Nick Ebert (born May 11, 1994) is an

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professional

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who is currently under contract with

Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg HC Avtomobilist (russian: Автомобилист Екатеринбург) are a professional ice hockey team based in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. They replaced Khimik Voskresensk in the Kontinental Hockey League in 2009. Histor ...

of the

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs ba ...

(KHL). He was drafted in the seventh round, 211th overall, in the

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by the

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Playing career

Junior

Ebert was drafted in the first round, 17th overall, by the

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in the 2010 OHL Draft. Ebert was named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team at the conclusion of the 2010–2011 season. Originally considered to be a top draft pick, a poor sophomore season led to Ebert dropping to the seventh round of the

where he was picked by the

as the last pick in the draft. On December 3, 2013, he was traded to the

Guelph Storm The Guelph Storm are a major junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They have played in the OHL since the 1991–92 season. The team plays home games at the Sleeman Centre. History The franchise started as the Toronto Marlb ...

along with captain

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in exchange for Brody Milne and eight OHL Draft picks. Ebert was assigned to the

Ontario Reign The Ontario Reign are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that began play in the 2015–16 season. Based in Ontario, California, and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings, the team plays i ...

after the conclusion of the

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to help them compete in the playoffs. Ebert was returned to the OHL for the following season where he helped Storm win the

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as OHL Champions.

Professional

Ebert signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Kings on May 28, 2014. He won the

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with the

Manchester Monarchs Manchester Monarchs may refer to: *Manchester Monarchs (AHL) (2001–2015) *Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) The Manchester Monarchs were a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL which began play in the 2015–16 season. Based in Manchester, New ...

the following season. In June 2016, Ebert was traded by the Los Angeles Kings to the

Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and were founde ...

in exchange for Jack Campbell. In the 2016–17 season, after attending the Dallas Stars training camp, Ebert was assigned for the duration of the year to AHL affiliate, the

Texas Stars The Texas Stars are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Cedar Park, Texas, near Austin, with home games at the H-E-B Center. They are owned by the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and are the t ...

. In solidifying a top-four role on the blueline with Texas, Ebert produced a career-best 9 goals and 16 assists for 25 points in 68 games. As an un-signed free agent over the summer, Ebert paused his North American career by agreeing to sign with

HC Slovan Bratislava Hockey Club Slovan Bratislava ( sk, Hokejový klub Slovan Bratislava) is a professional ice hockey club based in Bratislava, Slovakia. In 2012, it left the Slovak Extraliga and joined the international Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In 2019, i ...

of the

(KHL) on August 7, 2017. In February 2018, Ebert extended his European career by leaving out-of-contention Bratislava after 44 games to sign with

Örebro HK Örebro HK is a Swedish ice hockey club located in Örebro. The team is currently playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the top tier of Swedish ice hockey, since the 2013–14 season. The team's home arena is Behrn Are ...

of the

Swedish Hockey League The Swedish Hockey League (officially SHL; sv, Svenska Hockeyligan) is a professional ice hockey league, and the highest division in the Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 14 teams. The league was founded in 1975, an ...

(SHL). In his first full season with Örebro in 2018–19, he led the team in average time-on-ice and with 33 points in 49 games. His 33 points ranked fourth among league defenseman. In June 2019, Ebert, with hopes of revitalizing his North American professional hockey career, used his NHL out-clause to secure his release from Örbero in signing a one-year, two-way contract with the

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of the NHL. After participating in the Senators training camp, Ebert was reassigned to begin the 2019–20 season with AHL affiliate, the

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. After just one game in Belleville, on October 7, 2019, Ebert was traded by the Senators, along with a fourth-round pick in the

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, to the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

in exchange for Russian forward

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. Ebert played out the remainder of the season in the AHL with the

Hartford Wolf Pack The Hartford Wolf Pack are a professional ice hockey team based in Hartford, Connecticut. A member of the American Hockey League (AHL), they play their home games at the XL Center. The team was established in 1926 as the Providence Reds. After a ...

, compiling 5 goals and 16 points in 46 games before the season was cancelled due to the

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. As an impending free agent from the Rangers, Ebert opted to return to Sweden and rejoin his former club, Örebro HK of the SHL, on a two-year contract on June 24, 2020. Following the conclusion of his contract in the SHL, Ebert opted to continue his career abroad in signing a two-year contract with Russian club, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg of the KHL on July 5, 2022.

Career statistics

Awards and honors

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebert, Nick 1994 births Living people American men's ice hockey defensemen Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg players Belleville Senators players Guelph Storm players Hartford Wolf Pack players Ice hockey players from New Jersey Los Angeles Kings draft picks Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players People from Livingston, New Jersey Sportspeople from Essex County, New Jersey Ontario Reign (AHL) players Ontario Reign (ECHL) players Örebro HK players HC Slovan Bratislava players Texas Stars players Waterloo Black Hawks players Windsor Spitfires players American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada American expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia American expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden American expatriate ice hockey players in Russia