Connor McDavid played in the World Cup of Hockey in 2016, but it was with the 23-and-under Team North America, not Canada.

The 4 Nations Face-Off is about teams bringing the top players and performing at the top level but it's also about rivalries. Sweden and Finland have already played a lot of hockey against each other, ...

Young Mattias Eklholm was glued to his TV in Borlange, Sweden, in February 2006, as his heroes met Finland in the gold-medal ...

It’s been a solid 55 games for the Edmonton Oilers, who entered the 4 Nations Face-Off break with a 34-17-4 record, good ...

The way it works in Sweden, most players join their hometown club. They are free to stay there throughout their minor hockey ...

When they’re together in Edmonton, they’re allies. But over the next week and a half, Oilers teammates Connor McDavid and ...

Connor McDavid took to the ice in his Team Canada threads on Monday as he and the rest of his 4 Nations Face-Off teammates ...

Connor McDavid won’t be the only Edmonton Oilers player wearing a captain’s letter on his sweater in the Four Nations Face-Off next month. Defenceman Mattias Ekholm has also been named an alternate ...

"At the end of the day, he's the best in the world. We know that, but we're going to have to focus on our team and what we're doing," Ekholm said of the task of defending McDavid ...

Connor McDavid and Team Canada defeated Mattias Ekholm and Team Sweden, 4-3 in overtime. While the final score tells one ...

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Mattias Ekholm is a Swedish defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers, as of January 2025. He was born on May 24, 1990, in Borlänge, Sweden, and stands 6 feet 5 inches tall. Ekholm was drafted 102nd ...