Nolan Yonkman
| Nolan Yonkman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Yonkman with the Norfolk Admirals in 2013 | |||
| Born |
April 1, 1981 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.
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 | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 65 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -9 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 61 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -33 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 71 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -30 | 153 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | Kelowna Rockets | WHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 51 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 59 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 24 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004–05 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 38 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 77 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -17 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 69 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 103 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 61 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | ||
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 76 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 170 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 56 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -9 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 66 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 102 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 71 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -34 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 67 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 107 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2013–14 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Adirondack Flames | AHL | 65 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 57 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 97 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 22 | ||
| 2016–17 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 57 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 82 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 52 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 32 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 76 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References[]
- ^ "Preds agree to terms with Nolan Yonkman". Nashville Predators. 2009-07-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
- ^ "Coyotes sign four players to contracts". Phoenix Coyotes. 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
- ^ "NHL Signing Tracker". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Florida Panthers Nolan Yonkman has his ups and downs". The Sun Sentinel. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ^ "Ducks sign Zach Stortini and Noloan Yonkman". thehockeyhouse.net. 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
- ^ "Flames sign Yonkman". Adirondack Flames. 2014-10-07. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved 2014-10-07.
- ^ "Yonkman boosts the defense" (in Finnish). JYP. 2015-05-18. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
- ^ "Power Boost Staff with Olympic & NHL Experience". mkepower.com. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "Nine Games Coming to TV". milwaukeeadmirals.com. 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "Iowa Wild Announces Nate Dicasmirro and Nolan Yonkman as Assistant Coaches". OurSports Central. 2021-08-03.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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