Aaron Clayworth

Aaron Clayworth
Born (1985-03-21) 21 March 1985
Perth, WA, Australia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shoots Right
AIHL team
Former teams		 CBR Brave
Canberra Knights
FPS
Solihull MK Kings
National team  Australia
Playing career 2002–present
Website AIHL Profile

Aaron Clayworth (born 21 March 1985) is an Australian semi-professional ice hockey player currently in the interim role of assistant coach for the CBR Brave in the Australian Ice Hockey League. Aaron normally is the alternate captain and plays as defenceman for the Brave.

Playing career

Club career

Aaron Clayworth first played for the Solihull MK Kings in the U19 English A league in the 2002–03 season.[1] In 2004 he returned to Australia to play for the Adelaide Blackhawks of the South Australia state league.[2] The following year he returned to Perth, Western Australia and joined the Perth Hawks of the Western Australian state league.[3] In 2007 he moved to Canberra where he joined the Canberra Knights of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). During the 2007 AIHL season he played 26 games and scored five points.[4] Following the end of the season Clayworth moved to Finland to play for FPS of the Suomi-sarja league.[4] He stayed with FPS Forssa for the 2007–08 season before returning to Australia where he rejoined the Knights for the start of the 2008 AIHL season.[4] Clayworth is currently in his sixth season with the Knights and is playing in the 2012 AIHL season.[4]

In 2013 Clayworth announced on social media that he would not be returning to play for the Canberra Knights for the 2013 AIHL season citing work and family commitments limiting his capacity to put in the full level of commitment required to play in the AIHL for the Knights. Aaron did wish the team well for the season.[5]

Before the start of the 2014 AIHL season the Knights folded operations and were replaced in the league by the CBR Brave.[6] The Brave signed Clayworth along with many former Knights players for the 2014 season.[7] Aaron was given the number 6 jersey for the CBR Brave, was made alternate captain and was privately sponsored in 2014.[8]

12 April 2014, Clayworth made his CBR Brave debut in the Brave's inaugural AIHL match against the Newcastle North Stars at the Phillip Ice Centre, Canberra.The Brave would go on to lose the match 2-0 in front of 800 people with Aaron receiving two minutes in the penalty box in the third period for cross checking.[9]

Aaron enjoyed a solid season for the Brave on his return to the sport, contributing eight assists and one goal for nine points. Aaron's contribution assisted the team to finish third in the regular season and reach the AIHL Finals for a shot at the Goodall Cup, the first time a Canberra team had achieved this since 1998.[10] Clayworth played in the semi-final match against the Melbourne Ice but the Brave lost the match 1-6.[11]

14 July 2015, Aaron was announced as the new interim assistant coach of the CBR Brave alongside established assistant David Rogina for the final seven games of the 2015 AIHL regular season and any finals matches. This change from the playing roster to the coaching staff was in response to the club's decision to part company with head coach Brad Hunt and install Josh Unice as interim head coach and Aaron as his new assistant.[12]

International career

Clayworth was first called up to represent Australia in 2004 where he joined the national under-20 team to compete at the 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[13] He played again for the under-20 team the following year before joining the national senior team for the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.[14][15] Clayworth has since represented Australia at three other world championships.[4]

Personal life

Clayworth was born on 21 March 1985 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.[4] Aaron's favourite professional club is Finnish club Lahti Pelicans and his favourite player is former Finnish international and NHL star for the Nashville Predators & Philadelphia Flyers, Kimmo Timonen.[16]

Career statistics

Aaron Clayworth
Medal record
Competitor for  Australia
Ice hockey
IIHF World U20 Championship
2004 Bulgaria Division III
Ice Hockey World Championships
2007 Korea Division II Group B
2008 Australia Division II Group B
2011 Melbourne Division II Group A
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Solihull MK Kings U19 English A 8 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2007 Canberra Knights AIHL 26 1 4 5 34 — — — — —
2007–08 FPS Suomi-sarja 34 2 5 7 18 — — — — —
2008 Canberra Knights AIHL 26 1 13 14 66 — — — — —
2009 Canberra Knights AIHL 21 1 7 8 52 — — — — —
2010 Canberra Knights AIHL 24 2 11 13 50 — — — — —
2011 Canberra Knights AIHL 28 4 14 18 95 — — — — —
2012 Canberra Knights AIHL 21 2 3 5 41 — — — — —
2013 DId not Play — — — — — — — — — — —
2014 CBR Brave AIHL 27 1 8 9 30 1 0 0 0 0
2015 CBR Brave AIHL 17 0 1 1 10 — — — — —
AIHL Totals 190 12 61 73 378 1 0 0 0 0
International
Year Team Comp   GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Australia U20 2004 IIHF World U20 Championship Division III 5 0 0 0 31
2005 Australia U20 2005 IIHF World U20 Championship Division II Group B 5 0 1 1 30
2007 Australia 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 4 1 1 2 2
2008 Australia 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 5 2 1 3 2
2011 Australia 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 4 0 0 0 0
2012 Australia 2012 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B 5 0 0 0 2

References

  1. ↑ "Aaron Clayworth". Euro Hockey. Archived from the original on 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
  2. ↑ "Team Roster" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  3. ↑ "Team Roster". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Aaron Clayworth". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  5. ↑ "A message from Aaron Clayworth". Canberra Knights. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2015-08-02 – via FaceBook.
  6. ↑ McMurty, Andrew (2014-03-05). "CBR Brave Granted Provisional License". Australian Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  7. ↑ "CBR Brave". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  8. ↑ "2014 sponsorship opportunities". CBR Brave. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  9. ↑ "CBR Brave vs Newcastle North Stars Boxscore". www.theaihl.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  10. ↑ "2014 AIHL Regular Season Standings". www.theaihl.com. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  11. ↑ "CBR Brave vs Melbourne Ice - 2014 Semi-Final". www.theaihl.com. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  12. ↑ "Brave Move: Unice appointed interim Head Coach for remainder of 2015 season". CBR Brave ltd. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  13. ↑ "2004 IIHF World U20 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
  14. ↑ "2005 IIHF World U20 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  15. ↑ "2007 IIHF World Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  16. ↑ "The First Ice Hockey Champions". www.icelegendsaustralia.com. Retrieved 2015-08-04.

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