Aaron Fox (ice hockey)

Aaron Fox (born May 19, 1976 in Hastings, Minnesota) is an American ice hockey executive and former professional ice hockey player. He is currently serving as sports director and coach at Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career

Fox attended Minnesota State University, Mankato from 1996 to 2000, serving as a team captain as a senior.[1]

Except short stints with IHL’s Milwaukee Admirals and ECHL’s Peoria Rivermen and Richmond Renegades, he spent his professional career abroad, playing in places like Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia.

While playing for the Vienna Capitals, he led the Austrian Hockey League in scoring in 2007-08.[2] He also displayed his scoring ability at Austrian second-division side EC Dornbirn in 2010-11, when he tallied 83 points (30 goals, 53 assists) in 42 games which also ranked him first in the league.[3]

Managing career

In 2013, Fox decided to put an end to his playing career and signed a three-year deal as sports director of Medveščak Zagreb of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) the same year.[4] The Zagreb team left the KHL at the conclusion of the 2016-17 season joined the Austrian EBEL.[5] On 30 July 2018 it was announced that he'll serve on double duty - as sport director and a coach of Medveščak Zagreb.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Hockey Record Book" (PDF). msumavericks.com. Minnesota State University Mankato. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  2. ↑ "The Fox is back". IceZone (in German). Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  3. ↑ ÖEHV. "Fox-Rückkehr zu den "Haien": Eishockey.at // Offizielle Homepage des ÖEHV // Österreichischer Eishockeyverband". www.eishockey.at. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  4. ↑ Richardson, Chad. "HHS grad moves to the front office: His days as a player are..." Hastings Star Gazette. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  5. ↑ marksoft. "Medvescak Zagreb hat seinen EBEL Trainer gefunden - hockeyfans.at". www.hockeyfans.at. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  6. ↑ "New coaching team". medvescak.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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