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Kenneth Ekman (ice hockey)

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Kenneth Ekman
Born (1945-05-05) 5 May 1945 (age 79)[1]
Ljungby, Sweden[1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Rögle BK
Tingsryds AIF
National team  Sweden
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1960–1982

Karl-Axel Kennert "Kenneth" Ekman (born 5 May 1945) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He competed as a member of the Sweden men's national ice hockey team at the 1972 Winter Olympics held in Japan.[2]

He is grandfather of the hockey player Oliver Ekman-Larsson and the football player Amanda Ilestedt and a cousin of professional cyclists the Fåglum brothers.[1]

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