Eliteprospects
USA A.J. Thelen
#49 Kalamazoo Wings / ECHL - 10/11
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
1-time NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 1
Date of Birth
Mar 11, 1986
Position
D
Age
38
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Savage, MN, USA
Weight
212 lbs / 96 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2004 round 1 #12 overall by Minnesota Wild

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A.J. Thelen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Shattuck St. Mary's 14U AAA 14U AAA 40* 22* 17* 39* -* -* |
2001-02 Shattuck St. Mary's 18U AA 18U AA 51* 22* 17* 39* 42* -* |
Shattuck St. Mary's 18U AAA MNJHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2002-03 U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 20* 4* 1* 5* 8* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 44* 2* 7* 9* 72* -* |
2003-04 Michigan State Univ. NCAA 41* 11* 18* 29* 50* 16* |
2004-05 Michigan State Univ. NCAA 33* 0* 11* 11* 48* -* |
2005-06 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 72* 13* 23* 36* 79* -30* |
Houston Aeros AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2006-07 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 23* 4* 8* 12* 53* -1* |
Vancouver Giants WHL 30* 4* 5* 9* 35* 8* | Playoffs 22 1 7 8 18 11
2007-08 Texas Wildcatters ECHL 63* 7* 28* 35* 70* 30* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -
2008-09 Florida Everblades ECHL 34* 3* 14* 17* 27* 10* | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 14 -
2009-10 Florida Everblades ECHL 48* 8* 18* 26* 52* 1* |
Rochester Americans AHL 9* 0* 0* 0* 6* -9* |
2010-11 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 65* 6* 23* 29* 32* 4* | Playoffs 19 4 8 12 12 8

A.J. Thelen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Vancouver Giants Memorial Cup 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* 1* |

A.J. Thelen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
14U AAA 1 40* 22* 17* 39* 0.98* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
18U AA 1 51* 22* 17* 39* 0.76* 42* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 2 10* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 8* -8* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 4 210* 24* 83* 107* 0.51* 181* 45* | 3 33 4 * 10 * 14 * 0.42 * 28 * 8 *
Memorial Cup 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
MNJHL 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 1 44* 2* 7* 9* 0.20* 72* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 2 74* 11* 29* 40* 0.54* 98* 16* | 0 * * * * * *
NTDP 1 23* 4* 1* 5* 0.22* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 2 125* 21* 36* 57* 0.46* 167* -23* | 1 22 1 * 7 * 8 * 0.36 * 18 * 11 *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

A.J. Thelen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2002, 3 #49 overall by Prince Albert Raiders in the WHL Bantam Draft

Career transactions
- 2010-09-17 • Signed by the Kalamazoo Wings
- 2009-08-19 • Re-signed by the Florida Everblades
- 2007-01-10 • Traded to the Vancouver Giants for John Flatters & Nathan Deck
- 2006-03-29 • Signed to an amateur try-out contract by the Houston Aeros