Aaron Voros

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Aaron Voros
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Voros in 2008 with the New York Rangers
Born (1981-07-02) July 2, 1981 (age 42)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Wing
Shot Left
Played for New Jersey Devils
Minnesota Wild
New York Rangers
Anaheim Ducks
NHL Draft 229th overall, 2001
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2003–2012

Aaron Voros (born July 2, 1981) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Voros played in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota Wild, New York Rangers and Anaheim Ducks between 2007 and 2011. He served two consecutive years as the team president of the NHL Players Association for the New York Rangers and one year for the Anaheim Ducks.

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Playing career

Voros played amateur hockey in his hometown of Surrey, British Columbia with the Surrey Minor Hockey Association, also playing Nor-Wes Caps-Junior B of the PIJHL and Junior A with the Victoria Salsa of the BCHL. He was an 8th round draft pick by the New Jersey Devils in the 2001 NHL draft while playing for the Victoria Salsa. That summer he also received a full athletic hockey scholarship to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where he was named to the CCHA All-Rookie team in his freshman year.

On March 1, 2007, the Minnesota Wild traded a seventh-round draft pick in 2008 to the New Jersey Devils for Voros. After starting the 2007–08 season with the Wild's American Hockey League affiliate, the Houston Aeros, Voros was called upon to play his first NHL game on November 11, 2007, against the Colorado Avalanche. [1]

Voros scored his first NHL goal, as a member of the Wild, against Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks on November 16, 2007, in his birthplace and hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [2] He would go on to score seven goals and seven assists in 55 games during his rookie season. Voros was nominated as the Wild's 2008 Bill Masterton Trophy candidate by the Twin Cities chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. [1]

On July 1, 2008, Voros was signed as a free agent to a 3-year deal with the New York Rangers.

While in New York, Aaron Voros served as the New York Rangers NHLPA representative from October 2008 until he was traded to Anaheim in July 2010.

On June 10, 2010, he was traded along with Ryan Hillier to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenceman Steve Eminger. [3]

Known for showing up to training camp in top fitness,[ citation needed ] he took this attitude and delivered a great camp in Anaheim where he played for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2010-2011 season. 10 games into the season Anaheim put Voros on short term injured reserve. On the day after coming off injured reserve, Voros suffered a broken orbital bone on December 8, 2010, in a game in Vancouver. He was placed on the Anaheim Ducks' injured reserved list until February 11, 2011.

On February 15, 2011, Voros was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a conditional draft pick. [4]

Personal life

Voros is of Hungarian descent, was born at Vancouver's British Columbia Children's Hospital, and was raised in Surrey, British Columbia. [5] His grandfather and grandmother emigrated from Hungary in 1956 and settled in Vancouver after leaving during the Hungarian Revolution. In an interview in 2008, Voros said that he is proud of his Hungarian roots and would love to represent Hungary on the international level if it were permissible. [6]

In May 2011, Voros and his teammate Henrik Lundqvist opened their first restaurant in Manhattan called "Tiny's & the Bar Upstairs". The restaurant is located at 135 West Broadway in the Tribeca district of Lower Manhattan.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1998–99Nor Wes Caps PIJHL 27111223173—————
1998–99 Burnaby Bulldogs BCHL 60222—————
1999–2000 Victoria Salsa BCHL58132134285602231
2000–01Victoria SalsaBCHL573434681962414112554
2001–02 University of Alaska Fairbanks CCHA 37181331101—————
2002–03 University of Alaska FairbanksCCHA1625742—————
2003–04 University of Alaska FairbanksCCHA3616824132—————
2003–04 Albany River Rats AHL 921314—————
2004–05 Albany River RatsAHL71111728220—————
2005–06 Albany River RatsAHL73161430180—————
2006–07 Lowell Devils AHL399817111—————
2006–07 Houston Aeros AHL1923558—————
2007–08 Houston AerosAHL1244846—————
2007–08 Minnesota Wild NHL 557714141510116
2008–09 New York Rangers NHL548816122400014
2009–10 New York RangersNHL4134789—————
2010–11 Anaheim Ducks NHL1200043—————
2010–11 Syracuse Crunch AHL20005—————
2010–11 Toronto Marlies AHL2634761—————
2011–12 Connecticut Whale AHL2343723—————
AHL totals2745154105718—————
NHL totals162181937395910130

Awards and honours

AwardYear
College
All-CCHA Rookie Team 2002

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References

  1. 1 2 "Voros nominated for Masterton Trophy" (Press release). Minnesota Wild. March 16, 2008. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Four-Goal First Period Fuels Canucks Win Over Wild". Sports Network. November 17, 2008. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Rangers obtain Eminger from Ducks". New York Rangers. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Aaron Voros obtained from Anaheim". Toronto Maple Leafs. February 15, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
  5. ↑ "What is hockey like in Hungary?". Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation. September 14, 2010. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  6. ↑ "NHL player in the Hungarian national team?". Duna TV (in Hungarian). dunatv.hu. October 6, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
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