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EditPer-Erik "Pelle" Eklund - Born March 22, 1963 in Solna, Sweden is a Swedish retired ice Hockey centre/winger.
- Le Mat Trophy Champion 1982, 1984 with AIK IF.
- Guldpucken Award (Golden Puck) as Sweden's player of the year in 1983–84.
- Winter Olympics Bronze Medal Winner 1984 with Sweden.
- 1984 Canada Cup Runner-up with Sweden.
- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1987 with Philadelphia Flyers.
Stanley Cup finalist 1987.
- World Ice Hockey Champion 1991 with Sweden.
- 1990, 1995 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships Silver Medal Winner with Sweden.
- 1990 European Ice Hockey Champion with Sweden.
- 1986 and 1991 European Ice Hockey Silver Medal Winner.
- Guldhjalmen Award (Golden Helmet) as the Most Valuable Player in the Elitserien in 1994–95.
Eklund played his early Hockey with Stocksunds IF, then joined the senior AIK IF for 4 seasons, helping them win 2 Le Mat Trophies.
Ekland made his NHL debut with Philadelphia Flyers on October 10, 1985 vs New Jersey Devils, also scoring his 1st NHL goal vs Alain Chevrier at 18:46 of 3rd period at The Spectrum in a 6-5 New Jersey win.
Ekland scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Mike Richter of New York Rangers on March 23, 1991 at The Spectrum in a 7-4 Flyers win.
In 1991, Eklund won the Bobby Clarke Trophy as the Flyer’s most valuable player.
Ekland played in 594 regular season NHL games, scoring 120 goals (16 GWG), 335 assists with 109 penalty minutes and 66 NHL playoff games, scoring 10 goals (1 GWG), 36 assists with 8 penalty minutes.
After his NHL playing days, Eklund returned to Sweden playing 5 seasons with Leksands IF.
Eklund was awarded the Stora Grabbars Märke (Big Boys’ Badge) #127 in ice Hockey.
