Oliver Ekman-Larsson

BirthJuly 171991

Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Swedish ice hockey player

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When
Wednesday, July 17 199135 years ago
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Who they were

Oliver Oscar Emanuel Ekman-Larsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Known by his initials "OEL", Ekman-Larsson was selected sixth overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2009 NHL entry draft. Previously seen as one of the NHL's top offensive defencemen, Ekman-Larsson led the Coyotes in scoring in both the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons. After 11 seasons with Arizona, Ekman-Larsson was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in 2021,

Why this date

Oliver Ekman-Larsson appears on our July 17 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.

July 17 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

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  6. 20062006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami
  7. 2007TAM Airlines Flight 3054
  8. 2014Transport express régional
  9. 2014Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
  10. 2014Killing of Eric Garner
  11. 20152015 Khan Bani Saad bombing

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  • September 17LinuxThe first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
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July 17 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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