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Nolan Yonkman (born April 1, 1981) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with JYP of the Finnish Liiga.
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 played for affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage.
On July 1, 2011 Yonkman signed a two-year deal with the Florida Panthers organization. He remained as captain with the Rampage, the Panthers new AHL affiliate, during his tenure with the Panthers. Over the course of his contract he appeared in 8 games for Florida as a reserve defenseman.
On July 7, 2013, Yonkman signed a one-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the Anaheim Ducks.
As a free agent, following his season with the Ducks, Yonkman was unable to earn an NHL contract but was invited to the Calgary Flames training camp on September 18, 2014. Following his release from Calgary, Yonkman signed a one-year AHL contract with Flames affiliate, Adirondack Flames on October 7, 2014.
On May 18, 2015, Yonkman halted his North American career, in signing a one-year contract abroad with Finnish Liiga club, JYP.
Career statistics
| Regular season | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 66 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 102 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 71 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 67 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 107 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2013–14 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Adirondack Flames | AHL | 65 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 57 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 97 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | ||
| NHL totals | 76 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||