Christian Eklund (born July 24, 1977), nicknamed Fimpen ("the cigarette butt"), is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player.
Playing career He played a total of 429 Elitserien games as a left wing for Djurgårdens IF. Eklund retired in 2013 after suffering a neck injury. He was awarded player of the season for the 2010–11 season by Järnkaminerna, the official supporter club of Djurgården.
Personal life Eklund is father of William and Victor Eklund, who both played for Djurgården. William currently plays for the Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League (NHL).
Career statistics Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1994–95 Djurgårdens IF J20 SuperElit 9 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1995–96 Djurgårdens IF J20 SuperElit 28 9 10 19 10 — — — — — 1996–97 Djurgårdens IF J20 SuperElit 28 16 20 36 60 — — — — — 1997–98 Haninge HC Division 1 32 7 9 16 51 — — — — — 1998–99 Huddinge IK Division 1 27 7 2 9 16 — — — — — 1998–99 Huddinge IK Allsvenskan 11 1 1 2 8 — — — — — 1999–00 Huddinge IK Allsvenskan 4 0 0 0 25 — — — — — 1999–00 Huddinge IK Allsvenskan 4 0 0 0 25 — — — — — 1999–00 Sunne IK Allsvenskan 32 7 6 13 46 — — — — — 2000–01 IK Oskarshamn Allsvenskan 42 21 23 44 73 14 2 4 6 18 2001–02 Tingsryds AIF Allsvenskan 32 10 18 28 56 4 1 2 3 4 2001–02 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 4 1 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 14 2002–03 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 45 11 5 16 65 7 0 0 0 27 2003–04 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 42 8 9 17 56 4 0 0 0 6 2004–05 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 49 3 6 9 74 12 0 0 0 12 2005–06 Augsburger Panther DEL 48 6 22 28 58 — — — — — 2006–07 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 49 7 5 12 67 — — — — — 2007–08 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 48 10 11 21 91 5 0 1 1 29 2008–09 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 39 5 5 10 30 — — — — — 2009–10 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 52 4 7 11 32 16 2 1 3 14 2010–11 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 53 4 10 14 44 7 0 0 0 6
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