Aaron Voros
Aaron Voros | |||
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Born |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | July 2, 1981||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
New Jersey Devils Minnesota Wild New York Rangers Anaheim Ducks | ||
NHL draft |
229th overall, 2001 New Jersey Devils | ||
Playing career | 2003–2012 |
Aaron Voros (born July 2, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Voros played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota Wild, New York Rangers and Anaheim Ducks between 2007 and 2011. He served two consecutive years as the team president of the NHL Players Association for the New York Rangers and one year for the Anaheim Ducks.
Playing career
Voros played amateur hockey in his hometown of
On March 1, 2007, the
Voros scored his first NHL goal, as a member of the Wild, against
On July 1, 2008, Voros was signed as a free agent to a 3-year deal with the New York Rangers.
While in New York, Aaron Voros served as the New York Rangers NHLPA representative from October 2008 until he was traded to Anaheim in July 2010.
On June 10, 2010, he was traded along with Ryan Hillier to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenceman Steve Eminger.[3]
Known for showing up to training camp in top fitness,[citation needed] he took this attitude and delivered a great camp in Anaheim where he played for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2010-2011 season. 10 games into the season Anaheim put Voros on short term injured reserve. On the day after coming off injured reserve, 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 draft pick.[4]
Personal life
Voros is of
In May 2011, Voros and his teammate 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 Lower Manhattan.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1998–99 | Nor Wes Caps | PIJHL | 27 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Burnaby Bulldogs
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BCHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Victoria Salsa
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BCHL | 58 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 285 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | ||
2000–01 | Victoria Salsa | BCHL | 57 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 196 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 54 | ||
2001–02 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | CCHA | 37 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | CCHA | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | 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
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Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Connecticut Whale
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AHL | 23 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 274 | 51 | 54 | 105 | 718 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
NHL totals | 162 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 395 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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College
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All-CCHA Rookie Team | 2002 |
References
- ^ a b "Voros nominated for Masterton Trophy" (Press release). Minnesota Wild. March 16, 2008. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ "Four-Goal First Period Fuels Canucks Win Over Wild". Sports Network. November 17, 2008. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
- ^ "Rangers obtain Eminger from Ducks". New York Rangers. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Aaron Voros obtained from Anaheim". Toronto Maple Leafs. February 15, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ^ "What is hockey like in Hungary?". Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation. September 14, 2010. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- Duna TV(in Hungarian). dunatv.hu. October 6, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database