From Boston, Keith Yandle began his NHL career with the Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes in 2006, the team with which he easily had his best seasons.
Yandle was a Coyote for eight years, peaking with a 59 Point year in 2010-11, where he was fifth in Norris voting, his highest finish. The Defenseman never finished higher than that, but he was a three-time All-Star (two with Phoenix and one with Florida) who had nine seasons of at least 40 Points, and likely would have had 10 had it not been for the 2012-13 lockout.
Traded to the New York Rangers during the 2014-15 campaign, he signed with Florida in 2016, producing his highest offensive year with 62 Points in 2018-19. In his final season with Philadelphia, Yandle became the NHL ironman, playing in 989 consecutive Games, breaking Doug Jarvis’ record of 964. However, a year later, Phil Kessel took over as the record-holder.
Yandle had 619 Points over 1,109 Games, a better career than most people may realize.
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