Aaron Schneekloth
Aaron Schneekloth (born July 15, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and a current coach in the Colorado Avalanche system, as an assistant coach of their affiliate located in the American Hockey League.
| Aaron Schneekloth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Schneekloth with the Eagles | |||
| Born |
July 15, 1978 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Grand Rapids Griffins Houston Aeros Colorado Eagles | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2013 | ||
He played most notably with the Colorado Eagles in the Central Hockey League and ECHL.[1] He finished second in all-time games played for the Eagles with 382 and fifth in points with 356.
After the 2012–13 season, his twelfth as a professional, Schneekloth announced his retirement from his playing career to accept an assistant coaching role and remained with the Eagles on August 23, 2013.[2] On July 18, 2016, he was promoted to head coach of the Eagles.[3] The Eagles then won back-to-back Kelly Cup championships in 2017 and 2018 before the team was added to the American Hockey League (AHL) for 2018–19. When the Eagles joined the AHL, Schneekloth was retained as an assistant coach with the Eagles.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | South Surrey Eagles | BCHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 35 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 34 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 46 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 35 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 41 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 56 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | New Mexico Scorpions | CHL | 60 | 3 | 36 | 39 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Austin Ice Bats | CHL | 59 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 47 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 70 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 | ||
| 2007–08 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 59 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 2008–09 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 64 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 82 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 64 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 36 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2011–12 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 72 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 40 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| ECHL totals | 152 | 35 | 97 | 132 | 119 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| AHL totals | 64 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| CHL totals | 389 | 104 | 238 | 342 | 401 | 82 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 57 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CHL | ||
| All-CHL Team | 2008 | [5] |
| All-CHL Team | 2009 | [5] |
| Most Outstanding Defenseman | 2009 | |
| All-CHL Team | 2010 | [5] |
| Most Outstanding Defenseman | 2010 | |
| ECHL | ||
| All-ECHL First Team | 2012 | |
| Defenseman of the Year | 2012 | [6] |
References
- "Veterans Nelson, Schneekloth back for Eagles 10th anniversary season". ECHL. 2012-09-20. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- "Aaron Schneekloth retires, replaces Greg Pankewicz as assistant coach". Coloradoan. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- "Colorado Eagles name Aaron Schneekloth to replace Chris Stewart". Reporter-Herald. July 18, 2016.
- "AVALANCHE NAME CRONIN COLORADO EAGLES HEAD COACH". Colorado Eagles. July 12, 2018.
- "All-CHL Teams". Eliteprospects.com. 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- "Colorado's Schneekloth named ECHL defenseman of the year". ECHL. 2012-04-04. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database