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 an assistant coach of their affiliate located in the American Hockey League.
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, 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.
==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 	CHL 	CHL
All-CHL Team 	2008	
All-CHL Team 	2009	
Most Outstanding Defenseman	2009	
All-CHL Team 	2010	
Most Outstanding Defenseman	2010	
ECHL 	ECHL	ECHL
All-ECHL First Team 	2012	
Defenseman of the Year 	2012	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Austin Ice Bats players
Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Colorado Eagles players
Category:Grand Rapids Griffins players
Category:Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players
Category:New Mexico Scorpions (CHL) players
Category:North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players
Category:South Carolina Stingrays players