What is Aaron Ekblad?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | image=Aaron Ekblad - 2014 Top Prospect.jpg | image_size=230px | caption=Ekblad during the CHL/NHL Top Prospects game on January 15, 2014 | played_for=[[Florida Panthers]] | league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | position = [[Defenceman|Defence]] | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 216 | ntl_team = Canada | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|7}} | birth_place = [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]], [[Ontario|ON]], [[Canada|CAN]] | death_date = | death_place = | draft = 1st overall | draft_year = 2014 | draft_team = [[Florida Panthers]] | career_start = 2014 | career_end = }} '''Aaron Ekblad''' (born February 7, 1996) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]]. He currently plays for the [[Florida Panthers]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He has also played for the Team Canada junior team. He won a gold medal with them during the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldjunior2015.com/en/news/can-rus-gold/|access-date=September 17, 2015|title=Canada back on top, 5-4|publisher=IIHF|archive-date=January 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106122332/http://www.worldjunior2015.com/en/news/can-rus-gold/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He suffered a [[concussion]] in an exhibition game against the Czech Republic in December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/don-cherry-upset-with-team-canada-after-aaron-ekblad-hit-1.2732232|access-date=September 17, 2015|title=Don Cherry upset with Team Canada after Aaron Ekblad hit|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]}}</ref> ==Career== Before playing in the NHL, Ekblad played 3 seasons with the [[Barrie Colts]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]] (OHL). He was drafted with the 1st overall pick by the [[Florida Panthers]] in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=30275|access-date=September 17, 2015|title=Ekblad 'overwhelmed' after going No. 1 in Draft|publish