Florida’s blueliners Keith Yandle and Aaron Ekblad are a tight pair. When asked what his fellow defenseman means to the team, Ekblad replied: “A whole hell of a lot.” He continued, “It puts a smile on your face when you get to see him and he’s cracking jokes and having fun and making practices better.” […]

As Hurricane Irma approached South Florida, the Panthers evacuated players, staff and their families to Boston. Here the team joined members of the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox to collect hurricane relief donations at the gates of Fenway Park. Keith Yandle, a Boston native, wasn’t surprised by the generosity of fans, […]

Keith Yandle’s humor and experience made him a favorite for press interviews. In fact, in the 2018-2019 NHLPA Player Poll his peers voted Yandle second behind P.K. Subban for the NHL player who would make the best TV analyst in retirement.

In March 2021, Keith Yandle played in his 1,000th NHL game. If that wasn’t impressive enough, almost 900 of them were played consecutively. On the ice and in the clubhouse, Florida’s own Iron Man has been a rock for the Panthers since his arrival in 2016. Learn more about the reliable defenseman as he continues […]

In 2017, Keith Yandle played his 600th consecutive NHL game in the same place his Iron Man streak began almost 10 years earlier: Arizona. Yans has nothing but kind things to say about his time with the Coyotes, but he certainly has no regrets about moving to South Florida. The defenseman has said that he […]

For Keith Yandle, the 2019 All-Star Game was all about family. The veteran defenseman brought a whopping 19 family members to the festivities. A 7-4 loss to the Metropolitan Division knocked Yandle and the Atlantic Division out of the All-Star Game tournament in the first round, but he didn’t mind. His family had an unforgettable […]

After making his Panthers debut in October 2016, Keith Yandle immediately contributed with sharp defense and plenty of locker room laughs. In his 19th game with his new team, Yandle contributed something else: a goal! Yands scored his first Panthers goal during a second-period power play on the way to a 3-2 victory against the […]

Part of Keith Yandle’s 2019 All-Star Weekend included the Premier Passer skills competition. Yandle went up against seven of the League’s best skaters in an event that featured breakout passes, target passing and the dreaded mini nets. “Passing to guys like Barky [Alexsander Barkov] and Troch [Vincent Trocheck] . . . is a lot easier […]

The people of South Florida love Keith Yandle, and he loves them right back. In fact, he’s said his favorite part of being a Panther is the people he meets: “Everyone at the rink and everyone involved with the team are such good people. The people we have met and become friends with really is […]