Aaron Gavey

Aaron Gavey (born February 22, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He last played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks).

Playing career As a youth, Gavey played in the 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Cornwall, Ontario.

Gavey played his minor hockey for the Peterborough Minor Petes (OMHA) before spending the 1990-91 season as a 16-year-old playing for the Peterborough Roadrunners Jr.B. club. Following that season, he was selected in the 1st round (15th overall) in the 1991 OHL Priority Selection held in Kitchener, Ontario.

Gavey played major junior hockey for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in the Ontario Hockey League from 1991 through 1994, during which time he tallied 94 goals and 110 assists in 170 games. The Greyhounds played in the Memorial Cup all three years, winning the tournament in 1993 and finishing as the runner-up in 1992.

Gavey was drafted 74th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1992 NHL entry draft and has played for six different NHL teams including the Tampa Bay Lightning, Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He has played 355 career NHL games, scoring 41 goals and 50 assists for 91 points.

During the 2004/05 season, he had a very brief stint with the Storhamar Dragons of Hamar, Norway. He only played two games before leaving the club. He moved to Germany and played for the Kölner Haie in season 2006/07. His contract was not renewed.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Peterborough Petes COJHL 42 26 30 56 68 — — — — — 1991–92 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 48 7 11 18 27 19 5 1 6 10 1992–93 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 62 45 39 84 114 18 5 9 14 36 1993–94 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHL 60 42 60 102 116 14 11 10 21 22 1994–95 Atlanta Knights IHL 66 18 17 35 85 5 0 0 1 9 1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 73 8 4 12 56 6 0 0 0 4 1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 16 1 2 3 12 — — — — — 1996–97 Calgary Flames NHL 41 7 9 16 34 — — — — — 1997–98 Calgary Flames NHL 26 2 3 5 24 — — — — — 1997–98 Saint John Flames AHL 8 4 3 7 28 — — — — — 1998–99 Michigan K-Wings IHL 67 24 33 57 128 5 2 3 5 4 1998–99 Dallas Stars NHL 7 0 0 0 10 — — — — — 1999–00 Michigan K-Wings IHL 28 14 15 29 73 — — — — — 1999–00 Dallas Stars NHL 41 7 6 13 44 13 1 2 3 10 2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL 75 10 14 24 52 — — — — — 2001–02 Minnesota Wild NHL 71 6 11 17 48 — — — — — 2002–03 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 70 14 29 43 83 — — — — — 2002–03 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2003–04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 75 22 45 67 100 — — — — — 2004–05 Utah Grizzlies AHL 60 5 14 19 59 — — — — — 2005–06 Portland Pirates AHL 72 16 31 47 106 — — — — — 2005–06 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2006–07 Kölner Haie DEL 39 7 4 11 91 9 5 3 8 20 NHL totals 360 41 50 91 272 19 1 2 3 14