Aaron Ekblad
Age 27 Feb 7, 1996
Windsor CAN
Defense shoots right
6'4" 193 cm
215 lbs 98 kg
ELC Signing Age 18
Waivers Signing Age 18
UFA Year 2022
Agent David Gagner
Transaction History
| Sep 5, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (shoulder) is expected to be available at some point between November and January, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports. |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad, who also played through a broken foot and an oblique tear during the playoffs, will undergo shoulder surgery and is expected to miss the start of training camp, per Tim Reynolds of Associated Press. |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad played through a broken foot, two shoulder dislocations and an oblique tear during the playoffs, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports. |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad produced an assist, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3. |
| May 13, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 5 of the Florida Panthers' second-round series. |
| May 8, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad recorded a pair of assists in Sunday's 3-2 overtime victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
| May 3, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad registered an assist in Tuesday's Game 1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (undisclosed) will return to action Wednesday for Game 5 versus Boston, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports. |
| Apr 23, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (undisclosed) is not available for Game 4 against the Boston Bruins on Sunday, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports. |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision versus Boston on Sunday, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports. |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (undisclosed) skated Saturday morning in a regular jersey, per George Richards of Florida Hockey Now. |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (undisclosed) left Friday's game against the Boston Bruins and there was no update available afterward, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports. |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a goal on four shots, helping the Florida Panthers to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored two goals, one on the power play, in Thursday's 9-5 win over the Montreal Canadiens. |
| Mar 5, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad earned a power-play goal in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
| Feb 7, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad collected two assists, one on the power play, in Monday's 7-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a short-handed goal and added two even-strength assists in Tuesday's 7-6 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
| Jan 23, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (upper body) will be in the lineup Monday against the New York Rangers. |
| Jan 21, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (upper body) has not been ruled out for Monday's game versus the New York Rangers, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports. |
| Jan 21, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad suffered an upper-body injury during Saturday's game against the Minnesota Wild and is doubtful to return to the contest. |
| Jan 15, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks. |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad notched an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad netted a pair of power-play goals in Friday's 3-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (upper body) returned to action Thursday in a 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. He played 23:24 and finished plus-3 with two shots on net and one hit. |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (upper body) will play Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens. |
| Dec 27, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (upper body) might be cleared for contact Wednesday, according to Katie Engleson of Bally Sports Florida. |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (upper body) is considered day-to-day, Katie Engleson of Bally Sports Florida reports. |
| Dec 3, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad recorded a power-play assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Seattle Kraken. |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad notched an assist, five shots on goal, two blocked shots and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Calgary Flames. |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad notched a power-play assist, three blocked shots, two hits and a minus-3 rating in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a goal Saturday in a 5-4 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues. |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored an empty-net goal and added two power-play assists in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins. |
| Nov 20, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a goal in Florida's 5-3 loss to Columbus on Sunday. |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (lower body) will return to the lineup Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers, Doug Plagens of the Florida Panthers Radio Network reports. |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (lower body) has been activated from injured reserve, according to Panthers reporter Katie Engelson. |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (lower body) is expected to return to the lineup Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers, according to coach Paul Maurice. |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (lower body) has resumed skating, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports. |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Wednesday. |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (lower body) will be further evaluated Tuesday after leaving Monday's game against the Boston Bruins. |
| Oct 16, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a power-play goal in a 4-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. |
| May 13, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad notched an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Washington Capitals in Game 6. |
| May 9, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad recorded two assists in Monday's 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals. |
| May 6, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Washington Capitals. |
| May 3, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (lower body) will be activated off injured reserve ahead of Tuesday's clash with Washington. |
| May 2, 2022 | Florida Panthers | MacKenzie Weegar | Weegar (rest) was paired up with Aaron Ekblad (lower body) at Monday's practice, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports. |
| May 1, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (lower body) returned to practice Sunday, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports. |
| Apr 27, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (lower body) continues to skate and may be available during the Florida Panthers' first-round matchup, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports Wednesday. |
| Apr 19, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (lower body) was on the ice for practice Tuesday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports. |
| Mar 20, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Sunday and will not play again during the regular season, Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff reports. He should be able to return for the first round of the playoffs. |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad's lower-body injury appears to not be as serious as initially feared, but he'll undergo further testing Saturday, per head coach Andrew Brunette. |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (lower body) will not return to Friday's game against the Anaheim Ducks. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad registered three assists, three shots on goal, two hits and two blocked shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad dished out four assists -- two on the power play -- in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Feb 20, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a goal and an assist in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a power-play goal on four shots, dished an assist, blocked three shots and went plus-4 in Friday's 6-2 win over the Minnesota Wild. |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored the winning goal in overtime to go with an assist in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad dropped two assists in a 5-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. |
| Jan 23, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad recorded two assists, including one on the power play, and added two PIM in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Seattle Kraken. |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad picked up three assists Saturday in a 9-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. |
| Jan 12, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored an even-strength goal and added two assists, one on the power-play and one short-handed, in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks. |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad recorded three assists, one on the power play and one short-handed, in Thursday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Dallas Stars. |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad cleared COVID-19 protocol and practiced Monday, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports. |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad was placed in COVID-19 protocols Thursday, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports. |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision for Thursday night's matchup with LA, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports. |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad recorded an assist, two shots on goal, two hits, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 3-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes. |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad had two goals -- one on the power play -- and an assist in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres. |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad collected three assists, two on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Washington Capitals. |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored the overtime winner and also had a power-play assist in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. |
| Nov 4, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a goal on four shots and added two hits Thursday in a 5-4 overtime win over the Washington Capitals. |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad dished out a pair of assists and had one shot in a 3-2 shootout loss to Boston. |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a power-play goal on three shots Monday in a 5-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes. |
| Oct 14, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored two goals in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
| Jul 22, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (leg) is slated to be healthy for the beginning of training camp in the fall, David Dwork of Local 10 Miami reports. |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad (leg) underwent successful surgery on a fracture in his left leg Monday and is expected to make a full recovery in approximately 12 weeks, NHL.com reports. |
| Mar 29, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad will require surgery on his fractured left leg and will miss the rest of the 2020-21 season, Frank Seravalli of TSN.ca reports. |
| Mar 28, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad needed to be taken off the ice on a stretcher following a lower-body injury Sunday against the Dallas Stars, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports. |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Dallas Stars. |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a power-play goal on three shots in Monday's 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| Mar 7, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad produced a goal and an assist Saturday in a 6-2 win over the Nashville Predators. |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a pair of power-play goals and added two assists in a 5-4 win over the Nashville Predators. He also led all players with six shots on goal. |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad potted a goal to pad his plus-3 rating in Friday's 7-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a power-play goal and added an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| Jan 31, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad picked up his third helper of the season during Saturday's 3-2 overtime win against the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Jan 17, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a goal on four shots in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| Jan 5, 2021 | Florida Panthers | MacKenzie Weegar | Weegar is matched up with Aaron Ekblad to start training camp, Jameson Olive of the Florida Panthers' official site reports. |
| Jul 1, 2016 | Florida Panthers | Signed D Aaron Ekblad to a eight-year, $60 million contract extension. |
| Sep 3, 2014 | Florida Panthers | Signed D Aaron Ekblad to a three-year, entry-level contract. |
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats
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Aaron Ekblad |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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| Florida Panthers
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71 | 14 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 68 | 1,151 | 46.20 | 52.40 | -1.10 | 54.90 | 1.90 | 0.21 | 0.73 |
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2011 | Sun County Panthers U16 AAA | ALLIANCE U16 | 30 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 34 | Playoffs | 18 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 63 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 34 | Playoffs | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Canada Ontario U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 54 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 64 | Playoffs | 22 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Canada Ontario U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2013-2014 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 58 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 91 | Playoffs | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2013-2014 | Canada U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2013-2014 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2013-2014 | OHL All-Stars | Jr Super Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 81 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 32 | 1,401 | 57.69 | 54.73 | 4.95 | 53.41 | 3.64 | 0.26 | 0.94 | ||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Canada | WC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 78 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 41 | 1,319 | 56.57 | 50.86 | 2.42 | 51.55 | 2.79 | 0.41 | 1.05 | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016-2017 | Team North America | WCup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 68 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 1,132 | 39.47 | 47.66 | 2.00 | 51.56 | 1.57 | 0.21 | 0.58 | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 71 | 1,446 | 51.09 | 46.15 | -3.61 | 48.28 | -1.86 | 0.37 | 0.83 | ||||||||
| 2017-2018 | Canada | WC | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 47 | 1,499 | 49.07 | 48.31 | 0.38 | 49.52 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.88 | ||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 67 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 26 | 1,214 | 56.40 | 52.40 | 6.30 | 53.60 | 5.90 | 0.20 | 1.53 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020-2021 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 35 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 604 | 56.40 | 56.30 | 2.90 | 54.40 | 3.00 | 0.40 | 0.79 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 61 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 26 | 1,049 | 61.90 | 59.10 | 4.30 | 58.20 | 2.90 | 0.57 | 1.66 | Playoffs | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022-2023 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 71 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 68 | 1,151 | 46.20 | 52.40 | -1.10 | 54.90 | 1.90 | 0.21 | 0.73 | Playoffs | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 8 Years $60,000,000 8.98% of cap space
| 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | UFA |
| AAV | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $5,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |
| Total Salary | $9,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $9,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | |
| Clauses | NMC | NMC | NMC | M-NTC | |||||
| UFA Year | |||||||||
| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | ||||||||
| Contract was signed by Jeff Jackson, now represented by Dave Gagner at Wasserman | |||||||||
Contract History
Signing Team
Signing Date September 7, 2014
Signing Date September 7, 2014
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $11,325,000 1.34% of cap space