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Aaron Ekblad

A. Captain

age29

posRD

shotr

h6'4"

w220lbs

Depth Chart RD1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$6,100,000$6.10M

Year 1 of 8

25/26

32/33

Expiry Status

UFA 2033 age 37

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick1

Year2014

Agent Craig Oster

Birthdate Feb 7, 1996

Birthplace Windsor, Ontario

Nationality Canada

Stick Warrior Novium 2 Pro

UFA Year 2022

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $70.91M

Regular Season

GP15

PPG0.27

PIM6

5x5 TOI/GP 16:48

PP TOI/GP 2:55

PK TOI/GP 2:36

G60 0.00

P60 0.71

GF% 55.0

xGF% 56.0

RELxGF% -0.6

CF% 55.0

REL CF% 2.5

Pen Diff 3

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP747

G119

A265

P384

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.51

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.16

Career Statline Details

2025-2033 Standard Contract

term8yrs

value$48,800,000$48.80M

cap hit$6,100,000$6.10M

Aaron Ekblad is signed to a 8 year, $48,800,000 contract with a cap hit of $6,100,000 per season, playing for the Florida Panthers. His contract expires at the end of the 2032-33 season, making Ekblad an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jun 30 2025

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

Signing GM Bill Zito

% Cap Contract Start 6.39%

Signing Status UFAage 29

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30	2030-31	2031-32	2032-33	2033
Cap Hit	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	UFAage 37
AAV	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M	$6,100,000$6.10M
Base	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$6,900,000$6.90M	$6,900,000$6.90M	$6,900,000$6.90M	$5,140,000$5.14M	$3,740,000$3.74M	$3,740,000$3.74M	$3,740,000$3.74M	$3,740,000$3.74M
Total Salary	$7,900,000$7.90M	$7,900,000$7.90M	$7,900,000$7.90M	$6,140,000$6.14M	$4,740,000$4.74M	$4,740,000$4.74M	$4,740,000$4.74M	$4,740,000$4.74M
Minors Salary	$7,900,000$7.90M	$7,900,000$7.90M	$7,900,000$7.90M	$6,140,000$6.14M	$4,740,000$4.74M	$4,740,000$4.74M	$4,740,000$4.74M	$4,740,000$4.74M
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

Notes

Yr 1 - 6: NMC, Yr 7-8: 16 Team No Trade Clause

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP15

PPG0.27

PIM6

5x5 TOI/GP 16:48

PP TOI/GP 2:55

PK TOI/GP 2:36

G60 0.00

P60 0.71

GF% 55.0

xGF% 56.0

RELxGF% -0.6

CF% 55.0

REL CF% 2.5

Pen Diff 3

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP747

G119

A265

P384

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.51

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.16

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	29	$6,100,000 $6.10M	NHL	Florida Panthers	15	1	3	4	6	55.0	56.0	-0.6	55.0	2.5	0.00	0.71	3	16:48	2:55	2:36
2024-25	28	$7,500,000 $7.50M	NHL	Florida Panthers	56	3	30	33	53	56.4	53.0	-3.6	56.0	0.7	0.18	1.10	9	17:29	2:32	2:14	Playoffs	19	4	9	13	0
2023-24	27	$7,500,000 $7.50M	NHL	Florida Panthers	51	4	14	18	50	68.0	58.0	4.3	58.0	1.9	0.23	0.75	15	15:37	1:20	2:54	Playoffs	24	1	5	6	0
2022-23	26	$7,500,000 $7.50M	NHL	Florida Panthers	71	14	24	38	68	46.8	52.0	-2.0	55.0	1.7	0.21	0.77	12	16:22	3:09	2:41	Playoffs	20	2	6	8	0
2021-22	25	$7,500,000 $7.50M	NHL	Florida Panthers	61	15	42	57	26	62.6	59.0	4.2	58.0	2.8	0.56	1.62	5	17:37	3:25	2:34	Playoffs	10	1	4	5	0
2020-21	24	$7,500,000 $7.50M	NHL	Florida Panthers	35	11	11	22	33	55.0	55.0	2.8	54.0	2.9	0.39	0.77	7	17:47	3:41	2:25
2019-20	23	$7,500,000 $7.50M	NHL	Florida Panthers	67	5	36	41	26	57.0	52.0	5.9	54.0	6.4	0.20	1.51	5	18:37	1:21	1:59	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
2018-19	22	$7,500,000 $7.50M	NHL	Florida Panthers	82	13	24	37	47	50.0	48.0	0.6	50.0	0.1	0.31	0.87	7	18:35	1:38	2:15
2017-18	21	$7,500,000 $7.50M	WC	Canada	10	1	5	6	6
2017-18	21	$7,500,000 $7.50M	NHL	Florida Panthers	82	16	22	38	71
2016-17	20	$925,000 $925K	WCup	Team North America	1	0	0	0	0
2016-17	20	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Florida Panthers	68	10	11	21	58
2015-16	19	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Florida Panthers	78	15	21	36	41												Playoffs	6	0	1	1	0
2014-15	18	$925,000 $925K	WC	Canada	10	4	3	7	6
2014-15	18	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Florida Panthers	81	12	27	39	32
2013-14	17		WJC-20	Canada U20	7	1	1	2	2
2013-14	17		OHL	Barrie Colts	58	23	30	53	91												Playoffs	9	2	4	6	0
2013-14	17		Jr Super Series	OHL All-Stars	2	0	0	0	0
2013-14	17		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Canada U18	5	2	3	5	4
2012-13	16		WHC-17	Canada Ontario U17	5	2	4	6	4
2012-13	16		OHL	Barrie Colts	54	7	27	34	64												Playoffs	22	7	10	17	0
2011-12	15		WHC-17	Canada Ontario U17	5	1	2	3	4
2011-12	15		OHL	Barrie Colts	63	10	19	29	34												Playoffs	13	2	3	5	0
2010-11	14		ALLIANCE U16	Sun County Panthers U16 AAA	30	4	30	34	34												Playoffs	18	5	16	21	0
NHL Totals					747	119	265	384
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jun

Ekblad, Aaron

8yrs

'33

$6,100,000

Cap Hit

07/1

2016

Ekblad, Aaron

8yrs

'25

$7,500,000

Cap Hit

09/7

2014

Ekblad, Aaron

3yrs

$3,775,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Ekblad, Aaron

Ekblad scored the game-winning goal on the power play and added an even-strength assist in Saturday's 6-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators.

Oct

Ekblad, Aaron

Head coach Paul Maurice said Monday that Ekblad (undisclosed) is good to go for Tuesday's Opening Night matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.

Oct

Ekblad, Aaron

Ekblad (undisclosed) won't finish Saturday's preseason game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Jun

Ekblad, Aaron

Ekblad delivered an assist in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

May

Ekblad, Aaron

Ekblad logged an assist, four hits and two PIM in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5.

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Contract History

2017-2025 Standard Contract

term8yrs

value$60,000,000$60.00M

cap hit$7,500,000$7.50M

expiry 2025 UFA age 29

Signed On Jul 1 2016

Signing Agent David Gagner

Signed By

Signing GM Tom Rowe

% Cap Contract Start 10.00%

Signing Status RFAage 20

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	UFAage 29
AAV	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M
Base	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$5,000,000$5.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Total Salary	$9,000,000$9.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M
Minors Salary	$9,000,000$9.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M
Clauses					NMC	NMC	NMC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

Notes

Yrs 5-7: NMC; Yr 8: 12 team no trade list; Contract was signed by Jeff Jackson, now represented by Dave Gagner at Wasserman

2014-2017 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$11,325,000$11.33M

cap hit$3,775,000$3.78M

expiry 2017 RFA age 21

Signed On Sep 7 2014

Signed By

Signing GM Dale Tallon

% Cap Contract Start 1.34%

Signing Status age 18

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	RFAage 21
AAV	$3,775,000$3.78M	$3,775,000$3.78M	$3,775,000$3.78M
Base	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	$2,850,000$2.85M	$2,850,000$2.85M	$2,850,000$2.85M
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year