Nolan Yonkman

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Nolan Yonkman
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Yonkman with the Norfolk Admirals in 2013
Born (1981-04-01) April 1, 1981 (age 42)
Punnichy, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 247 lb (112 kg; 17 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Washington Capitals
Phoenix Coyotes
Florida Panthers
Anaheim Ducks
JYP Jyväskylä
NHL Draft 37th overall, 1999
Washington Capitals
Playing career 2001–2019

Nolan Yonkman (born April 1, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) before concluding his career with JYP of the Finnish Liiga.

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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 National Hockey League (NHL) debut in 2001–02. Yonkman played the majority of his time with the Capitals' organization with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Portland Pirates.

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

After four seasons with the Admirals, Yonkman then signed a one-year contract with the Phoenix Coyotes on July 3, 2010. Yonkman played for their affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. [2] Yonkman remained as captain with the Rampage when their affiliation was changed from the Coyotes to the Florida Panthers by signing a two-year deal with the Panthers' organization on July 1, 2011. [3] Over the course of his contract, he appeared in eight games for Florida as a reserve defenseman. [4]

On July 7, 2013, Yonkman signed a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks. [5]

As a free agent following his season with the Ducks, Yonkman was unable to earn an NHL contract but was invited to the Calgary Flames training camp on September 18, 2014. Following his release from Calgary, Yonkman signed a one-year AHL contract with Flames' affiliate, the Adirondack Flames, on October 7, 2014. [6]

On May 18, 2015, Yonkman headed overseas, signing a one-year contract with Finnish Liiga club JYP. [7]

Following the 2018–19 season, his fourth season with JYP in the Liiga, Yonkman ended his 18-year professional career. He returned to North America, taking a job with junior club Milwaukee Power of the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) as a player development consultant, [8] and providing color commentary for My 24 television broadcasts of Admirals games. [9] In 2021, he was hired by the Minnesota Wild to be an assistant coach with their AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild. [10]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts +/- PIM GPGAPts+/-PIM
1996–97 Kelowna Rockets WHL 4000-30——————
1997–98 Kelowna RocketsWHL65022-9367000-12
1998–99 Kelowna RocketsWHL61167-331296000-26
1999–00 Kelowna RocketsWHL715712-301535000-28
2000–01 Kelowna RocketsWHL7011-619——————
2000–01 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL51610167946011-112
2001–02 Washington Capitals NHL 1110134——————
2001–02 Portland Pirates AHL 594370116——————
2002–03 Portland PiratesAHL241454403011-12
2003–04 Portland PiratesAHL4003011——————
2003–04 Washington CapitalsNHL100000———————
2004–05 Portland PiratesAHL32033-668——————
2005–06 Washington CapitalsNHL38077186——————
2005–06 Hershey Bears AHL6000-115——————
2006–07 Milwaukee Admirals AHL7731013-171134000-12
2007–08 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL6907701036011118
2008–09 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL61371078011000515
2009–10 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL7627941707011-22
2010–11 San Antonio Rampage AHL56145-9104——————
2010–11 Phoenix Coyotes NHL16011539——————
2011–12 San Antonio RampageAHL6621113191021002208
2011–12 Florida Panthers NHL100000——————
2012–13 San Antonio RampageAHL71077-3493——————
2012–13 Florida PanthersNHL7000-111——————
2013–14 Norfolk Admirals AHL672575107801117
2013–14 Anaheim Ducks NHL2011-10——————
2014–15 Adirondack Flames AHL6521012-852——————
2015–16 JYP Jyväskylä Liiga 5717889713033-122
2016–17 JYP JyväskyläLiiga5707748213033-10
2017–18 JYP JyväskyläLiiga52213-3595000-14
2018–19 JYP JyväskyläLiiga32044-264301102
NHL totals7619107140——————

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References

  1. ↑ "Preds agree to terms with Nolan Yonkman". Nashville Predators. July 13, 2009. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Coyotes sign four players to contracts". Phoenix Coyotes. July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
  3. ↑ "NHL Signing Tracker". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Florida Panthers Nolan Yonkman has his ups and downs". The Sun Sentinel. February 22, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Ducks sign Zach Stortini and Noloan Yonkman". thehockeyhouse.net. July 7, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Flames sign Yonkman". Adirondack Flames. October 7, 2014. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Yonkman boosts the defense" (in Finnish). JYP. May 18, 2015. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Power Boost Staff with Olympic & NHL Experience". mkepower.com. September 10, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Nine Games Coming to TV". milwaukeeadmirals.com. October 11, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Iowa Wild Announces Nate Dicasmirro and Nolan Yonkman as Assistant Coaches". OurSports Central. August 3, 2021.
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