Aaron Keller (ice hockey)
Aaron Keller | |||
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Born |
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | March 1, 1975||
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 |
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Playing career | 1996–2014 |
Medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Asian Games | ||
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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.
Awards
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
- 1975 births
- Baltimore Bandits players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Chicago Wolves (IHL) players
- Sportspeople from Kamloops
- Japanese ice hockey players
- Canadian emigrants to Japan
- Living people
- Kamloops Blazers players
- Oji Eagles players
- Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) players
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
- Asian Games medalists in ice hockey
- Ice hockey players at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1970s births stubs
- Japanese ice hockey biography stubs