Keith Yandle

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


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team = Phoenix Coyotes
league = NHL
position = Defense
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 195
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nationality = USA
birth_date = Birth date and age|1986|9|9|mf=y
birth_place = Boston, MA, U.S.
draft = 105th overall
draft_year = 2005
draft_team = Phoenix Coyotes
career_start = 2006

Keith Yandle (born September 9, 1986 in Milton, Massachusetts) is an American ice hockey defenseman.

Keith currently plays for the National Hockey League's Phoenix Coyotes affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage. He appeared in his first NHL game on October 11, 2006 against the Detroit Red Wings and logged 20 minutes of ice time in the game.

Yandle attended Cushing Academy and was slated to attend the University of New Hampshire where his brother Brian Yandle played from 2002–06 and currently plays for the Phoenix Roadrunners of the ECHL. Yandle was unable to gain academic clearance at UNH, and instead he decided to play for the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), also known as "The Q." Playing in 66 games in 2005-06, he tallied 25 goals and 59 assists for 84 points. The Wildcats won the QMJHL championship and Yandle took home the league's Emile Bouchard Trophy (best defenseman) and Telus Trophy (defensive player of the year).

Yandle has seen action in seven games for the Phoenix Coyotes this season, recording two assists. He recently participated in the AHL All-Star game as a member of the PlanetUSA team.

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