Aaron MacKenzie

**Aaron G. MacKenzie** (born March 7, 1981, in Terrace Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Avalanche.

MacKenzie made his NHL debut with the Avalanche in a 4-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks. He retired from playing professional ice hockey in 2015.

## Career statistics

|colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"||rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Regular season|rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Playoffs|||||||||||||||||
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|ALIGN="center"|1998–99|ALIGN="center"|Thunder Bay Flyers|ALIGN="center"|USHL|ALIGN="center"|49|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|20|ALIGN="center"|123|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|0|
|ALIGN="center"|1999–00|ALIGN="center"|U. of Denver|ALIGN="center"|WCHA|ALIGN="center"|40|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|9|ALIGN="center"|10|ALIGN="center"|56|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|2000–01|ALIGN="center"|U. of Denver|ALIGN="center"|WCHA|ALIGN="center"|37|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|8|ALIGN="center"|45|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|2001–02|ALIGN="center"|U. of Denver|ALIGN="center"|WCHA|ALIGN="center"|39|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|18|ALIGN="center"|23|ALIGN="center"|30|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|2002–03|ALIGN="center"|U. of Denver|ALIGN="center"|WCHA|ALIGN="center"|41|ALIGN="center"|11|ALIGN="center"|21|ALIGN="center"|32|ALIGN="center"|33|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|2003–04|ALIGN="center"|Worcester IceCats|ALIGN="center"|AHL|ALIGN="center"|66|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|9|ALIGN="center"|14|ALIGN="center"|108|ALIGN="center"|10|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|10|
|ALIGN="center"|2004–05|ALIGN="center"|Worcester IceCats|ALIGN="center"|AHL|ALIGN="center"|75|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|13|ALIGN="center"|15|ALIGN="center"|106|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|2005–06|ALIGN="center"|Peoria Rivermen|ALIGN="center"|AHL|ALIGN="center"|51|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|7|ALIGN="center"|9|ALIGN="center"|35|ALIGN="center"|4|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|6|
|ALIGN="center"|2006–07|ALIGN="center"|Peoria Rivermen|ALIGN="center"|AHL|ALIGN="center"|67|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|7|ALIGN="center"|46|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|2007–08|ALIGN="center"|Peoria Rivermen|ALIGN="center"|AHL|ALIGN="center"|55|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|20|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|2008–09|ALIGN="center"|Lake Erie Monsters|ALIGN="center"|AHL|ALIGN="center"|52|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|9|ALIGN="center"|12|ALIGN="center"|50|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|2008–09|ALIGN="center"|Colorado Avalanche|ALIGN="center"|NHL|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|2009–10|ALIGN="center"|Idaho Steelheads|ALIGN="center"|ECHL|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|2|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|ALIGN="center"|2009–10|ALIGN="center"|HC Pardubice|ALIGN="center"|CZE|ALIGN="center"|29|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|24|ALIGN="center"|6|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|1|ALIGN="center"|8|
|ALIGN="center"|2010–11|ALIGN="center"|EHC Black Wings Linz|ALIGN="center"|EBEL|ALIGN="center"|49|ALIGN="center"|3|ALIGN="center"|7|ALIGN="center"|10|ALIGN="center"|100|ALIGN="center"|5|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|ALIGN="center"|0|
|ALIGN="center"|2011–12|ALIGN="center"|Tohoku Free Blades|ALIGN="center"|ALH|ALIGN="center"|36|ALIGN="center"|9|ALIGN="center"|14|ALIGN="center"|23|ALIGN="center"|36|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|ALIGN="center"|—|
|2012–13|Denver Cutthroats|CHL|20|4|6|10|10|—|—|—|—|—||||||||||||||
|2013–14|Denver Cutthroats|CHL|59|8|17|25|52|16|2|4|6|14||||||||||||||
|2014–15|Sun Valley Suns|BDHL|4|2|2|4|2|—|—|—|—|—||||||||||||||

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **image**: Aaron MacKenzie.jpg
- **caption**: MacKenzie with the Peoria Rivermen on November 16, 2007
- **image size**: 230px
- **position**: Defenceman (ice hockey), Defence
- **shot**: Left
- **height ft**: 6
- **height in**: 1
- **weight lb**: 195
- **played for**: Colorado Avalanche (National Hockey League, NHL)
HC Pardubice (Czech Extraliga, CZE)
EHC Black Wings Linz (Austrian Hockey League, EBEL)
Tohoku Free Blades (Asia League Ice Hockey, AL)
Denver Cutthroats (Central Hockey League, CHL)
- **birth place**: Terrace Bay, Ontario, ON, Canada, CAN
- **draft**: Undrafted
- **career start**: 2003
- **career end**: 2015