Aaron Ekblad
| Position | Right Defense | Current Team | Florida Panthers |
| Shoots | Right | Current Contract | 8 years |
| Height | 6'4" | Expires | 2024-25 |
| Weight (lbs) | 220 | Expiry Age (Jun 30) | 29 |
| Age | 28 (Feb 7, 1996) | Expiry Status | UFA |
| Drafted | 2014, Round 1, Overall 1 (FLA) |
| Date | Team | Transaction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2016 | Florida Panthers | Signed 8 years @ $7.500M AAV starting in 2017-18 | |
| Sep 7, 2014 | Florida Panthers | Signed to an entry level contract. |
Status History Coming Soon
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | Shots | Sh% | TOI/G |
| 2014-15 | FLA | 81 | 12 | 27 | 39 | +12 | 32 | 170 | 7.1 | 21:49 | |||||||||
| 2015-16 | FLA | 78 | 15 | 21 | 36 | +18 | 41 | 182 | 8.2 | 21:41 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0.0 | 25:37 | |||
| 2016-17 | FLA | 68 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -23 | 58 | 225 | 4.4 | 21:28 | |||||||||
| 2017-18 | FLA | 82 | 16 | 22 | 38 | +9 | 71 | 189 | 8.5 | 23:23 | |||||||||
| 2018-19 | FLA | 82 | 13 | 24 | 37 | +1 | 47 | 180 | 7.2 | 23:39 | |||||||||
| 2019-20 | FLA | 67 | 5 | 36 | 41 | +12 | 26 | 147 | 3.4 | 22:59 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0.0 | 25:13 | ||||
| 2020-21 | FLA | 35 | 11 | 11 | 22 | +5 | 33 | 101 | 10.9 | 25:05 | |||||||||
| 2021-22 | FLA | 61 | 15 | 42 | 57 | +38 | 26 | 180 | 8.3 | 24:55 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 11 | 23 | 4.3 | 23:51 |
| 2022-23 | FLA | 71 | 14 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 68 | 216 | 6.5 | 23:24 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +9 | 20 | 26 | 7.7 | 23:57 |
| 2023-24 | FLA | 51 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +27 | 50 | 98 | 4.1 | 20:52 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +4 | 16 | 33 | 3.0 | 22:33 |
| 2024-25 | FLA | 36 | 2 | 18 | 20 | +3 | 35 | 70 | 2.9 | 23:30 | |||||||||
Advanced Stats Coming Soon
Current Contract
Standard Contract (RFA)
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 21 | NMC | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - | $5,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | RFA | |
| 2018-19 | 22 | NMC | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | RFA-arb | |
| 2019-20 | 23 | NMC | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | RFA-arb | |
| 2020-21 | 24 | NMC | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | RFA-arb | |
| 2021-22 | 25 | NMC | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | UFA | |
| 2022-23 | 26 | NMC | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | UFA | |
| 2023-24 | 27 | NMC | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | UFA | |
| 2024-25 | 28 | M-NTC | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | - | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | UFA | |
| Total | - | $29,000,000 | $31,000,000 | $60,000,000 | $60,000,000 |
Signed: July 1, 2016
Team: Florida Panthers
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 10.0
Clause: For 2024-25 player can specify 12 teams which he cannot be traded to.
Previous Contracts
Entry Level Contract
| Season | Age* | Clause | Cap Hit | AAV | Perf. Bonus | Sign. Bonus | Salary | Compensation | Minors Salary | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 18 | $925,000 | $3,775,000 | $2,850,000 | $92,500 | $832,500 | $925,000 | $70,000 | ELC | ||
| 2015-16 | 19 | $925,000 | $3,775,000 | $2,850,000 | $92,500 | $832,500 | $925,000 | $70,000 | ELC | ||
| 2016-17 | 20 | $925,000 | $3,775,000 | $2,850,000 | $92,500 | $832,500 | $925,000 | $70,000 | ELC | ||
| Total | $8,550,000 | $277,500 | $2,497,500 | $2,775,000 | $210,000 |
Signed: Sep 7, 2014
Team: Florida Panthers
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA