. ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁ ▁Major ▁junior ▁E ak in ▁was ▁draft ed ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁sixth ▁overall , ▁by ▁the ▁Swift ▁Current ▁Bron cos ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁WH L ▁D raft . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁N HL ▁Entry ▁D raft , ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Washington ▁Capit als ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round , ▁ 8 5 th ▁overall . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁E ak in ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁WH L ▁( E ast ) ▁Second ▁All - Star ▁Team . ▁On ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁K oot en ay ▁Ice ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Christian ▁Magn us , ▁Ryan ▁Blo om , ▁J are tt ▁Zent ner , ▁Col by ▁C ave , ▁Steven ▁My land ▁and ▁three ▁draft ▁pick s ▁r anging ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁Ice , ▁E ak in ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁WH L ▁( E ast ) ▁Second ▁All - Star ▁Team . ▁ ▁Professional ▁ ▁E ak in ▁began ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Washington ▁Capit als ' ▁American ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( A HL ) ▁affili ate , ▁the ▁H ers he y ▁B ears . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Capit als ▁called - up ▁E ak