Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad was suspended 20 games without pay for violating the NHL's drug policy on PEDs.
Aaron Ekblad's stunning suspension for taking a performance enhancing substance will greatly impact the Panthers' playoff hopes and his new contract.
The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will be without their alternate captain Aaron Ekblad because of a serious rules violation.
Florida Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad has just been suspended for violating the NHL's Performance Enhancing Substance Program, raises questions as to how long he engaged with them.
Aaron Ekblad of the Florida Panthers has been suspended for 20 games due to the NHL's performance-enhancing substances program. He will miss the last 18 regular-season games and the first two playoff games.
With that, Ekblad became the league’s first player in six years to face such a ban. The Panthers blueliner acknowledged his mistake in a statement released shortly after the new