{"id":372037,"date":"2026-06-23T21:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/372037\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T21:49:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:49:16","slug":"ottawa-senators-acquire-william-eklund-from-san-jose-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/372037\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa Senators Acquire William Eklund from San Jose Sharks\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tOttawa Senators Acquire William Eklund from San Jose Sharks\u00a0 | Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"skip-link screen-reader-text\" href=\"#content\">Skip to content<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/\" class=\"custom-logo-link\" rel=\"home nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Clean-Logo-1.png\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"Inside The Rink Logo\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/boxscorejunkie.com\/nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/cropped-Life-Insurance.png .png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/\" rel=\"home nofollow noopener\" itemprop=\"item\" target=\"_blank\">Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/category\/nhl\/\" itemprop=\"item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHL<\/a>Ottawa Senators Acquire William Eklund from San Jose Sharks\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>          <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-38.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Chiu\/AP<\/p>\n<p>The San Jose Sharks are trading forward William Eklund, prospects Kasper Halttunen, and Brandon Svoboda to Ottawa. The Sharks are acquiring the ninth overall pick in Friday\u2019s draft. The Senators acquired the ninth overall pick on Sunday in the trade that saw them send Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers. The Sharks now have the second and ninth overall picks in the draft; they\u2019re now a team to watch ahead of Friday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/5142595\/264167\/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eklund, in 78 games this season, had 53 points on 15 goals and 38 assists. He was a -31 with three power play goals and a game-winning goal.\u00a0Halttunen played in 69 games in the AHL with the\u00a0Barracuda,\u00a0recording 35 points on 16 goals and 19 assists. He was a minus-six with eight power play goals and three game-winning goals. Svoboda played in 35 games at Boston University. He had 15 points on six goals and nine assists; he was a plus-six.<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/clavallee\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/276326315b493f582c4d87a8721917f57a6f9df6b8a3bc8ca3c490d0be2e9c6e.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-75 photo\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/new-jersey-devils-deal-simon-nemec-to-calgary-flames\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" class=\"featured-image\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-37-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>        <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/new-jersey-devils-deal-simon-nemec-to-calgary-flames\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Jersey Devils Deal Simon Nemec to Calgary Flames<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The New Jersey Devils agreed to a big trade this afternoon as they\u2019re reportedly sending defenseman Simon Nemec to the Calgary Flames along with forward Maxim Tsyplakov. The Devils are getting two first-round picks from the Flames. The Golden Knights\u2019 2027 first-round pick and the Avalanche\u2019s 2028 first-round pick. They\u2019re also getting a 2026 second-round [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/new-jersey-devils-deal-simon-nemec-to-calgary-flames\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          Read More        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/knies-blockbuster-possible-but-pricey\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" class=\"featured-image\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Matthew-Knies-Toronto-Maple-Leafs-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Matthew Knies skating for the Toronto Maple Leafs\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>        <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/knies-blockbuster-possible-but-pricey\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Knies Blockbuster Possible, but Pricey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Is Matthew Knies available? A question many general managers around the NHL want to know. The Toronto Maple Leafs have set their asking price for the young forward. However, the price they\u2019ve set may be pushing the limits of what rival teams are willing to pay. So, what is the asking price? Well, it starts [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/knies-blockbuster-possible-but-pricey\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          Read More        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>              <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/boston-bruins-sign-simon-zajicek-to-extension\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" class=\"featured-image\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-design-1-12-300x150.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>        <\/a>            <\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/boston-bruins-sign-simon-zajicek-to-extension\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Bruins Sign Simon Zajicek to Extension<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Boston Bruins today agreed to an extension with goalie Simon Zajicek to a one-year, two-way contract extension for the 2026-27 season. The cap hit for the Bruins is $850,000. Zajicek made his North American debut last season, appearing in 21 games for Providence in the AHL. He went 14-6-1 with a 2.44 goals-against average [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/boston-bruins-sign-simon-zajicek-to-extension\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" title=\"\" class=\"readmore\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          Read More        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\u00a9 2021-2025 Inside The Rink\u00ae<\/p>\n<p>This website has no affiliation to any of the hockey leagues it reports on. 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