Aaron Schneekloth (born July 15, 1978) is a

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former professional

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player and a current coach in the

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system, as the head coach of their

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located in the

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Playing career

He played most notably with the Colorado Eagles in the

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and

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. He finished second in all-time games played for the Eagles with 382 and fifth in points with 356.

Coaching career

After the

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season, his twelfth as a professional, Schneekloth announced his retirement from his playing career to accept an assistant coaching role and remained with the Eagles on August 23, 2013. On July 18, 2016, he was promoted to head coach of the Eagles. The Eagles then won back-to-back

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championships in 2017 and 2018 before the team was added to the

(AHL) for 2018–19. When the Eagles joined the AHL, Schneekloth was retained as an assistant coach with the Eagles. With the departure of head coach

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, following his promotion the NHL, Schneekloth was re-instated as the Colorado Eagles head coach on July 7, 2023.

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* 1978 births Living people Austin Ice Bats players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Colorado Eagles players Grand Rapids Griffins players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players New Mexico Scorpions (CHL) players North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey players South Carolina Stingrays players Ice hockey people from Calgary {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1970s-stub