Keith Aldridge

Keith Albert Aldridge (born July 20, 1973) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played four games in the National Hockey League with the Dallas Stars in the 1999–2000 season.

Playing career Amateur As a youth, Aldridge played in the 1985, 1986 and 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Detroit Compuware and Detroit Red Wings minor ice hockey teams.

Aldridge played junior hockey with the Rochester Mustangs of the United States Hockey League in 1991–92, where he was named to the USHL First All-Star Team.

Aldridge played college hockey for Lake Superior State University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and was voted the CCHA Best Offensive Defenseman in 1995–96. He was a member of the Lakers' NCAA National Championship team in 1993–94, and was also named to the All-Star Tournament First Team. Aldridge was also named Second Team CCHA in 1994, First Team CCHA in 1995 and 1996, NCAA West Second All-American Team in 1995, and NCAA West First All-American Team in 1996.

Aldridge was a finalist for the 1996 Hobey Baker Award that went to Brian Bonin of Minnesota.

Professional Aldridge was not selected in the NHL entry draft out of college, but signed as an undrafted free agent with the Baltimore Bandits of the American Hockey League in 1996.

In 1997, Aldridge signed with his hometown Detroit Vipers of the International Hockey League, where he was named an IHL All-Star in 1998–99. His impressive play led to a professional contract with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League in 1999. Although most of his season was spent in the IHL with the affiliate Kalamazoo Wings, he did play 4 games with the Stars. He spent the 2000–01 season with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the IHL. From 2001 to 2004, Aldridge played overseas for the Frankfurt Lions and Eisbären Berlin.

Aldridge signed with the New York Islanders in 2004, a move that reunited him with his college head coach Jeff Jackson, who had recently joined the Islanders staff as an assistant coach. Aldridge could not crack the NHL lineup, and he concluded his playing career in the AHL with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2005.

Post-playing career Aldridge currently serves as vice president and general manager of Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion, Michigan. His father, Stan Aldridge, had purchased the club in 1981. Aldridge worked at the facility through his youth before joining the organization full-time.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 Rochester Mustangs USHL 48 11 23 34 123 — — — — — 1992–93 Lake Superior StateCCHA 373111430 — — — — — 1993–94 Lake Superior StateCCHA 4510243486 — — — — — 1994–95 Lake Superior StateCCHA4010314189 — — — — — 1995–96 Lake Superior StateCCHA3814365088 — — — — — 1995–96 Baltimore Bandits AHL 70224 — — — — — 1996–97 Baltimore Bandits AHL 5149139230004 1997–98 Detroit Vipers IHL 791321348923191067 1998–99 Detroit Vipers IHL 661528431301127949 1999–00 Michigan K-Wings IHL 552101255 — — — — — 1999–00 Dallas Stars NHL 40000 — — — — — 2000–01 Frankfurt Lions DEL 3991221141 — — — — — 2000–01 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 36381199100228 2001–02 Eisbären Berlin DEL 487152215940224 2002–03 Eisbären Berlin DEL 5012233599902222 2003–04 Eisbären Berlin DEL 4881321841117820 2004–05 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 32191035 — — — — — NHL totals 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1995 United States WC 6th 4 0 0 0 2 1996 United States WC 8 0 1 1 2 Senior totals 12 0 1 1 4

Awards and honours Award Year All-CCHA Second Team 1993–94 All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1994 All-CCHA First Team 1994–95 All-CCHA First Team 1995–96 AHCA West First-Team All-American 1995–96 CCHA All-Tournament Team 1996