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DeutschAris Brimanis
| Aris Brimanis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Brimanis with the Worcester IceCats during the 2004-05 season | |||
| Born | March 14, 1972 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Philadelphia Flyers New York Islanders Mighty Ducks of Anaheim St. Louis Blues | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| NHL draft | 86th overall, 1991 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1993–2012 | ||
Āris Aldis Brīmanis (born March 14, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman from Shaker Heights, Ohio who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Aris Brimanis was involved in Jari Kurri trade.
Playing career
[edit]At junior level, Brimanis played for Bowling Green State University and then for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. He was drafted 86th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. As well as the Flyers, he also played for the New York Islanders, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the St. Louis Blues. He played a total of 113 NHL games, scoring 2 goals and 12 assists for 14 points, collecting 57 penalty minutes. In 2005, Brimanis moved to the Swiss Nationalliga A, joining the Kloten Flyers where he spent 2 seasons before joining Hannover in 2007.
Brimanis spent four seasons with the Hannover Scorpions of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga before leaving as a free agent after the 2010–11 season.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Bowling Green | CCHA | 38 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Bowling Green | CCHA | 32 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 71 | 8 | 50 | 58 | 110 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1993–94 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 75 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1993–94 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 76 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 1995–96 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 54 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 65 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 69 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 35 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 30 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | ||
| 1998–99 | Grand Rapids Griffins | IHL | 66 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | New York Islanders | NHL | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1999–00 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 46 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2000–01 | New York Islanders | NHL | 56 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Cincinnati Mighty Ducks | AHL | 72 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 38 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 65 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 69 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 36 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 44 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 53 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 49 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 56 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2010–11 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 52 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 113 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Scorpions farewell Boos and Brimanis" (in German). Hannover Scorpions. 2011-05-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database