Eventually, McLeod landed on LTIR. So, this fall, when the Oilers coaching staff was saying Mattias Ekholm would return soon, Oilers fans approached Woodcroft quotes like this one from NHL.com ...

Losing Ekholm – Edmonton’s best all-around blueliner in the eyes of many – could be a death blow for the Oilers’ playoff aspirations. And certainly, if you look at Ekholm’s recent game ...

On that day, then-general manager Ken Holland sent a boatload of young assets to the Nashville Predators for a bona fide No. 1 defenceman: Mattias Ekholm. Since arriving, Ekholm has been money ...

The Nashville Predators played a tribute video for longtime defenseman Mattias Ekholm, now playing for the visiting Edmonton Oilers, on the arena scoreboard. Ekholm raised his hands to the crowd ...