Aaron Boh

Aaron Boh (born April 4, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, who played in the minor leagues and in Europe.

Playing career Boh began his major junior career with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL in 1991, however, he was dealt to the Spokane Chiefs after only 4 games. In the off-season he was selected 261st overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1992 NHL entry draft. The following season Boh began with the Chiefs but was subsequently traded to the Medicine Hat Tigers. The 1993–94 season saw Boh start with the Tigers, before being traded again, this time to the Tri-City Americans in exchange for Marc Hussey. Following the culmination of the Americans season Boh turned professional, signing with the Columbus Chill of the ECHL who served as the Canucks secondary affiliate team.

Boh remained with the Chill for the 1994–95 season, registering 30 points in 58 games, whilst also playing 20 games for the IHL's Atlanta Knights. The following season, he began with the Chill, before being acquired by the Louisiana IceGators also of the ECHL, with whom he finished the season. Over the course of the ECHL season he scored 61 points in 54 games and was named as a Second Team All-Star. In addition he also played the IHL's Minnesota Moose and the Rochester Americans of the AHL. The following year with the IceGators, he had a career year scoring 65 points in 52 games, helping the team make it to the Kelly Cup final, ultimately losing to the South Carolina Stingrays. Boh also played 3 games with the Houston Aeros of the IHL.

The 1997–98 season saw Boh sign with the CHL's Fayetteville Force where he tallied 58 points in 56 games. He also played 6 games for the IHL's Fort Wayne Komets. Boh returned to the ECHL the following year, playing for the Toledo Storm scoring 39 points in 65 games. Boh began the 1999–00 season with the Storm, however, after 10 games with the team he was traded to the Arkansas RiverBlades in exchange for Jarret Whidden. After 20 games with the RiverBlades Boh moved to the Europe in order to play for the Cardiff Devils of the BISL. He only played 12 games in Wales however, before being released for disciplinary reasons. He subsequently returned to the ECHL and played for the Peoria Rivermen. The Rivermen had an extended playoff run, culminating in them lifting the Kelly Cup.

He began the 2000–01 season with the CHL's San Antonio Iguanas before moving to Finland in order to play for SM-liiga side Jokerit. Boh played 7 games for the Helsinki-based outfit before returning the U.K. in order to play for the London Knights. The Knights were down a defenceman after Lee Sorochan left the club; coincidentally for Jokerit. Boh finished the season with the Knights, who made it to the play-off finals before narrowly losing to the Sheffield Steelers. The 2001–02 season saw Boh sign with the Colorado Gold Kings of the WCHL for whom he scored 47 points in 69 games. however he never dressed for the team and instead signed with the Saint-Jean Mission of the QSPHL. Boh registered 34 points in 35 games as the Mission made it to the semi-finals before losing to the Chiefs de Laval. He began the following season with the Mission, before being traded to the Sorel Royaux. The league rebranded during the off-season as the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey, and Boh moved to Québec RadioX where he tallied 36 points in 49 games and the team would lift the Futura Cup as league champions. The 2005–06 season would see Boh play for three teams in the LNAH, the Saint-Georges-de-Beauce CRS Express and the Sorel-Tracy Mission, before being traded to the Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal. At the culmination of the season, Boh retired from professional hockey.

Awards and achievements ECHL Second Team All-Star (1996) ECHL Kelly Cup Champion (2000) LNAH Futura Cup Champion (2005)

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 4 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 1991-92 Spokane Chiefs WHL 55 3 19 22 209 8 0 2 2 17 1992–93 Spokane Chiefs WHL 15 3 10 13 62 — — — — — 1992–93 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 58 6 21 27 173 10 0 4 4 27 1993–94 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 28 4 15 19 99 — — — — — 1993–94 Tri-City Americans WHL 27 3 7 10 97 — — — — — 1993–94 Columbus Chill ECHL 10 1 9 10 31 6 2 1 3 17 1994-95 Columbus Chill ECHL 58 5 25 30 186 — — — — — 1994-95 Atlanta Knights IHL 20 2 6 8 15 — — — — — 1995-96 Columbus Chill ECHL 37 17 31 48 136 — — — — — 1995-96 Minnesota Moose IHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1995-96 Rochester Americans AHL 12 0 4 4 10 — — — — — 1995-96 Louisiana IceGators ECHL 17 5 8 13 58 5 1 7 8 10 1996-97 Louisiana IceGators ECHL 52 11 54 65 193 17 4 17 21 93 1996-97 Houston Aeros IHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1997–98 Fayetteville Force CHL 56 15 43 58 230 — — — — — 1997-98 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 6 0 1 1 8 — — — — — 1998–99 Toledo Storm ECHL 65 11 28 39 226 7 3 6 9 28 1999–00 Toledo Storm ECHL 10 0 8 8 94 — — — — — 1999-00 Arkansas RiverBlades ECHL 20 3 12 15 90 — — — — — 1999–00 Cardiff Devils BISL 5 0 0 0 12 — — — — — 1999-00 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 15 5 12 17 49 15 2 9 11 57 2000–01 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 12 3 4 7 61 — — — — — 2000-01 Jokerit SM-liiga 7 0 0 0 22 — — — — — 2000–01 London Knights BISL 22 1 3 4 20 8 1 1 2 10 2001-02 Colorado Gold Kings WCHL 69 16 31 47 343 5 0 2 2 24 2002–03 Saint-Jean Mission QSPHL 35 12 22 34 163 14 4 8 12 68 2003–04 Saint-Jean Mission QSPHL 17 3 6 9 94 — — — — — 2003–04 Sorel Royaux QSPHL 27 2 7 9 106 6 0 1 1 30 2004–05 Québec RadioX LNAH 49 9 27 36 110 11 1 5 6 30 2005–06 Saint-Georges-de-Beauce CRS Express LNAH 13 0 2 2 33 — — — — — 2005–06 Sorel-Tracy Mission LNAH 19 3 6 9 63 — — — — — 2005–06 Saint-Hyacinthe Cristal LNAH 17 3 4 7 12 — — — — — SM-liiga totals 7 0 0 0 22 — — — — — ECHL totals 284 58 187 245 1063 50 12 40 52 205