Aaron Voros

Aaron Voros
Born	July 2, 1981 (1981-07-02) Vancouver, BC, CAN
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Wing
Shoots	Left
NHL Draft	229th overall, 2001 New Jersey Devils
Playing career	2007–present

Aaron Voros (born July 2, 1981) is a professional ice hockey winger. He most recently played with the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League. He was originally drafted by the New Jersey Devils with the 229th overall pick in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He played college hockey for three years at University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Playing career

Voros played his amateur hockey in his home city of Surrey, British Columbia with the Surrey Minor Hockey Association, also playing Nor-Wes Caps-Junior B of the PIJHL and Junior A with the Victoria Salsa of the BCHL. He was an 8th round draft pick by the New Jersey Devils in the 2001 NHL draft while playing for the Victoria Salsa. That summer he also received a full athletic hockey scholarship to University of Alaska Fairbanks, where he was named to the CCHA All-Rookie team in his freshman year. After the second game of his sophomore season at Alaska Fairbanks, doctors discovered a half-baseball-sized lump behind Voros' left knee. After an MRI, three doctors diagnosed it as a type of malignant bone cancer; however, three subsequent biopsies revealed the tumor to be benign. Voros still required several operations, during which he had part of his femur removed. He suffered a staph infection and had to have a Hickman line inserted into his superior vena cava for 12 weeks.

On March 1, 2007, the Minnesota Wild traded a seventh-round draft pick in 2008 to the New Jersey Devils for Voros. After starting the 2007–08 season with the Wild's American Hockey League affiliate, the Houston Aeros, Voros was called upon to play his first NHL game on November 11, 2007 against the Colorado Avalanche.

Voros scored his first NHL goal, as a member of the Wild, against Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks on November 16, 2007 in his birthplace and hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He would go on to score seven goals and seven assists in 55 games during his rookie season. Voros was nominated as the Wild's 2008 Bill Masterton Trophy candidate by the Twin Cities chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.

Voros agreed to a three-year contract with New York Rangers worth $3.3 million on July 1, 2008, fulfilling a childhood dream.

On June 10, 2010, he was traded along with Ryan Hillier to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Steve Eminger.

He played for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2010-2011 season. Voros suffered a broken orbital bone on December 8, 2010 in a game in Vancouver. He was placed on the Anaheim Ducks injured reserved list until February 11, 2011.

On February 15, 2011, Voros was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a conditional 7th round draft pick.

In 2011-12 he played 23 games for the Connecticut Whale, scoring 4 goals and 3 assists, but was released on February 2, 2012.

Personal

Aaron Voros is of Hungarian descent, was born in Vancouver, BC at Vancouver Children's Hospital, and was raised in Vancouver. His grandfather and grandmother emigrated from Hungary in 1956 and settled in Vancouver after leaving during the Hungarian Revolution. In an interview in 2008 Voros said that he is proud of his Hungarian roots and would love to represent Hungary on the international level if it were permissible.

Voros split his childhood between his father Peter Voros, and mother Sheri Voros' homes after their divorce when he was 11. He was raised in a Christian home and attended church regularly growing up.^{[citation needed]}

According to the NY Post Voros has dated many actresses, models, and NY socialites including most recently Canadian supermodel Jessica Stam, and has been linked to troubled Hollywood starlet Lindsay Lohan.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2011, Voros and his best friend Sean Avery as well as NY Ranger Henrik Lundqvist opened their first restaurant in Manhattan called "Tiny's & the Bar Upstairs". The restaurant is located at 135 West Broadway in the Tribeca district of southern Manhattan, and has become a favorite among the Tribeca community.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–00	Victoria Salsa	BCHL		58	14	21	35	285		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Victoria Salsa	BCHL		57	34	34	68	196		30	16	15	31	—
2001–02	Alaska Nanooks	CCHA		37	18	13	31	101		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Alaska Nanooks	CCHA		16	2	5	7	42		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Alaska Nanooks	CCHA		36	16	8	24	132		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Albany River Rats	AHL		9	2	1	3	14		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Albany River Rats	AHL		71	11	17	28	220		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Albany River Rats	AHL		73	16	14	30	180		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Lowell Devils	AHL		39	9	8	17	111		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Houston Aeros	AHL		19	2	3	5	58		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Houston Aeros	AHL		12	4	4	8	46		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Minnesota Wild	NHL		55	7	7	14	141		5	1	0	1	16
2008–09	New York Rangers	NHL		54	8	8	16	122		4	0	0	0	14
2009–10	New York Rangers	NHL		41	3	4	7	89		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		12	0	0	0	43		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		2	0	0	0	5		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Toronto Marlies	AHL		26	3	4	7	61		—	—	—	—	—
000000CCHA totals				89	36	25	61	275		—	—	—	—	—
000000AHL totals				251	47	51	98	697		—	—	—	—	—
000000NHL totals				162	18	19	37	395		9	1	0	1	30

External links

• Aaron Voros's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Aaron Voros's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Aaron Voros at TSN.ca