Sharks' William Eklund Suffers Scary Injury During World Championship Friendly

Jesse Courville-Lynch

May 3, 2025

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Jesse Courville-Lynch

May 3, 2025

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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.

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.

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