Aaron Ekblad

Date of Birth: Feb 07, 1996
Age: 30
Place of Birth: Windsor, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: Sun County MHA
Position: D
Height: 193 cm / 6'4"
Weight: 100 kg / 220 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 33/34

Aaron Ekblad Facts

Player Type: Heavy ShooterMobile DefensemanTwo-Way Defenseman
Cap Hit: $6,100,000Powered by
NHL Rights: Florida Panthers / Signed
Drafted: 2014 round 1 #1 overall by Florida Panthers
Agency: Premium

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	+/-
2009-2010	Sun County Panthers U15 AAA	ALLIANCE U15	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010-2011	Sun County Panthers U16 AAA "C"	ALLIANCE U16	30	4	30	34	34	-	Playoffs	18	5	16	21	14	-
2011-2012	Barrie Colts	OHL	63	10	19	29	34	-5	Playoffs	13	2	3	5	8	-1
2011-2012	Canada Ontario U17 "A"	WHC-17	5	1	2	3	4	-
2012-2013	Barrie Colts	OHL	54	7	27	34	64	29	Playoffs	22	7	10	17	28	11
2012-2013	Canada Ontario U17 "C"	WHC-17	5	2	4	6	4	-
2013-2014	Barrie Colts "C"	OHL	58	23	30	53	91	7	Playoffs	9	2	4	6	14	-4
2013-2014	Canada U20	WJC-20	7	1	1	2	2	0
2014-2015	Florida Panthers	NHL	81	12	27	39	32	12
2014-2015	Canada	WC	10	4	3	7	6	10
2015-2016	Florida Panthers	NHL	78	15	21	36	41	18	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	0	0
2016-2017	Florida Panthers "A"	NHL	68	10	11	21	58	-23
2016-2017	Team North America "A"	WCup	1	0	0	0	0	0
2017-2018	Florida Panthers "A"	NHL	82	16	22	38	71	9
2017-2018	Canada	WC	10	1	5	6	6	5
2018-2019	Florida Panthers "A"	NHL	82	13	24	37	47	1
2019-2020	Florida Panthers "A"	NHL	67	5	36	41	26	12	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	0
2020-2021	Florida Panthers "A"	NHL	35	11	11	22	33	5
2021-2022	Florida Panthers "A"	NHL	61	15	42	57	26	38	Playoffs	10	1	4	5	11	-2
2022-2023	Florida Panthers "A"	NHL	71	14	24	38	68	-14	Playoffs	20	2	6	8	20	9
2023-2024	Florida Panthers "A"	NHL	51	4	14	18	50	27	Playoffs	24	1	5	6	16	4
2024-2025	Florida Panthers "A"	NHL	56	3	30	33	53	11	Playoffs	19	4	9	13	38	10
2025-2026	Florida Panthers "A"	NHL	72	4	22	26	55	-5
2026-2027	Florida Panthers "A"	NHL	9	0	3	3	8	-6
2026-2027	Projected	NHL	82	0	27	27	73	-55

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Aaron Ekblad Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2013-2014	OHL All-Stars	Jr Super Series	2	0	0	0	0	1
2013-2014	Canada U18 "C"	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	5	2	3	5	4	4

Aaron Ekblad Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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	13	813	122	287	409	0.50	568	85	6	83	8	25	33	0.40	87	21
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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Aaron Ekblad Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Barrie Colts	3	175	40	76	116	0.66	189	31	3	44	11	17	28	0.64	50	6
Canada	2	20	5	8	13	0.65	12	15	0
Canada Ontario U17	2	10	3	6	9	0.90	8	-	0
Canada U18 (Cup)	1	5	2	3	5	1.00	4	4	0
Canada U20	1	7	1	1	2	0.29	2	0	0
Florida Panthers	13	813	122	287	409	0.50	568	85	6	83	8	25	33	0.40	87	21
OHL All-Stars	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0
Sun County Panthers U15 AAA	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Sun County Panthers U16 AAA	1	30	4	30	34	1.13	34	-	1	18	5	16	21	1.17	14	-
Team North America (WCup)	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Aaron Ekblad Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2009-2010	Alliance Hockey Bantam AAA Champion OHF Bantam AAA Championship Top Defenceman
2010-2011	NHLPA AllState All-Canadian Mentorship
2011-2012	OHL First All-Rookie Team OHL Rookie of the Year (Emms Family Award) U17 WHC Bronze Medal
2013-2014	Ivan Hlinka Memorial Gold Medal OHL CHL Subway Series OHL First All-Star Team OHL Most Goals by Defenseman (23) OHL Most Outstanding Defenseman (Max Kaminsky Trophy)
2014-2015	NHL All-Rookie Team NHL All-Star Game NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist World Championship Gold Medal World Championship Most Goals by Defenseman (4)
2015-2016	NHL All-Star Game
2017-2018	World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2023-2024	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2024-2025	NHL Stanley Cup Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
06/30/2025	Extension	Florida Panthers	Florida Panthers
07/01/2016	Extension	Florida Panthers	Florida Panthers
09/03/2014	Confirmed	Barrie Colts	Florida Panthers

Aaron Ekblad Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 5 #171 by Vityaz Chekhov in the KHL Draft
Drafted 2011, 1 #1 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.