Mattias Ekholm has carried Article in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeysverigeRead the sourceArticle in HockeynewsRead the source during his NHL career. Article in Svenska IshockeyförbundetRead the source first learned to skate on the outdoor rink in Vikarbyn. He began playing organised hockey with Article in Svenska IshockeyförbundetRead the source in Furudal, his first hockey club. At 16, he moved to Mora to attend a A Swedish hockeygymnasium combines upper-secondary (high school) studies with scheduled ice hockey training.Article in Svenska IshockeyförbundetRead the source, an upper-secondary school programme combining academic studies with hockey training.
Looking back on his upbringing in a July Article in HockeysverigeRead the source interview with Hockeysverige, Ekholm said he had felt no pressure from home. He remembered TV-pucken is a Swedish youth hockey tournament played between regional representative teams.Article in HockeysverigeRead the source as the period when his development began to accelerate.
In summer Article in Sveriges RadioRead the source, Ekholm organised a hockey camp in Mora with the aim of giving children a chance to play regardless of their family's financial circumstances. At the camp, he and Article in HockeysverigeRead the source also invited parents to discuss children's enjoyment of sport.
In a May Article in AftonbladetRead the source interview with Sportbladet, Ekholm described Roman Josi as a close friend from his years in Nashville.