"We are excited to add Keith to our team," said Fletcher. "He is an established veteran defenseman who excels moving the puck and playing on the power play. He is a true professional who comes ready to play every night."
Yandle on joining on the Flyers:"Once I became a free agent, the first team that I looked at was the Philadelphia Flyers. Obviously, having AV before and playing with Kevin Hayes helped my decision. What Chuck (Fletcher) has done this off season bringing in guys and putting the team in a place where it gives us the opportunity to succeed is a big thing for me. I know for me, all I want to do is win and coming to the Flyers gives me the best chance for that."
KEITH YANDLE (YAN-duhl)
POSITION:Defense
PREVIOUS TEAM: Florida Panthers
DRAFTED: 2005 - 4th Round (105th overall) by Phoenix Coyotes
AGE: 34 (9-9-1986)
BORN: Boston, Massachusetts
VITALS:6'1", 192 pounds
SHOOTS:Left
* Yandle is the NHL's active iron-man streak leader having played in 922 consecutive regular season games since March 26, 2009, and is the all-time leader in consecutive games played by a defenseman.
* His streak also ranks second all-time in NHL history and he is 42 games short of tying Doug Jarvis for the all-time mark at 964 consecutive games played.
* Last season with the Panthers, he posted 27 points (3g-24a) in 56 games, which ranked second among Florida defensemen, and averaged 17:15 of ice time per-game.
* Yandle led all players in the NHL last season in average ice time on the power play, at 4:27 of TOI per-game.
* He posted 18 of his 24 points on the power play, which led all Florida d-men and ranked third overall on the team and sixth overall among NHL defensemen.
* He also served as the team's alternate captain in three of his last four seasons with the Panthers and his last five seasons with the Coyotes.
* He recorded his 600th NHL point in the last game of the regular season on May 8, 2021, which made him just the 10th U.S.-born defenseman in NHL history to reach that milestone and first from the state of Massachusetts.
* Yandle also played two seasons under current Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault (2014-15 & 2015-16) and helped the team reach the Eastern Conference Final in 2015.
* Over parts of 15 seasons in the NHL he has recorded 102 goals and 498 assists for 600 points, while playing 1,032 regular season games with the Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes (2006-07 to 2014-15), New York Rangers (2014-15 to 2015-16) and Florida Panthers (2016-17 to 2020-21).
* He is a three-time NHL All-Star having been named to the mid-season game in 2011, 2012 and 2019.
* He is also a veteran of 58 Stanley Cup Playoff games and has recorded 36 points (6g-30a) in that span.
