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Nolan Yonkman
Nolan Yonkman
Yonkman with the Milwaukee Admirals in 2009.
Position Defence
Shoots Right
Height
Weight
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
247 lb (112 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams
Florida Panthers
Washington Capitals
Phoenix Coyotes
Nationality Flag of Canada Canadian
Born (1981-04-01)April 1, 1981,
Punnichy, SK, CAN
NHL Draft 37th overall, 1999
Washington Capitals
Pro Career 2001 – present

Nolan Yonkman (born April 1, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career[]

Yonkman played major junior in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Kelowna Rockets and Brandon Wheat Kings. He was drafted 37th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut in 2001–02. Yonkman played the majority of his stay with the Capitals organization with their AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates.

On July 17, 2006, Yonkman signed as a free agent with the Nashville Predators. He has since played with their AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals for three seasons. On July 13, 2009, Nolan was re-signed by the Predators to a one-year contract.[1]

After four seasons with the Admirals Nolan then signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 3, 2010. Yonkman now plays for the San Antonio Rampage.[2]

On July 1, 2011 Yonkman signed a 2 year deal with the Florida Panthers organization. [3]

Career statistics[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Kelowna Rockets WHL 4 0 0 0 0
1997–98 Kelowna Rockets WHL 65 0 2 2 36 7 0 0 0 2
1998–99 Kelowna Rockets WHL 61 1 6 7 129 6 0 0 0 6
1999–00 Kelowna Rockets WHL 71 5 7 12 153 5 0 0 0 8
2000–01 Kelowna Rockets WHL 7 0 1 1 19
2000–01 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 51 6 10 16 94 6 0 1 1 12
2001–02 Washington Capitals NHL 11 1 0 1 4
2001–02 Portland Pirates AHL 59 4 3 7 116
2002–03 Portland Pirates AHL 24 1 4 5 40 3 0 1 1 2
2003–04 Portland Pirates AHL 4 0 0 0 11
2003–04 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Portland Pirates AHL 32 0 3 3 68
2005–06 Washington Capitals NHL 38 0 7 7 86
2005–06 Hershey Bears AHL 6 0 0 0 15
2006–07 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 77 3 10 13 113 4 0 0 0 2
2007–08 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 69 0 7 7 103 6 0 1 1 18
2008–09 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 61 3 7 10 80 11 0 0 0 15
2009–10 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 76 2 7 9 170 7 0 1 1 2
2010–11 San Antonio Rampage AHL 56 1 4 5 104
2010–11 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 16 0 1 1 39
NHL totals 66 1 8 9 129

Personal life[]

References[]

  1. Preds agree to terms with Nolan Yonkman. Nashville Predators (2009-07-13). Retrieved on 2009-07-13.
  2. Coyotes sign four players to contracts. Phoenix Coyotes (2010-07-03). Retrieved on 2010-07-03.
  3. "NHL Signing Tracker", The Globe and Mail. Retrieved on 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. 

External links[]


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