Nolan Yonkman

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).
==Playing 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 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. 
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.
On July 1, 2011 Yonkman signed a 2 year deal with the Florida Panthers organization. 
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
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	NHL totals 	NHL totals		66 	1 	8 	9 	129 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Personal life==
*Yonkman's cousin, Travis Yonkman, is a goaltender for the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1981
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Kelowna Rockets alumni
Category:Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) players
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:Portland Pirates players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Washington Capitals draft picks
Category:Washington Capitals players
Category:Brandon Wheat Kings players