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Aaron Ekblad

Aaron Ekblad

G
4
A
14
Pts
18
+/-
27
PPP
4
SOG
98
Bio
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/215 lbs
Born: Windsor, Canada
Draft: 2014 1st round (1st pick) by the
Florida Panthers
Shoots: R

  • NOTEBOOK: Playoff Buzz Begins; Ekblad, Verhaeghe Updates

    With only a four-game homestand separating themselves from the playoffs, the Florida Panthers know they can't look past their current slate, but they also can't help peeking ahead. "I think we've felt it coming for a while now,” forward Evan Rodrigues said following Monday's practice at Baptist Health IcePlex. Sitting in second place in the Atlantic Division at 48-24-6, the Panthers will kick off their homestand with a matchup against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday. After that, they'll host the Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres on Thursday and Saturday, respectively.

  • South Florida Sun Sentinel

    Panthers’ Aaron Ekblad likely out for regular season, expected back for playoffs

    The Florida Panthers will likely be without key defenseman Aaron Ekblad for the rest of the regular season, but there is hope he will return in time for the postseason, coach Paul Maurice said. “I don’t think he plays the rest of the regular season,” Maurice said, according to ESPN. “But we are quite confident that he’s 100 percent and ready to go by the (playoffs).” Maurice did not disclose ...

  • RECAP: Islanders 3, Panthers 2

    “It's been fun growing with him,” Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad said of his longtime teammate. Getting the game squared up again, Mathew Barzal beat Stolarz with a wicked deflection from the slot to make it 2-2 at 8:43. Follow an ignored trip against Sam Bennett by officials, the Islanders took their first lead of the game when Pageau scored to make it 3-2 at 10:42.