Aaron Schneekloth (born July 15, 1978) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and current head coach of the Colorado Eagles in the ECHL.
He played most notably with the Colorado Eagles in the Central Hockey League and ECHL. He finished second in all-time games played for the Eagles with 382 and fifth in points with 356.
After the 2012–13 season, his twelfth as a professional, Schnnekloth announced his retirement from his playing career to accept an assistant coaching role and remained with the Eagles on August 23, 2013. On July 18, 2016, he was promoted to head coach of the Eagles.
Career statistics
| | Regular season | | Playoffs |
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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1996–97 | South Surrey Eagles | BCHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1998–99 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 35 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
1999–00 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 34 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
2000–01 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 46 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — |
2001–02 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 35 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
2001–02 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002–03 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 41 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2002–03 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
2003–04 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 56 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
2004–05 | New Mexico Scorpions | CHL | 60 | 3 | 36 | 39 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
2005–06 | Austin Ice Bats | CHL | 59 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — |
2005–06 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
2006–07 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 47 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 70 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 |
2007–08 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 59 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
2008–09 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 64 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 82 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
2009–10 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 64 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2010–11 | Colorado Eagles | CHL | 36 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 14 |
2011–12 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 72 | 20 | 42 | 62 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012–13 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 40 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
ECHL totals | 152 | 35 | 97 | 132 | 119 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
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AHL totals | 64 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
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CHL totals | 389 | 104 | 238 | 342 | 401 | 82 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 57 |
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Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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CHL |
All-CHL Team | 2008 | |
All-CHL Team | 2009 | |
Most Outstanding Defenseman | 2009 | |
All-CHL Team | 2010 | |
Most Outstanding Defenseman | 2010 | |
ECHL |
All-ECHL First Team | 2012 | |
Defenseman of the Year | 2012 | |