Aaron Fox (ice hockey)

Aaron Fox

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

Playing career[]

Fox attended Minnesota State University, Mankato from 1996 to 2000, serving as a team captain in his senior year.^[1]

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 Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).^[4] The Zagreb team left the KHL at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season to join the Austrian EBEL.^[5] On 30 July 2018, Medveščak announced that Fox would henceforth serve as both sports director and coach.^[6] Less than nine months later, on 16 April 2019, the Sheffield Steelers of the British Elite Ice Hockey League announced Fox as the team's new coach and general manager, having signed him to a three-year contract.^[7]

References[]

^ "Men's Hockey Record Book" (PDF). msumavericks.com. Minnesota State University Mankato. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
^ "The Fox is back". IceZone (in German). Retrieved 2016-03-19.
^ ÖEHV. "Fox-Rückkehr zu den "Haien": Eishockey.at // Offizielle Homepage des ÖEHV // Österreichischer Eishockeyverband". www.eishockey.at. Retrieved 2016-03-19.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Richardson, Chad. "HHS grad moves to the front office: His days as a player are..." Hastings Star Gazette. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
^ marksoft. "Medvescak Zagreb hat seinen EBEL Trainer gefunden - hockeyfans.at". www.hockeyfans.at. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
^ "New coaching team". medvescak.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ "Aaron Fox is the Steelers New Head Coach and GM". Sheffield Steelers. Retrieved 2019-04-17.

External links[]

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[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] rksoft. "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.

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