Aaron Schneekloth

Aaron Schneekloth
Aaron Schneekloth
	Schneekloth with the Colorado Eagles in 2011
Born	July 15, 1978 (age 46); 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

Aaron Schneekloth (born July 15, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and a current coach in the Colorado Avalanche system, as the head coach of their affiliate located in the American Hockey League.

Playing career

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.

Coaching career

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]

With the departure of head coach Greg Cronin, following his promotion the NHL, Schneekloth was re-instated as the Colorado Eagles head coach on July 7, 2023.^[5]

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	^[6]
All-CHL Team	2009	^[6]
Most Outstanding Defenseman	2009
All-CHL Team	2010	^[6]
Most Outstanding Defenseman	2010
ECHL
All-ECHL First Team	2012
Defenseman of the Year	2012	^[7]

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.
^ "Aaron Schneekloth named Colorado Eagles head coach". Colorado Avalanche. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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 NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[1] "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.

[2] "Aaron Schneekloth retires, replaces Greg Pankewicz as assistant coach". Coloradoan. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2013-08-23.

[3] "Colorado Eagles name Aaron Schneekloth to replace Chris Stewart". Reporter-Herald. July 18, 2016.

[4] "AVALANCHE NAME CRONIN COLORADO EAGLES HEAD COACH". Colorado Eagles. July 12, 2018.

[5] "Aaron Schneekloth named Colorado Eagles head coach". Colorado Avalanche. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.

[Award-6] "All-CHL Teams". Eliteprospects.com. 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2011-01-02.

[7] "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.

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