Carter Ekberg

Height:
6-2
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Position:
D

2018-19 (Freshman)
Played in 27 games and had three assists … Blocked nine shots … Missed eight games at midseason due to injury … Played in 17 of the last 18 games … Academic all-conference.

Before Air Force
Played in 113 games of junior hockey over three seasons … In 2015-16, played in 22 games for the Janesville Jets (NAHL) and had three assists … Also played in two games for the Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) and eight games for the Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) … Played 31 games for the Jets in 2016-17 and had 11 points (4-7-11) and was a +7 … Three points in seven playoff games … In 2017-18, played in 50 games for the Jets and was the team’s top scoring defenseman with 25 points on five goals and 20 assists … Two power-play goals … +21 was the 12^th best mark in the NAHL … Named the Jets’ Defensive Player of the Year and earned the team’s community service award … Graduated from Peters Township High School and lettered four years in hockey … Member of National Honor Society … One of his class’ valedictorians … On the school’s highest honor roll all four years.

Personal
Member of cadet squadron 16 … Son of Brandon and Lisa Ekberg … Has two siblings … Major is undeclared … Long-term goal is to become a developmental engineer … Favorite athlete to follow on social media is Tom Brady … Funniest follow is Pat McAffee … If he could have dinner with any three people, it would be Bobby Orr, Nelson Mandela and Elon Musk … Best advice he ever received is “To thy own self be true” … Favorite musician is Kenny Chesney … If he had a walk-up song, it would be 21 Questions by 50 Cent … On road trips, never forgets his headphones … Greatest individual moment in sports was committing to play at Air Force … Greatest team moment was winning the state championship in high school hockey … One word to describe himself is calm … Favorite sport other than hockey is golf … Credits his youth hockey coach, Yuri Krivohkija as having the greatest influence on his sports career … Started playing hockey at the age of three … Favorite NHL team is the Pittsburgh Penguins … Favorite player is Brent Burns.