Keith Aucoin

Keith Aucoin
Born November 6, 1978 (1978-11-06) (age 33)
Waltham, MA, USA
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position C/W
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Washington Capitals
Hershey Bears (AHL)
Carolina Hurricanes
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2001–present

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.

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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.[1]

For the 2011-12 NHL season, Aucoin made the Washington Capitals opening night roster due to injuries of other forwards. [2]

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season 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 75 8 18 26 18 — — — — —
AHL totals 630 212 495 707 577 83 14 68 82 55

References

  1. ^ "Keith Aucoin named AHL's Most Valuable Player". Hershey Bears. 2010-04-09. http://www.hersheybears.com/news/detail.php?bp=index.php&id=3198. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
  2. ^ "2011-12 NHL Opening Rosters". National Hockey League. 2011-10-06. http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=594687. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  3. ^ "2010-11 First and Second All-Stars named". AHL. 2011-03-28. http://theahl.com/2010-11-first-and-second-all-stars-named-p170408&t=mobile_news_article&bblh=other. Retrieved 2011-03-28. 

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