Aaron Boh

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Aaron Boh
Born (1974-07-04) July 4, 1974 (age 49)
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Left
Played for Columbus Chill
Atlanta Knights
Louisiana IceGators
Minnesota Moose
Rochester Americans
Houston Aeros
Fayetteville Force
Fort Wayne Komets
Toledo Storm
Cardiff Devils
Arkansas RiverBlades
Peoria Rivermen
Jokerit
San Antonio Iguanas
London Knights
Colorado Gold Kings
Saint-Jean Mission
Sorel Royaux
Québec RadioX
Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal
Saint-Georges-de-Beauce CRS Express
NHL Draft 261st overall, 1992
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 1994–2006

Aaron Boh (born April 4, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, who played in the minor leagues and in Europe.

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Playing career

Boh began his major junior career with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL in 1991, however, he was dealt to the Spokane Chiefs after only 4 games. [1] In the off-season he was selected 261st overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. The following season Boh began with the Chiefs but was subsequently traded to the Medicine Hat Tigers. [2] The 1993–94 season saw Boh start with the Tigers, before being traded again, this time to the Tri-City Americans in exchange for Marc Hussey. [3] Following the culmination of the Americans season Boh turned professional, signing with the Columbus Chill of the ECHL who served as the Canucks secondary affiliate team. [4]

Boh remained with the Chill for the 1994–95 season, registering 30 points in 58 games, whilst also playing 20 games for the IHL's Atlanta Knights. The following season, he began with the Chill, before being acquired by the Louisiana IceGators also of the ECHL, [5] with whom he finished the season. Over the course of the ECHL season he scored 61 points in 54 games and was named as a Second Team All-Star. [1] [6] In addition he also played the IHL's Minnesota Moose and the Rochester Americans of the AHL. The following year with the IceGators, he had a career year scoring 65 points in 52 games, helping the team make it to the Kelly Cup final, ultimately losing to the South Carolina Stingrays. Boh also played 3 games with the Houston Aeros of the IHL.

The 1997–98 season saw Boh sign with the CHL's Fayetteville Force where he tallied 58 points in 56 games. He also played 6 games for the IHL's Fort Wayne Komets. Boh returned to the ECHL the following year, playing for the Toledo Storm scoring 39 points in 65 games. Boh began the 1999–00 season with the Storm, however, after 10 games with the team he was traded to the Arkansas RiverBlades in exchange for Jarret Whidden. [7] After 20 games with the RiverBlades Boh moved to the Europe in order to play for the Cardiff Devils of the BISL. He only played 12 games in Wales however, before being released for disciplinary reasons. [8] [9] He subsequently returned to the ECHL and played for the Peoria Rivermen. The Rivermen had an extended playoff run, culminating in them lifting the Kelly Cup. [10]

He began the 2000–01 season with the CHL's San Antonio Iguanas before moving to Finland in order to play for SM-liiga side Jokerit. [11] Boh played 7 games for the Helsinki-based outfit before returning the U.K. in order to play for the London Knights. The Knights were down a defenceman after Lee Sorochan left the club; coincidentally for Jokerit. [8] [9] [12] Boh finished the season with the Knights, who made it to the play-off finals before narrowly losing to the Sheffield Steelers. The 2001–02 season saw Boh sign with the Colorado Gold Kings of the WCHL for whom he scored 47 points in 69 games. [1]

The off-season would see Boh initially sign with the El Paso Buzzards of the CHL, [13] however he never dressed for the team and instead signed with the Saint-Jean Mission of the QSPHL. Boh registered 34 points in 35 games as the Mission made it to the semi-finals before losing to the Chiefs de Laval. He began the following season with the Mission, before being traded to the Sorel Royaux. [14] The league rebranded during the off-season as the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey, and Boh moved to Québec RadioX where he tallied 36 points in 49 games and the team would lift the Futura Cup as league champions. The 2005–06 season would see Boh play for three teams in the LNAH, the Saint-Georges-de-Beauce CRS Express and the Sorel-Tracy Mission, before being traded to the Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal. [15] At the culmination of the season, Boh retired from professional hockey.

Awards and achievements

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1991–92 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 40004—————
1991-92 Spokane Chiefs WHL5531922209802217
1992–93 Spokane ChiefsWHL153101362—————
1992–93 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL58621271731004427
1993–94 Medicine Hat TigersWHL284151999—————
1993–94 Tri-City Americans WHL27371097—————
1993–94 Columbus Chill ECHL 10191031621317
1994-95 Columbus ChillECHL5852530186—————
1994-95 Atlanta Knights IHL 2026815—————
1995-96 Columbus ChillECHL37173148136—————
1995-96 Minnesota MooseIHL30002—————
1995-96 Rochester Americans AHL 1204410—————
1995-96 Louisiana IceGators ECHL17581358517810
1996-97 Louisiana IceGatorsECHL52115465193174172193
1996-97 Houston Aeros IHL30002—————
1997–98 Fayetteville Force CHL 56154358230—————
1997-98 Fort Wayne Komets IHL60118—————
1998–99 Toledo Storm ECHL65112839226736928
1999–00 Toledo StormECHL1008894—————
1999-00 Arkansas RiverBlades ECHL203121590—————
1999–00 Cardiff Devils BISL 500012—————
1999-00 Peoria Rivermen ECHL15512174915291157
2000–01 San Antonio Iguanas CHL1234761—————
2000-01 Jokerit SM-liiga 700022—————
2000–01 London Knights BISL2213420811210
2001-02 Colorado Gold Kings WCHL 69163147343502224
2002–03 Saint-Jean Mission QSPHL 3512223416314481268
2003–04 Saint-Jean MissionQSPHL1736994—————
2003–04 Sorel Royaux QSPHL27279106601130
2004–05 Québec RadioX LNAH49927361101115630
2005–06 Saint-Georges-de-Beauce CRS Express LNAH1302233—————
2005–06Sorel-Tracy MissionLNAH1936963—————
2005–06 Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal LNAH1734712—————
SM-liiga totals700022—————
ECHL totals28458187245106350124052205

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