Aaron Gavey
| Aaron Gavey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
February 22, 1974 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Tampa Bay Lightning Calgary Flames Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild Toronto Maple Leafs Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Cologne Sharks | ||
| NHL draft |
74th overall, 1992 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2007 | ||
Aaron Gavey (born February 22, 1974) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player. He last played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks). Gavey was born in Sudbury.
Playing career
As a youth, Gavey played in the 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Cornwall, Ontario.[1]
Gavey played his minor hockey for the Peterborough Minor Petes (OMHA) before spending 1990-91 season as a 16-year-old playing for the Peterborough Roadrunners Jr.B. club. Following that season he was selected in the 1st round (15th overall) in the 1991 OHL Priority Selection held in Kitchener, Ontario.[citation needed]
Gavey played major junior hockey for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the Ontario Hockey League from 1991 through 1994, during which time he tallied 94 goals and 110 assists in 170 games. The Greyhounds played in the Memorial Cup all three years, winning the tournament in 1993 and finishing as the runner-up in 1992.[citation needed]
Gavey was drafted 74th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft and has played for six different NHL teams including the Tampa Bay Lightning, Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He has played 355 career NHL games, scoring 41 goals and 50 assists for 91 points.[citation needed]
During the 2004/05 season he had a very brief stint with the Storhamar Dragons of Hamar, Norway. He only played two games before leaving the club.[citation needed] He moved to Germany and played for the Kölner Haie in season 2006/07. His contract was not renewed.[citation needed]
Personal life
Gavey is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990-91 | Peterborough Petes | COJHL | 42 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 48 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 1992–93 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 62 | 45 | 39 | 84 | 114 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 36 | ||
| 1993–94 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 60 | 42 | 60 | 102 | 116 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 22 | ||
| 1994-95 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 66 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 85 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1995–96 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 73 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996-97 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 41 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998-99 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 67 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 128 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999-00 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 28 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 41 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2000–01 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 75 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 71 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 70 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 75 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 60 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 72 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006-07 | Cologne Sharks | DEL | 39 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 91 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | ||
| NHL totals | 360 | 41 | 50 | 91 | 272 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||||
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ Wharnsby, Tim (January 30, 2002), "Salt Lake to miss native son", The Globe and Mail
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