Taylor Aronson
Taylor Aronson (born December 30, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with Kölner Haie in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Aronson was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 3rd round (78th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
| Taylor Aronson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Aronson with the Milwaukee Admirals in 2015 | |||
| Born |
December 30, 1991 Placentia, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Milwaukee Admirals Lada Togliatti Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Kölner Haie | ||
| NHL Draft |
78th overall, 2010 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Playing career
Aronson played junior hockey with the Portland Winterhawks in the Western Hockey League. On December 28, 2010, he was signed to the Nashville Predators on a three-year entry-level contract.[1]
After five seasons within the Predators organization, primarily with American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. In 2016, Aronson abandoned his team before playoffs because he did not get called up to the Predators.[2]
He agreed to a one-year contract with a Russian club, HC Lada Togliatti of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on May 23, 2016. [3]
Aronson moved and played in two successful seasons establishing himself in the DEL with the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers. At the conclusion of his contract with the Ice Tigers, Aronson secured a one-year contract to remain in Germany, signing with Kölner Haie on May 8, 2019.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 71 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | ||
| 2010–11 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 71 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 81 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 2011–12 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 40 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 38 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 65 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 57 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 2014–15 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 73 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 64 | 4 | 36 | 40 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Lada Togliatti | KHL | 51 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 52 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | DEL | 43 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 50 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 163 | 7 | 68 | 75 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 51 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- "Nashville Predators sign Taylor Aronson to entry-level contract". ontheforecheck.com. December 28, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- "Taylor Aronson: Elephant in the Room". Admirals Roundtable. May 18, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- "Lada agree to terms with American Aronson". HC Lada Togliatti (in Russian). May 23, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
- "Haie sign Aronson, Bast". Kölner Haie. May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database