# Aaron Schneekloth

Aaron Schneekloth (born July 15, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and a current coach in the Colorado Avalanche system, as the head coach of their affiliate located in the American Hockey League.

## Playing career

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.

## Coaching career

After the 2012–13 season, his twelfth as a professional, Schneekloth 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. The Eagles then won back-to-back Kelly Cup championships in 2017 and 2018 before the team was added to the American Hockey League (AHL) for 2018–19. When the Eagles joined the AHL, Schneekloth was retained as an assistant coach with the Eagles.
With the departure of head coach Greg Cronin, following his promotion the NHL, Schneekloth was re-instated as the Colorado Eagles head coach on July 7, 2023.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 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 | ECHL totals | ECHL totals | 152 | 35 | 97 | 132 | 119 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 64 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHL totals | CHL totals | CHL totals | 389 | 104 | 238 | 342 | 401 | 82 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 57 |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| 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 |