Aris Brimanis

Aris Brimanis
Born (1972-03-14) March 14, 1972
Cleveland, OH, USA
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
NHL Draft 86th overall, 1991
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1993–2012

Āris Aldis Brīmanis (born March 14, 1972) is a Latvian-American former professional ice hockey defenseman from Shaker Heights, Ohio who played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

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

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

  1. ↑ "Scorpions farewell Boos and Brimanis" (in German). Hannover Scorpions. 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2011-05-23.

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