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USA Aaron Ness

#20 Hershey Bears / AHL - 22/23
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
May 18, 1990
Position
D
Age
32
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Bemidji, MN, USA
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
22/23
Drafted
2008 round 2 #40 overall by New York Islanders
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Highlights
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL Second All-Star Team 1

Father: Jay Ness
Ness is a puck-moving defenseman with natural offensive instincts. Has great skating and passing ability. Gets back on defense fast after joining the attack and has good hockey sense, too. However, his modest size can be a problem against bigger forwards in puck battles.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2014)

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Roseau High USHS-MN 30 3 18 21 8 - |
2006-07 Team Sanford Power UMHSEHL 11 0 8 8 - - |
Roseau High USHS-MN 31 13 38 51 12 - |
2007-08 Team Sanford Power UMHSEHL 11 2 11 13 - - |
Roseau High “A” USHS-MN 31 28 44 72 16 - |
U.S. National U18 Team USDP 9 0 6 6 2 - |
USA U18 WJC-18 7 0 6 6 2 5 |
2008-09 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 37 2 15 17 16 -8 |
2009-10 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 39 2 10 12 24 0 |
2010-11 Univ. of Minnesota “A” NCAA 35 2 12 14 41 4 |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 13 1 3 4 4 -1 |
2011-12 New York Islanders NHL 9 0 0 0 2 0 |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 69 5 22 27 36 8 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 -2
2012-13 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 76 3 24 27 30 -10 |
2013-14 New York Islanders NHL 20 1 2 3 10 -13 |
Bridgeport Sound Tigers “A” AHL 48 6 14 20 47 -15 |
2014-15 Bridgeport Sound Tigers “C” AHL 74 8 37 45 62 -10 |
2015-16 Washington Capitals NHL 8 0 2 2 2 4 |
Hershey Bears AHL 62 6 21 27 22 12 | Playoffs 21 0 12 12 12 0
2016-17 Washington Capitals NHL 2 0 0 0 0 -1 |
Hershey Bears AHL 51 5 12 17 24 -5 | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 0 -4
2017-18 Washington Capitals NHL 8 0 1 1 8 2 |
Hershey Bears AHL 55 4 25 29 26 -6 |
2018-19 Hershey Bears AHL 71 5 50 55 40 24 | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 0 -5
2019-20 Arizona Coyotes NHL 24 0 1 1 0 1 |
Tucson Roadrunners AHL 17 2 7 9 14 6 |
2020-21 Arizona Coyotes NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
2021-22 Providence Bruins AHL 55 3 16 19 16 2 | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 -1
USA OG 4 0 1 1 2 4 |
2022-23 Hershey Bears “A” AHL 40 2 8 10 18 9 |
Projected AHL 70 4 14 18 32 16 |
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Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
AHL
2023-01-29T14:00:00-0600 Hershey Bears vs Bridgeport Islanders
2023-01-28T18:05:00-0600 Hershey Bears @ Lehigh Valley Phantoms
2023-01-25T18:05:00-0600 Hershey Bears @ Lehigh Valley Phantoms
2023-01-21T18:05:00-0600 Hershey Bears @ Belleville Senators
2023-01-20T18:00:00-0600 Hershey Bears @ Laval Rocket
2023-01-14T18:00:00-0600 Hershey Bears vs Springfield Thunderbirds
2023-01-13T18:00:00-0600 Hershey Bears vs Springfield Thunderbirds
2023-01-11T18:00:00-0600 Hershey Bears vs Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
2023-01-08T16:00:00-0600 Hershey Bears vs Syracuse Crunch
2023-01-07T18:00:00-0600 Hershey Bears vs Charlotte Checkers
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 12 631 50 239 289 0.46 339 14 | 5 41 0 16 16 0.39 18 -12
NCAA 3 111 6 37 43 0.39 81 -4 | 0
NHL 7 72 1 6 7 0.10 22 -7 | 0
OG 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 2 4 | 0
UMHSEHL 2 22 2 19 21 0.95 - - | 0
USDP 1 9 0 6 6 0.67 2 - | 0
USHS-MN 3 92 44 100 144 1.57 36 - | 0
WJC-18 1 7 0 6 6 0.86 2 5 | 0
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Agility
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Speed
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Player Period Teams
Kevin Poulin (G) 2010-2015 5 Bridgeport Islanders, New York Islanders
Tyler Lewington (D) 2015-2022 5 Hershey Bears, Providence Bruins
Brett Gallant (F) 2010-2015 5 Bridgeport Islanders, New York Islanders
Nathan Walker (F) 2015-2019 4 Hershey Bears, Washington Capitals
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/05/2022
07/05/2022 Confirmed Providence Bruins Hershey Bears
09/29/2021
09/29/2021 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Providence Bruins
07/01/2019
07/01/2019 Confirmed Washington Capitals Arizona Coyotes
05/16/2018
05/16/2018 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
06/25/2016
06/25/2016 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
07/01/2015
07/01/2015 Confirmed New York Islanders Washington Capitals
07/11/2014
07/11/2014 Extension New York Islanders New York Islanders
03/16/2011
03/16/2011 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota New York Islanders
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Cult/Star player for Roseau High

Received Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award -- 2008

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