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Canada Aaron Ekblad

#5 Florida Panthers / NHL - 23/24

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Aaron Ekblad Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
28
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Contract
24/25
Cap Hit
$7,500,000 Powered by
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Highlights
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Defenseman (Max Kaminsky Trophy) 1
1-time OHL Rookie of the Year (Emms Family Award) 1

Brother: Darien Ekblad

Just the second player to be granted exceptional status in the OHL. Ekblad is a true two-way defenseman. He makes great passes, uses his size to his advantage, plays the body, quarterbacks the power play, can take over the game in any of the three zones and has great hockey sense.
(Tyler Parchem, EP 2014)

Aaron Ekblad Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Sun County Panthers U15 AAA ALLIANCE U15 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2010-11 Sun County Panthers U16 AAA “C” ALLIANCE U16 30* 4* 30* 34* 34* -* | Playoffs 18 5 16 21 14 -
2011-12 Barrie Colts OHL 63* 10* 19* 29* 34* -5* | Playoffs 13 2 3 5 8 -1
Canada Ontario U17 “A” WHC-17 5* 1* 2* 3* 4* -* |
2012-13 Barrie Colts OHL 54* 7* 27* 34* 64* 29* | Playoffs 22 7 10 17 28 11
Canada Ontario U17 “C” WHC-17 5* 2* 4* 6* 4* -* |
2013-14 Barrie Colts “C” OHL 58* 23* 30* 53* 91* 7* | Playoffs 9 2 4 6 14 -4
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* 0* |
2014-15 Florida Panthers NHL 81* 12* 27* 39* 32* 12* |
Canada WC 10* 4* 3* 7* 6* 10* |
2015-16 Florida Panthers NHL 78* 15* 21* 36* 41* 18* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 0
2016-17 Florida Panthers “A” NHL 68* 10* 11* 21* 58* -23* |
Team North America “A” WCup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2017-18 Florida Panthers “A” NHL 82* 16* 22* 38* 71* 9* |
Canada WC 10* 1* 5* 6* 6* 5* |
2018-19 Florida Panthers “A” NHL 82* 13* 24* 37* 47* 1* |
2019-20 Florida Panthers “A” NHL 67* 5* 36* 41* 26* 12* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 0
2020-21 Florida Panthers “A” NHL 35* 11* 11* 22* 33* 5* |
2021-22 Florida Panthers “A” NHL 61* 15* 42* 57* 26* 38* | Playoffs 10 1 4 5 11 -2
2022-23 Florida Panthers “A” NHL 71* 14* 24* 38* 68* -14* | Playoffs 20 2 6 8 20 9
2023-24 Florida Panthers “A” NHL 48* 4* 13* 17* 44* 25* |
Projected NHL 57* 5* 15* 20* 52* 30* |
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Aaron Ekblad Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 OHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Canada U18 “C” Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 2* 3* 5* 4* 4* |
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Aaron Ekblad Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2024-03-28T19:00:00-0400 Florida Panthers vs New York Islanders
2024-03-09T15:00:00-0600 Florida Panthers vs Calgary Flames
2024-03-07T18:00:00-0600 Florida Panthers vs Philadelphia Flyers
2024-03-05T18:00:00-0600 Florida Panthers @ New Jersey Devils
2024-03-04T18:00:00-0600 Florida Panthers @ New York Rangers
2024-03-02T14:00:00-0600 Florida Panthers @ Detroit Red Wings
2024-02-29T18:00:00-0600 Florida Panthers vs Montréal Canadiens
2024-02-27T18:00:00-0600 Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres
2024-02-24T17:00:00-0600 Florida Panthers vs Washington Capitals
2024-02-22T18:00:00-0600 Florida Panthers @ Carolina Hurricanes
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Aaron Ekblad Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ALLIANCE U15 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ALLIANCE U16 1 30* 4* 30* 34* 1.13* 34* -* | 1 18 5 * 16 * 21 * 1.17 * 14 * - *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 2* 3* 5* 1.00* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 673* 115* 231* 346* 0.51* 446* 83* | 4 40 3 * 11 * 14 * 0.35 * 33 * 7 *
OHL 3 175* 40* 76* 116* 0.66* 189* 31* | 3 44 11 * 17 * 28 * 0.64 * 50 * 6 *
WC 2 20* 5* 8* 13* 0.65* 12* 15* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 2 10* 3* 6* 9* 0.90* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *

Aaron Ekblad Skill Rating

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Passing
17
Teamwork
16
Puckhandling
16
Leadership
16
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Aaron Ekblad Connections

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2016
07/01/2016 Extension Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
09/03/2014
09/03/2014 Confirmed Barrie Colts Florida Panthers

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Aaron Ekblad Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 5 #171 overall by Vityaz Podolsk in the KHL Draft

Drafted 2011, 1 #1 overall by Barrie Colts in the OHL Priority Selection

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #1 by FCHockey

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #3 by McKeen's Hockey

Cult/Star player for Barrie Colts

Cult/Star player for Florida Panthers

Cult/Star player for Sun County Panthers U16 AAA

On March 31, 2011, Aaron Ekblad was granted Exceptional Player Status by Hockey Canada to be eligible for the 2011 OHL Priority Selection. He was selected first overall.

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