Aaron Keller (ice hockey)

Aaron Keller
Born	(1975-03-01) March 1, 1975 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defenceman
Shot	Right
Played for	IHL Peoria Rivermen ECHL Chicago Wolves AHL Baltimore Bandits Japan League Sapporo Snow Brand Sapporo Polaris Oji Eagles Asia League Oji Eagles
National team	Japan
Playing career	1996–2014

Aaron Keller

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Japan
Asian Games
	2011 Astana-Almaty	Ice hockey

Aaron Keller (アーロン・キャラー) (born March 1, 1975) is a Canadian-born, Japanese former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Career

Born in Kamloops, British Columbia, Keller played junior hockey with his hometown team the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League and played with them for four seasons from 1992 to 1996. He then played his first professional season in 1996–97 with the Peoria Rivermen of the East Coast Hockey League, the Chicago Wolves of the International Hockey League and the Baltimore Bandits of the American Hockey League.

The next season, he moved to Sapporo, Japan, where he played three seasons for the (now defunct) team Sapporo Snow Brand, and the next season with the Sapporo Polaris (the team who replace the Sapporo Snow Brand, but they also folded after only one season). After the Sapporo Polaris was dissolved in 2002, he signed with the Oji Eagles and remained with the team for the remainder of his career until his retirement in 2014.

He was also a regular member of the Japan national team, debuting for them in 2004.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992–93	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		70	4	34	38	34		11	2	5	7	4
1993–94	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		58	6	38	44	8		19	3	12	15	6
1993–94	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		71	18	62	80	34		15	3	13	16	6
1995–96	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		70	21	66	87	26		16	5	11	16	8
1996–97	Peoria Rivermen	ECHL		22	0	8	8	24		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Chicago Wolves	IHL		23	1	3	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Baltimore Bandits	AHL		11	3	2	5	2		1	0	0	0	0
1997–98	Snow Brand Sapporo	JIHL		40	5	25	30	20		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Snow Brand Sapporo	JIHL		40	8	22	30	36		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Snow Brand Sapporo	JIHL		30	7	11	18	63		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Snow Brand Sapporo	JIHL		40	4	18	22	—		8	3	4	7	—
2001–02	Sapporo Polaris	JIHL		25	0	9	9	—		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Oji Seishi Hockey	JIHL		31	3	17	20	—		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Oji Eagles	Asia League		10	0	4	4	12		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Oji Eagles	JIHL		24	4	16	20	34		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Oji Eagles	Asia League		38	6	23	29	39		4	0	2	2	14
2005–06	Oji Eagles	Asia League		38	12	25	37	49		7	1	4	5	14
2006–07	Oji Eagles	Asia League		34	10	31	41	20		4	0	2	2	4
2007–08	Oji Eagles	Asia League		29	3	15	18	47		8	2	2	4	2
2008–08	Oji Eagles	Asia League		36	5	19	24	24		4	1	0	1	14
2009–10	Oji Eagles	Asia League		36	6	13	19	24		4	0	1	1	2
2010–11	Oji Eagles	Asia League		36	10	17	27	14		4	0	0	0	0
2011–12	Oji Eagles	Asia League		35	4	17	21	16		7	5	4	9	0
2012–13	Oji Eagles	Asia League		40	10	26	36	14		7	1	4	5	6
2013–14	Oji Eagles	Asia League		42	4	31	35	40		7	3	4	7	4
JIHL totals				230	31	118	149	153		8	3	4	7	—
Asia League totals				374	70	221	291	299		56	13	23	36	60

Awards

• WHL West Second All-Star Team – 1995
• Best Defenseman (Asian Winter Games Top Division 2011)

References

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Oji Eagle's players profile