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Dropping the Gloves

Interview w/ San Jose Shark star William Eklund

Dropping the Gloves

The Nation Network

Hockey, Hockeyfights, Nhl, Johnscott, Sports, Nhldiscussion

4.8755 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

William and I talk about his career, how it is playing with all the young studs in San Jose, his terrible car, his epic fights and much more.


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0:28.4

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0:30.2

And as always, please drink responsibly.

0:35.4

One, two, three.

0:38.2

John's got the awesome man.

0:43.8

John Scott, the family man.

0:49.0

Thank you for listening to dropping the gloves with John Scott.

0:55.8

Good morning.

0:59.8

Everybody, welcome to another episode to Drop in the Gloves.

1:02.1

We got, like, it's a young superstar.

1:06.8

It's okay for me to say that William Ecclund of the San Jose Sharks is joining us.. William all the way from Stockholm. How are you doing, bud? Yeah, I'm doing great, you know, enjoying the weather here in Sweden. It's actually good weather for once. So, you know, sitting inside now doing this podcast, but it's really good. And you notice if you're watching on YouTube, he's flexing because he puts the cameras up. You can see the giant windows. He's got like 20 foot windows behind him in his house. And he's just like, it almost looks like he's looking down on me in the interview, which is fine. But he does it on purpose, just so you know, because he wants to dominate. Is that why, William? Yeah, he said it.

1:45.2

No, it's not. No, it is why.

1:46.1

He knows he's better than me, and it's fine. Like, he's 22 years old. He's playing in the show, just signed a big ticket three years. It's got to feel good, right? You sit back, you have maybe a beer or a vodka. You're like, damn, I just signed a big deal. your first big deal how cool was that to sign that contract

2:01.5

that was really cool you know it's surreal to be honest like he's to sign those that contract

2:08.9

and just for my family too it was really cool so i'm really happy it was a big big year for your

2:15.0

family your brother i was actually looking. He just got drafted,

2:18.8

16th overall by the Islanders, and I was going back and checking his stats playing for,

2:22.9

what is it, how do you say, the Ju-Guardedan?

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