Aaron Ekblad 
Age 24 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 2021
Agent Jeff Jackson
Transaction History
| Jan 17, 2021 | Florida Panthers | Aaron Ekblad | Ekblad scored a goal on four shots in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Blackhawks. | |
| Jan 5, 2021 | Florida Panthers | MacKenzie Weegar | Weegar is matched up with Aaron Ekblad to start training camp, Jameson Olive of the 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. |
2020-2021 Regular Season Stats
Aaron Ekblad |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
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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 | ||
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| 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 8 Years $60,000,000 9.20% 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 | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | |||||
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