| Nolan Yonkman | |
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Yonkman with the Milwaukee Admirals in 2009. |
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| Born | April 1, 1981 Punnichy, SK, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 247 lb (112 kg; 17 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team Former teams |
Florida Panthers Washington Capitals Phoenix Coyotes |
| NHL Draft | 37th overall, 1999 Washington Capitals |
| Playing 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).
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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]
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||