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Joel Eriksson Ek s parents never miss a Wild game.
Puck drop is usually in the middle of the night in Sweden, like 2 or 3 a.m., but Clas and Anna either stay up or catch the action first thing in the morning.
What they have seen this season is Joel at his finest. You re proud, Clas Eriksson said. You re glad that he is doing good.
A first-round draft pick as a defense-first center, Eriksson Ek has transformed into a reliable goal scorer, graduating from supporting cast to headliner while discrediting projections that pigeonholed him into a depth role. We wanted to see him take the next step in the offensive part of the game, and he s done that, Wild General Manager Bill Guerin said. Meanwhile, he hasn t sacrificed his 200-foot game doing so.