Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad is facing another suspension ... It’s a phone hearing with the Department of Player Safety, so he’s ineligible to be suspended for longer than five games.

Aaron Ekblad was suspended for two games for his hit on Lightning forward Brandon Hagel in the Panthers’ Game 4 win, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced Tuesday evening. Ekblad will ...

The NHL ruled Ekblad threw a direct blow to Brandon Hagel’s head with an extended elbow, causing him to leave the game with ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad says he accepts that Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel accused him of "purposefully" targeting Hagel's head on a hit during Round 1 of the 2025 Stanley ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad's hit that knocked Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel out of Game 4 wasn't penalized by the referees. But the NHL Department of Player Safety had ...

NHL Player Safety announced Aaron Ekblad was suspended two games for elbowing Brandon Hagel in Monday's Panthers-Lightning game.

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad was suspended for two games ... Ekblad had a phone hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety before the discipline was handed down.

Ekblad will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Tuesday for elbowing Tampa Bay's Brandon Hagel (upper body) on Monday. Ekblad didn't receive a penalty on the play ...