Keith Aldridge

Keith Albert Aldridge (born July 20, 1973) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played four games in the National Hockey League with the Dallas Stars in the 1999–2000 season.
== Playing career ==
===Amateur===
As a youth, Aldridge played in the 1985, 1986 and 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Detroit Compuware and Detroit Red Wings minor ice hockey teams.
Aldridge played junior hockey with the Rochester Mustangs of the United States Hockey League in 1991-92, where he was named to the USHL First All-Star Team.
Aldridge played college hockey for Lake Superior State University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and was voted the CCHA Best Offensive Defenseman in 1995-96. He was a member of the Lakers' NCAA National Championship team in 1993-94, and was also named to the All-Star Tournament First Team. Aldridge was also named Second Team CCHA in 1994, First Team CCHA in 1995 and 1996, NCAA West Second All-American Team in 1995, and NCAA West First All-American Team in 1996.
Aldridge was a finalist for the 1996 Hobey Baker Award that went to Brian Bonin of Minnesota.
===Professional ===
Aldridge was not selected in the NHL Entry Draft out of college, but signed as an undrafted free agent with the Baltimore Bandits of the American Hockey League in 1996.
In 1997, Aldridge signed with his hometown Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League, where he was named an IHL All-Star in 1998-99. His impressive play led to a professional contract with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League in 1999. Although most of his season was spent in the IHL with the affiliate Kalamazoo Wings, he did play 4 games with the Stars. He spent the 2000-01 season with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the IHL. From 2001-2004, Aldridge played overseas for the Frankfurt Lions and Eisbären Berlin.
Aldridge signed with the New York Islanders in 2004, a move that reunited him with his college head coach Jeff Jackson, who had recently joined the Islanders staff as an assistant coach. Aldridge could not crack the NHL lineup, and he concluded his playing career in the AHL with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2005.
==Post playing career==
Aldridge currently serves as vice president and general manager of Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion, Michigan. His father, Stan Aldridge, had purchased the club in 1981. Aldridge worked at the facility through his youth before joining the organization full-time.
==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
1991–92 	Rochester Mustangs 	USHL 		48 	11 	23 	34 	123 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Lake Superior State 	CCHA 		37 	3 	11 	14 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Lake Superior State 	CCHA 		45 	10 	24 	34 	86 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Lake Superior State 	CCHA 		40 	10 	31 	41 	89 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Lake Superior State 	CCHA 		38 	14 	36 	50 	88 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Baltimore Bandits 	AHL 		7 	0 	2 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Baltimore Bandits 	AHL 		51 	4 	9 	13 	92 		3 	0 	0 	0 	4
1997–98 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 		79 	13 	21 	34 	89 		23 	1 	9 	10 	67
1998–99 	Detroit Vipers 	IHL 		66 	15 	28 	43 	130 		11 	2 	7 	9 	49
1999–00 	Michigan K-Wings 	IHL 		55 	2 	10 	12 	55 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Dallas Stars 	NHL 		4 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Frankfurt Lions 	DEL 		39 	9 	12 	21 	141 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	IHL 		36 	3 	8 	11 	99 		10 	0 	2 	2 	8
2001–02 	Eisbären Berlin 	DEL 		48 	7 	15 	22 	159 		4 	0 	2 	2 	4
2002–03 	Eisbären Berlin 	DEL 		50 	12 	23 	35 	99 		9 	0 	2 	2 	22
2003–04 	Eisbären Berlin 	DEL 		48 	8 	13 	21 	84 		11 	1 	7 	8 	20
2004–05 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL 		32 	1 	9 	10 	35 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		4 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
All-CCHA Second Team 	1993–94	
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 	1994 	
All-CCHA First Team 	1994–95	
AHCA West Second-Team All-American	1994–95	
CCHA All-Tournament Team 	1995 	
All-CCHA First Team 	1995–96	
AHCA West First-Team All-American 	1995–96	
CCHA All-Tournament Team 	1996 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1973 births
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