Aris Brimanis

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).

Aris Brimanis
Born	(1972-03-14) March 14, 1972 Cleveland, Ohio, 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
National team	United States
NHL Draft	86th overall, 1991 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	1993–2012

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. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-05-23.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database