Patrick Aufiero
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Patrick Aufiero (born July 1, 1980, in Winchester, Massachusetts) is an American professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted in the third round (90th overall) in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers.
He played four seasons in the Hockey East, with the Boston University Terriers, where he was a Hockey East Second Team All Star selection (2000) and a First Team All-New England Selection (2000).
Aufiero also represented the United States on the National Under-18 Team in various tournaments in the 1997–1998 season and was a member of Team USA's entry in the World Junior Tournament in 2000, where he helped them to a fourth place finish.
After signing a two-year entry level contract with the New York Rangers, Aufiero made his professional debut with the Rangers' American Hockey League affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, in the 2002–2003 season. He went on to play for the Wolf Pack for another season before signing with Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League during the NHL Lockout.
Aufiero played for Augsburger Panther of Germany's DEL during the 2005–06 season where he suffered a serious knee injury.
The knee injury Aufiero suffered in Frankfurt, Germany cut short his career. He is rumored to be attending Suffolk University Law School per the Boston University Terrier Hockey blog.
