Maple Leafs sport custom T-shirts, hats for Ekman-Larsson’s 1,000th NHL game
Veteran defenseman celebrated by teammates before career milestone
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Oliver Ekman-Larsson was the man of the hour in Toronto Maple Leafs locker room on Wednesday.
The Maple Leafs sported custom T-shirts and hats before their game against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in honor of the veteran defenseman’s 1,000th NHL game.
The shirts and hats had Ekman-Larsson’s initials with “1k” written in the letter “E” and the words “1000 games played” written on the bottom.
Ekman-Larsson autographed one of the custom hats for teammate Max Domi in the locker room.
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The Capitals recognized the Swedish defenseman’s career milestone on their arena video board during the game.
Ekman-Larsson is in his 15th NHL season and first with the Maple Leafs. He played 11 seasons with the Arizona Coyotes, two seasons with the Vancouver Canucks and one season with the Florida Panthers. He helped the Panthers to their first Stanley Cup championship last season.
