Aaron Brand (born June 14, 1975) is a Canadian retired ice hockey center. He attended Lambton College, 1994-96. He lives in Sarnia, Canada.[1]
Junior career
Brand had a successful junior career culminating in the 1995–96 OHL season. In that season, he was the league leading scorer, was OHL second team all-star, and was named the league's best overall player.[2] He recorded 46 goals and 119 points during the 1995-96 season, earning the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy.[1]
He played for Team Canada in the 1997 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[3]
Professional career
Brand never played in the NHL, but played in over 300 games in the American Hockey League for the St. John's Maple Leafs.[4] Brand also spent time in the Austrian Hockey League, International Hockey League (1945–2001), United Hockey League, West Coast Hockey League, and East Coast Hockey League.[5]
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy | 1996 | |
| Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy | 1996 | |
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Newmarket Hurricanes | OHL | 65 | 19 | 45 | 64 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 66 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Sarnia Sting | OHL | 66 | 46 | 73 | 119 | 110 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 1995–96 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 75 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 80 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 79 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 107 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 80 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 80 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Arkansas RiverBlades | ECHL | 71 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 66 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 2000–01 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | HC Innsbruck | AUT | 32 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2001–02 | Bakersfield Condors | WCHL | 10 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2002–03 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 72 | 23 | 42 | 65 | 70 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2003–04 | Port Huron Beacons | UHL | 72 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 58 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | Port Huron Beacons | UHL | 80 | 31 | 51 | 82 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Port Huron Beacons | UHL | 43 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Brantford Blast | MLH | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 2007–08 | Brantford Blast | AC | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Brantford Blast | MLH | 19 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 315 | 44 | 98 | 142 | 343 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | ||||
| UHL totals | 195 | 77 | 105 | 182 | 182 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||||
References
- 1 2 "Family Day Festivities Ahead". OurSports Central. February 11, 2015.
- ↑ Matthison, Greg (May 13, 2014). "Passing on knowledge and experiences". londonsportsxpress.ca. Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ↑ "1997 Team Canada Delegation"
- ↑ "CONDORS CHANGES CONTINUE WITH ADDITION OF AARON BRAND". www.oursportscentral.com. March 16, 2002.
- ↑ "Aaron Brand hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or The Internet Hockey Database