Aaron Fox (ice hockey)

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Aaron Fox
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Born (1976-05-19) May 19, 1976 (age 48)
Hastings, Minnesota, U.S.
Position Center
team
Former teams		Retired
Peoria Rivermen
Richmond Renegades
Vienna Capitals
Milwaukee Admirals
Current EIHL coach Sheffield Steelers
Coached for Medvescak Zagreb

Aaron Fox (born May 19, 1976) is an American ice hockey executive and former professional ice hockey player.

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Early life

Fox was born in Hastings, Minnesota. He attended Minnesota State University, Mankato from 1996 to 2000. During his senior year, he was the team captain of the Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey team. [1]

Career

Except for short stints with the Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League, and the Peoria Rivermen and Richmond Renegades of the East Coast Hockey League, he spent his professional career abroad, playing in Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia.

While playing for the Vienna Capitals, he led the Austrian Hockey League in scoring in 2007–08. [2] He also displayed his scoring ability at Austrian second-division side EC Dornbirn in 2010–11, when he tallied a league-leading 83 points (30 goals, 53 assists) in 42 games. [3]

Managing career

In 2013, Fox decided to end to his playing career and signed a three-year deal as sports director of KHL Medveščak Zagreb. [4] The Zagreb team left the KHL at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season to join the Austrian ICE Hockey League. [5] On July 30, 2018, Medveščak announced that Fox would serve as both sports director and coach. [6] Less than nine months later, on April 16, 2019, the Sheffield Steelers of the Elite Ice Hockey League announced Fox as the team's new coach and general manager, having signed him to a three-year contract. [7] Fox became the Steelers most winning coach with a 8-3 win over Manchester Storm, on 23 November 2024. [8] [9] Later that season, Fox would go on to break the most games coached record in Sheffield. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Hockey Record Book" (PDF). msumavericks.com. Minnesota State University Mankato. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  2. ↑ "The Fox is back". IceZone (in German). Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  3. ↑ ÖEHV. "Fox-Rückkehr zu den "Haien": Eishockey.at // Offizielle Homepage des ÖEHV // Österreichischer Eishockeyverband". www.eishockey.at. Retrieved 2016-03-19.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ Richardson, Chad. "HHS grad moves to the front office: His days as a player are..." Hastings Star Gazette. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  5. ↑ marksoft. "Medvescak Zagreb hat seinen EBEL Trainer gefunden - hockeyfans.at". www.hockeyfans.at. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  6. ↑ "New coaching team". medvescak.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Aaron Fox is the Steelers New Head Coach and GM". Sheffield Steelers. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  8. ↑ "Kevin Tansey Hat Trick as Steelers Beat the Storm 8-3 in Manchester. – Sheffield Steelers" . Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  9. ↑ "Sheffield Steelers - 🍊🏒 Congratulations to head coach Aaron Fox who became the Steelers winningest ever coach last night with his 223rd victory (Alex Dampier 222) #SteelersHockey | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  10. ↑ "Aaron Fox Breaks Steelers Coaching Record – Sheffield Steelers" . Retrieved 2025-02-01.
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