Left wing hockey player Aaron Varos plays for the Anaheim Ducks in the National Hockey League (NHL). He made his NHL debut with the Minnesota Wild on November 11, 2007, in a game against the Colorado Avalanche. In his debut game, he received his first fighting major, and logged 8:31 of ice time in 15 shifts. In 55 games during his rookie 2007-08 season, Varos appeared in 55 games and logged 14 points on seven goals and seven assists. He notched his first NHL point, a goal, on November 16 against the Vancouver Canucks, and his first two NHL assists in a November 26 game against the Phoenix Coyotes.http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/v/vorosaa01/gamelog/2008/
Aaron Varos was an eighth round draft selection of the New Jersey Devils in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the Wild on March 1, 2007, in exchange for a seventh round selection in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New York Rangers on July 1, 2008, after appearing in just 55 games for the Wild. On July 9, 2010, the Anaheim Ducks traded Steve Eminger to the Rangers, acquiring Voros and Ryan Hillier.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2473
Aaron Voros Biography
Aaron Voros was born on July 2, 1981, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Voros, whose stands 6-foot-2 and wears the #34 on his jersey, is described by The Hockey News as a "physical depth winger with good reach and solid puck skills; a late bloomer that likes to play physical hockey, and can line up on either side of the ice."http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2473
Aaron Voros Statistics and Career
Aaron Voros played three seasons of college hockey in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) for the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In 89 games from 2001-04, he posted 61 points on 36 goals and 25 assists, and logged 275 penalty minutes and a -5 plus/minus rating. Five of his 36 goals were game-winning goals, 11 were on the power play and one was short-handed. During his rookie 2001-02 season, he was named to the CCHA All-Rookie Team, and during the 2003-04 season, he was honored with the CCHA Terry Flanagan Memorial Award for his perseverance and dedication.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2473
Voros began his professional hockey career playing in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Albany River Rats, where he played from 2003-06. From 2006-08 he played for both the Lowell Devils and the Houston Aeros, making his NHL debut in November of 2007. In 223 AHL games, he posted 91 points on 44 goals and 47 assists, logging 629 penalty minutes.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2473
Aaron Voros played in 151 NHL games through the 2009-10 season, registering 37 points on 18 goals, four on the power play, and 19 assists. He also logged 352 penalty minutes and took 147 shots on goal. In his first 11 games of the 2010-11 season, he took 12 shots on goal, and logged 43 penalty minutes.http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?2473
Aaron Voros Fights Kevin Bieksa
Aaron Voros fights Kevin Bieksa in this December 8, 2010, match-up between the Anaheim Ducks and the Vancouver Canucks. The two fight during the second period, with the Canucks up on the Ducks 2-1. After both players throw several punches, Voros is taken down on the ice by Bieksa, and officials break up the fight.
