Aaron Ekblad

The Little Mermaids

POSITION:
D
BIRTHDAY:
February 7, 1996
AGE:
29
DRAFT YEAR:
Auction
WINNING BID:
$1
NOMINATED:
#147
DRAFTED BY:
The Dark Knights
STANDARD PLAYER CONTRACT (EXTENSION)
LENGTH: 4 Years
SIGNING TEAM: SMB
EXPIRY STATUS: UFA
SIGNED ON: April 14, 2023
SEASON CLAUSE AGE CAP % CAP HIT MINORS
2023-24 - 27 6.0 $7,500,000 $0
2024-25 - 28 5.7 $7,500,000 $0
2025-26 - 29 4.3 $6,100,000 $0
2026-27 - 30 3.9 $6,100,000 $0
TWO-WAY CONTRACT (EXTENSION)
LENGTH: 2 Years
SIGNING TEAM: TDK
EXPIRY STATUS: RFA
SIGNED ON: October 24, 2020
SEASON CLAUSE AGE CAP % CAP HIT MINORS
2021-22 - 25 6.0 $7,500,000 $0
2022-23 - 26 6.0 $7,500,000 $0
ENTRY LEVEL CONTRACT
LENGTH: 2 Years
SIGNING TEAM: TDK
EXPIRY STATUS: RFA
SIGNED ON: September 21, 2019
SEASON CLAUSE AGE CAP % CAP HIT MINORS
2019-20 ELC 23 6.1 $7,500,000 $0
2020-21 ELC 24 6.1 $7,500,000 $0
TRADE HISTORY
DATE TRADE DETAILS
Mar 10, 2025
Smash Bros acquire:

Anttoni Honka
2025 4th Round Pick
The Little Mermaids
(#41 - Vaclav Nestrasil)
2026 3rd Round Pick
Smash Bros
 The Little Mermaids acquire:

Aaron Ekblad
2025 6th Round Pick
Smash Bros
(#65 - Tommy Lafreniere)
2026 6th Round Pick
Smash Bros
Jan 19, 2021
Notorious acquire:

Aaron Ekblad
Oskar Lindblom
Jake Gardiner
2023 2nd Round Pick
Smash Bros
(#19 - David Reinbacher)
 The Dark Knights acquire:

Noah Hanifin
Josh Morrissey
8477932
CAREER STATS
SEASON TEAM LEAGUE GP G A P Pace +/- SOG S/G S% PPG PPP SHG SHP GWG TOI
2025-26 Florida Panthers NHL 51 3 18 21 34 -7 69 1.4 4.3 1 3 0 1 3 22:27
2024-25 Florida Panthers NHL 56 3 30 33 48 11 106 1.9 2.8 0 11 0 2 2 23:31
2023-24 Florida Panthers NHL 51 4 14 18 29 27 98 1.9 4.1 1 4 0 0 1 20:52
2022-23 Florida Panthers NHL 71 14 24 38 44 -14 216 3.0 6.5 8 19 1 1 2 23:24
2021-22 Florida Panthers NHL 61 15 42 57 77 38 180 3.0 8.3 3 20 0 3 2 24:55
2020-21 Florida Panthers NHL 35 11 11 22 52 5 101 2.9 10.9 6 11 0 0 3 25:05
2019-20 Florida Panthers NHL 67 5 36 41 50 12 147 2.2 3.4 0 6 0 1 1 22:59
2018-19 Florida Panthers NHL 82 13 24 37 37 1 180 2.2 7.2 5 10 0 0 1 23:39
2017-18 Canada WC 10 1 5 6 49 5
Florida Panthers NHL 82 16 22 38 38 9 189 2.3 8.5 5 11 0 0 4 23:23
2016-17 Team North America WCup 1 0 0 0 0
Florida Panthers NHL 68 10 11 21 25 -23 225 3.3 4.4 4 8 1 1 2 21:28
2015-16 Florida Panthers NHL 78 15 21 36 38 18 182 2.3 8.2 3 9 0 0 4 21:41
2014-15 Canada WC-A 10 4 3 7 57 10 11 1.1 36.4 0 0 1
Florida Panthers NHL 81 12 27 39 39 12 170 2.1 7.1 6 13 0 0 4 21:49
2013-14 Barrie OHL 58 23 30 53 75 9 16 1 4
2012-13 Barrie OHL 54 7 27 34 52 29 4 1 1
2011-12 Barrie OHL 63 10 19 29 38 -5 7 0 1
2010-11 Sun County Exhib. 14 5 7 12 70
Sun County Minor-ON 30 4 30 34 93