Panthers’ Aaron Ekblad To Have Player Safety Hearing

6:32 p.m.: Ekblad will miss Game 5 and Game 6 of Florida’s series against the Lightning or Game 5 against Tampa and Game 1 against their Round Two opponent. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced they have suspended Ekblad for two games for elbowing. 10:43 a.m.: Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad is facing another suspension after … Read more

Florida Panthers’ Aaron Ekblad suspended 20 games for violating NHL’s performance-enhancing drug policy

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended for 20 games for violating the NHL’s performance enhancing drugs policy, the league announced Monday. In a statement released through the NHLPA, Ekblad said that it was “a shock” that he had failed what he said was a random drug test. Ekblad added that he had taken … Read more