Aris Brimanis

Aris Aldis Brimanis (born March 14, 1972) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman from Shaker Heights, Ohio who is currently a free agent. He most recently played with the Hannover Scorpions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
==Playing career==
At junior level, Brimanis played for Bowling Green State University and then for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. He was drafted 86th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. As well as the Flyers, he also played for the New York Islanders, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the St. Louis Blues. He played a total of 113 NHL games, scoring 2 goals and 12 assists for 14 points, collecting 57 penalty minutes. In 2005, Brimanis moved to the Swiss Nationalliga A, joining the Kloten Flyers where he spent 2 seasons before joining Hannover in 2007.
Brimanis spent four seasons with the Scorpions before leaving as a free agent after the 2010–11 season.
==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
1990–91 	Bowling Green 	CCHA 		38 	3 	6 	9 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	Bowling Green 	CCHA 		32 	2 	9 	11 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Brandon Wheat Kings 	WHL 		71 	8 	50 	58 	110 		4 	2 	1 	3 	7
1993–94 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		75 	8 	15 	23 	65 		11 	2 	3 	5 	12
1993–94 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		76 	8 	17 	25 	68 		6 	1 	1 	2 	14
1995–96 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		54 	9 	22 	31 	64 		5 	1 	2 	3 	4
1995–96 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		17 	0 	2 	2 	12 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		65 	14 	18 	32 	69 		10 	2 	2 	4 	13
1996–97 	Philadelphia Flyers 	NHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Michigan K-Wings 	IHL 		35 	3 	9 	12 	24 		4 	1 	0 	1 	4
1997–98 	Philadelphia Phantoms 	AHL 		30 	1 	11 	12 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Fredericton Canadiens 	AHL 		8 	2 	4 	6 	6 		15 	3 	10 	13 	18
1998–99 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	IHL 		66 	16 	21 	37 	70 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		18 	2 	1 	3 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		7 	0 	2 	2 	2 		14 	3 	4 	7 	10
1999–00 	Kansas City Blades 	IHL 		46 	5 	17 	22 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Chicago Wolves 	IHL 		20 	2 	2 	4 	14 		16 	3 	1 	4 	8
2000–01 	New York Islanders 	NHL 		56 	0 	8 	8 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL 		72 	2 	9 	11 	44 		3 	1 	0 	1 	0
2001–02 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	9 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		38 	8 	13 	21 	51 		3 	0 	0 	0 	2
2003–04 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		65 	4 	15 	19 	56 		10 	1 	0 	1 	6
2003–04 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 		13 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		69 	4 	13 	17 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Kloten Flyers 	NLA 		36 	2 	8 	10 	56 		11 	0 	4 	4 	16
2006–07 	Kloten Flyers 	NLA 		44 	5 	10 	15 	80 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Hannover Scorpions 	DEL 		53 	4 	7 	11 	44 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2008–09 	Hannover Scorpions 	DEL 		49 	5 	11 	16 	38 		11 	0 	0 	0 	8
2009–10 	Hannover Scorpions 	DEL 		56 	8 	18 	26 	48 		11 	1 	4 	5 	4
2010–11 	Hannover Scorpions 	DEL 		52 	6 	13 	19 	50 		5 	3 	0 	3 	2
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		113 	2 	12 	14 	57 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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