Almtuna IS of the HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2022–23 season. He scored a hat-trick in his first career game with Almtuna, and became the youngest player to ever score in the HockeyAllsvenskan at 15 years, 328 days.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5326417/2024/03/18/nhl-draft-top-prospects-2025-james-hagens/ |title=2025 NHL Draft top 28 prospects ranking: James Hagens leads Scott Wheeler’s early list |work=The Athletic |first=Scott |last=Wheeler |date=18 March 2024 |access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref> He spent the majority of the season with Almtuna IS' under-20 team, where he recorded nine goals and six assists in 20 games. During the 2023–24 season he recorded two assists in 19 games. He also recorded 12 goals and 17 assists in 33 games with the under-20 team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/MnnxpE/avslojar-filip-ekbergs-beslut-lamnar-almtuna-for-ottawa-67s |title=AVSLÖJAR: Filip Ekberg klar för spel i Nordamerika |website=aftonbladet.se |first=Svante |last=Störlinge |date=26 July 2024 |access-date=28 April 2025 |language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/ohl/latest-news/ottawa-67s-sign-2025-nhl-draft-prospect-filip-ekberg |title=Ottawa 67’s Sign 2025 NHL Draft Prospect Filip Ekberg |publisher=The Hockey News |first=Jared |last=Brown |date=27 August 2024 |access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref>
On 3 July 2024, he was drafted 33rd overall by the Ottawa 67's in the 2024 CHL Import Draft. On 26 August 2024, he signed with Ottawa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chl.ca/ohl-67s/article/import-pick-filip-ekberg-commits-to-67s/ |title=Import pick Filip Ekberg commits to 67’s |website=CHL.ca |date=26 August 2024 |access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref> During the 2024–25 season, he recorded 16 goals and 29 assists in 53 games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hockeysverige.se/internationell-juniorhockey/islossning-for-filip-ekberg-i-kanada/ |title=Islossning för svenske talangen i Kanada |website=hockeysverige.se |first=Uffe |last=Bodin |date=1 March 2025 |access-date=28 April 2025 |language=Swedish}}</ref> In March 2025, he recorded four goals and 11 assists in ten games and was subsequently named OHL Rookie of the Month.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chl.ca/ohl/article/ohl-announces-top-performers-of-the-month-for-march-2025/ |title=OHL Announces Top Performers of the Month for March |website=CHL.ca |first=Joelle |last=Wood |date=26 March 2025 |access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref>
==International play== {{MedalTableTop|name=no}} {{MedalCountry|{{ih18|SWE}}}} {{MedalSport|Ice hockey}} {{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2025 United States|}} {{MedalBottom}} On 23 October 2023, Ekberg was named to Sweden's roster for the 2023 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vmhockey.se/team-17-ska-spela-world-under-17-hockey-challenge-i-kanada-se-spelschemat-och-truppen/ |title=Team 17 ska spela World Under 17 Hockey Challenge i Kanada – se spelschemat och truppen |website=vmhockey.se |date=23 October 2023 |access-date=28 April 2025 |language=Swedish}}</ref> During the tournament he ranked second on the team in scoring with two goals and six assists in seven games and won a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hockeysverige.se/andra-turneringar/sverige-tog-brons-i-world-under-17-hockey-challenge/ |title=Sverige tog brons i World Under-17 Hockey Challenge |website=hockeysverige.se |first=Måns |last=Karlsson |date=12 November 2023 |access-date=28 April 2025 |language=Swedish}}</ref>
On 23 April 2025, he was selected to represent Sweden at the 2025 IIHF World U18 Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chl.ca/ohl/article/67s-ekberg-to-represent-sweden-at-2025-u18-world-championship/ |title=67’s Ekberg to represent Sweden at 2025 U18 World Championship |website=CHL.ca |first=Joelle |last=Wood |date=23 April 2025 |access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref> During the first preliminary round game against Switzerland he scored four goals and one assist.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2025/wm18/news/66644/swedes_off_to_impressive_start |title=Swedes off to impressive start |website=IIHF.com |first=Andrew |last=Podnieks |date=23 April 2025 |access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/ohl/players/67s-filip-ekberg-thriving-at-iihf-u-18-mens-world-championship |title=67's Filip Ekberg Thriving At IIHF U-18 Men's World Championship |publisher=The Hockey News |first=Rowan |last=McCarthy |date=27 April 2025 |access-date=28 April 2025}}</ref> He led the tournament in scoring with ten goals and eight assists in seven games and won a silver medal. His 18 points set a single-tournament Swedish record, surpassing the previous record of 16 points held by William Nylander and Otto Stenberg.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chl.ca/article/ottawas-ekberg-sets-swedish-scoring-record-at-u18-world-championships/ |title=Ottawa’s Ekberg sets Swedish scoring record at U18 World Championships |website=CHL.ca |first=Matt |last=Tidcombe |date=3 May 2025 |access-date=3 May 2025}}</ref> He was subsequently named tournament MVP, and was also named to the media all-star team and was named best forward by the IIHF Directorate.<ref name="2025U18">{{cite web |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2025/wm18/news/67179/filip_ekberg_named_mvp |title=Ekberg named MVP |website=IIHF.com |first=Chris |last=Jurewicz |date=3 May 2025 |access-date=3 May 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2021–22 | Almtuna IS | J18 | 18 || 5 || 8 || 13 || 2 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | Almtuna IS | J18 | 3 || 4 || 4 || 8 || 2 | 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 |- | 2022–23 | Almtuna IS | J20 | 20 || 9 || 6 || 15 || 6 | 7 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022–23 | Almtuna IS | Allsv | 1 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2023–24 | Almtuna IS | J18 | — || — || — || — || — | 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2023–24 | Almtuna IS | J20 | 33 || 12 || 17 || 29 || 24 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2023–24 | Almtuna IS | Allsv | 19 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 53 || 16 || 29 || 45 || 8 | — || — || — || — || — |- | 2025–26 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 59 || 24 || 22 || 46 || 14 | 9 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 6 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|Allsv totals ! 20 !! 3 !! 2 !! 5 !! 2 ! 2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2023 | Sweden | U17 | {{bronze3}} | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2025 | Sweden | U18 | {{silver2}} | 7 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 6 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 14 ! 12 ! 14 ! 26 ! 8 |}
==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Honors ! Year ! Ref |- ! colspan="3"|International |- | IIHF World U18 Championship Best Forward | 2025 | rowspan="3"|<ref name="2025U18" /> |- | IIHF World U18 Championship Most Valuable Player | 2025 |- | IIHF World U18 Championship Media All-Star team | 2025 |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats |elite=689904 |hockeydb=261201}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ekberg, Filip}} Category:2007 births Category:Living people Category:Almtuna IS players Category:Carolina Hurricanes draft picks Category:Ottawa 67's players Category:Ice hockey people from Uppsala Category:Swedish ice hockey forwards Category:Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Category:21st-century Swedish sportsmen