Keith Aucoin

Keith Aucoin (born November 6, 1978 in Waltham, Massachusetts) is an American hockey player who plays for the Hershey Bears, in the Washington Capitals system.
==Playing career==
He was raised in Waltham and then Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and attended Chelmsford High School. Aucoin spent four seasons with Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, before turning pro in 2001. Aucoin made his NHL debut during the 2005–06 NHL season with the Carolina Hurricanes. It was at the end of this season that he was a member of the "Black Aces," a group of players kept on the roster as healthy scratches for the Hurricanes' playoff run that ended with the Hurricanes being crowned Stanley Cup champions. Aucoin did not have his name added to the cup, as he did not play in any of the playoff games, but can be seen on the ice during the celebration and did receive a Championship Ring. He can be seen in numerous images from the locker room, including one that included Matt Cullen, Craig Kowalski, Erik Cole, Aucoin, and David Gove. He would go on to play 53 regular season games for the Hurricanes over three seasons, scoring 5 goals and 15 points. 
On July 3, 2008, Aucoin signed with the Washington Capitals. After attending the Capitals training camp for the 2008-09 season, the Capitals sent Aucoin to their AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears. Aucoin's presence with Hershey was immediately felt as he won the Reebok Player of the Week honors on 12 October 2008, and then the AHL Player of the Month for October 2008. In his first 20 games of 2008 he scored 8 goals with 21 assists. In December 2008, Aucoin was called up to the NHL with the Capitals, playing in 12 games, scoring 2 goals and assisting on 4. He was released back to the AHL Hershey Bears for the Playoffs where he won the Calder Cup in six games versus the Manitoba Moose. 
During the 2009-10 season, Aucoin was re-signed to a two year contract extension on March 8, 2010. In helping the Bears capture a second consecutive Calder Cup, he was awarded the Les Cunningham Award, as the league MVP.
For the 2011-12 NHL season, Aucoin made the Washington Capitals opening night roster due to injuries of other forwards.
==Awards==
* 1999–00: First All-Conference Team (ECAC East)
* 1999–00: Player of the Year (ECAC East)
* 2000–01: First All-Conference Team (ECAC East)
* 2000–01: Player of the Year (ECAC East)
* 2005–06: Second Team All-Star (American Hockey League)
* 2006–07: Second Team All-Star (American Hockey League)
* 2007–08: All-Star Team CPT(American Hockey League)
* 2008–09: All-Star (American Hockey League)
* 2009–10: All-Star (American Hockey League)
* 2009–10: Les Cunningham Award (American Hockey League)
* 2010–11: Second All-Star Team (American Hockey League)
==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
1997–98 	Norwich Cadets 	ECAC East 		26 	19 	14 	33 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Norwich Cadets 	ECAC East 		31 	33 	39 	72 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Norwich Cadets 	ECAC East 		31 	36 	41 	77 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Norwich Cadets 	ECAC East 		28 	26 	30 	56 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	B.C. Icemen 	UHL 		44 	23 	35 	58 	42 		10 	3 	5 	8 	4
2001–02 	Florida Everblades 	ECHL 		1 	0 	2 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Lowell Lock Monsters 	AHL 		30 	6 	10 	16 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		78 	25 	49 	74 	71 		4 	0 	1 	1 	6
2003–04 	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks	AHL 		80 	18 	30 	48 	64 		9 	0 	3 	3 	4
2004–05 	Memphis RiverKings 	CHL 		5 	4 	5 	9 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		72 	21 	45 	66 	49 		17 	4 	14 	18 	18
2005–06 	Lowell Lock Monsters 	AHL 		72 	29 	56 	85 	68 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		6 	0 	1 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		65 	27 	72 	99 	108 		5 	1 	3 	4 	7
2006–07 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		8 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Albany River Rats 	AHL 		38 	8 	37 	45 	38 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 		38 	5 	8 	13 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		70 	25 	71 	96 	73 		21 	5 	18 	23 	16
2008–09 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		12 	2 	4 	6 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		72 	35 	71 	106 	49 		21 	2 	23 	25 	2
2009–10 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		9 	1 	4 	5 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		53 	18 	54 	72 	49 		6 	2 	6 	8 	2
2010–11 	Washington Capitals 	NHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		75 	8 	18 	26 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		630 	212 	495 	707 	577 		83 	14 	68 	82 	55
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1978
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