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06-05-2025
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Sharks' William Eklund Suffers Scary Injury During World Championship Friendly As the 2025 World Championship approaches, some teams have been playing friendlies as they warm up in hopes of making a push to win the tournament. One Sharks forward, William Eklund, earned the opportunity to represent his home country of Sweden, but suffered a scary injury during a friendly matchup against Czechia. 1:10 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
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05-05-2025
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Sharks' William Eklund Suffers Scary Injury During World Championship Friendly As the 2025 World Championship approaches, some teams have been playing friendlies as they warm up in hopes of making a push to win the tournament. One Sharks forward, William Eklund, earned the opportunity to represent his home country of Sweden, but suffered a scary injury during a friendly matchup against Czechia. 1:10 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Perth Now
04-05-2025
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Scary scenes as ice hockey star cut by rival's skate
NHL star William Eklund is on the mend after suffering a gruesome cut to his arm during an international friendly on Saturday. Eklund, who plays for the San Jose Sharks and Sweden, was involved in a tussle with Czech player Filip Hronek during their clash ahead of the upcoming World Championships. The two players were contesting the puck next to the wall behind the Czech goal when Hronek's left leg flicked up and his skate made contact with Eklund's arm. Eklund immediately dropped his stick and skated towards the bench in serious discomfort. He could be seen grabbing his wrist and screaming as medics quickly rushed to provide assistance. William Eklund's arm was cut by a rival's skate in a scary incident. Credit: X The 22-year-old was taken to hospital for further assessment. 'He's stable,' Todd Diamond, Eklund's agent, told San Jose Hockey Now. 'Looks like it didn't cut key tendons or nerves at the moment.' Eklund later shared an update on Instagram saying 'everything is fine', along with a photo of his arm bandaged up. Eklund shared an update on social media. Credit: Instagram It remains to be seen how long he will be sidelined for. The World Championships begin next Friday in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark.
7NEWS
04-05-2025
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Ice hockey star William Eklund recovering after suffering scary cut from rival's skate
NHL star William Eklund is on the mend after suffering a gruesome cut to his arm during an international friendly on Saturday. Eklund, who plays for the San Jose Sharks and Sweden, was involved in a tussle with Czech player Filip Hronek during their clash ahead of the upcoming World Championships. The two players were contesting the puck next to the wall behind the Czech goal when Hronek's left leg flicked up and his skate made contact with Eklund's arm. Eklund immediately dropped his stick and skated towards the bench in serious discomfort. He could be seen grabbing his wrist and screaming as medics quickly rushed to provide assistance. The 22-year-old was taken to hospital for further assessment. 'He's stable,' Todd Diamond, Eklund's agent, told San Jose Hockey Now. 'Looks like it didn't cut key tendons or nerves at the moment.' Eklund later shared an update on Instagram saying 'everything is fine', along with a photo of his arm bandaged up. It remains to be seen how long he will be sidelined for. The World Championships begin next Friday in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
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Sharks' William Eklund Suffers Scary Injury During World Championship Friendly
As the 2025 World Championship approaches, some teams have been playing friendlies as they warm up in hopes of making a push to win the tournament. One Sharks forward, William Eklund, earned the opportunity to represent his home country of Sweden, but suffered a scary injury during a friendly matchup against Czechia. Scary stuff as Sharks forward William Eklund caught a skate to the wrist/hand area in a friendly game against status for the 2025 IIHF World Championship is questionable. — PuckEmpire (@puckempire) May 3, 2025 Team staff immediately tended to Eklund and began working on his wrist, but it was clear he was quite worried about the situation at the moment. Eklund, who is 22 years old, had 58 points in 72 games with the Sharks this season. He has a promising future ahead of him and is expected to be a core piece of the Sharks' future as they look to make their way back into the playoff picture. Unfortunately, at the time of this article, we don't have an update on Eklund's status, but he seemed to be alert and okay while being tended to on the bench. We will be sure to update with any more information as it becomes available. Should The Sharks Trade Mario Ferraro This Offseason? The San Jose Sharks have traded away a lot of players over the past few seasons, which is to be expected while they are in a full-blown rebuild. Macklin Celebrini To Represent Canada At Worlds Championships San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini has been named to the Team Canada roster at the World Championships in May. Rumor: Andrew Poturalski Connected To KHL's Avangard Omsk Just days after being named the American Hockey League's MVP, Andrew Poturalski has found himself in the rumor mill with speculation growing that he could be headed to the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and joining Avangard Omsk.
