Peter Aubry (born May 19, 1977) is a

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ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

coach and former professional

goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near t ...

. He is currently an associate coach at

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Career

Born in Windsor,

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, Aubry spent four years in Mercyhurst College before turning pro in 2002, signing for the Johnstown Chiefs of the

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The E ...

and also played three games for the American Hockey League's

Saint John Flames The Saint John Flames were a Canadian ice hockey team in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate. History The Saint J ...

. He had single season spells over the next two years in the

United Hockey League The United Hockey League (UHL), originally known as the Colonial Hockey League from 1991 to 1997 and last known as the International Hockey League from 2007 to 2010, was a low-level minor professional ice hockey league, with teams in the Unite ...

for the Elmira Jackals and back in the ECHL with the Alaska Aces before moving to

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in 2005, signing for the

Cardiff Devils The Cardiff Devils are a Welsh ice hockey team who play in the British Elite Ice Hockey League. The team play at Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff Bay. Cardiff are the reigning EIHL play-off champions, winning their third title in a row after beating ...

as their starting goalie. In 2006, Aubry signed with the

Essen Mosquitoes The Essen Mosquitoes are a professional ice hockey team from Essen, Germany that competed in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) from 1999–2000 until the 2001–02 when they lost their license due to insolvency. After this the team played in t ...

of the 2nd Eishockey-Bundesliga before moving back to the UK, signing for the

Newcastle Vipers From 2002–2011 the Newcastle Vipers were an ice hockey club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The club was a member of the Elite Ice Hockey League, and the British National League. History Predecessors Previously, the city was repre ...

. Aubry split 2007-08 in the ECHL with the

Texas Wildcatters The Texas Wildcatters, who took their name from Texas wildcatters, were a professional minor league ice hockey team in the ECHL based in Beaumont, Texas. They played their home games at the Ford Arena. The franchise previously played in Huntin ...

and back in the 2nd Bundesliga with EV Landsberg before returning to the Cardiff Devils in 2008. Aubry signed with

Ducs d'Angers The Association des Sports de Glisse d'Angers is a French professional ice hockey team based in Angers playing in the Ligue Magnus. The team currently use the name of "Les Ducs d'Angers". The team's mascot is an eagle-owl, or grand duc (literally ...

in France for the 2009-10 season. Aubry is currently a developmental goaltending coach for the

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...

, and was named interim assistant coach of the Rockford IceHogs on November 6, 2021. In 2023 he returned to the college ranks as an associate coach at

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* 1977 births Alaska Aces (ECHL) players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Cardiff Devils players Chicago Blackhawks coaches Ducs d'Angers players Elmira Jackals (UHL) players Essen Mosquitoes players EV Landsberg players Johnstown Chiefs players Living people Mercyhurst Lakers men's ice hockey players Newcastle Vipers players Saint John Flames players Ice hockey people from Windsor, Ontario Texas Wildcatters players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey coaches Chicago Blackhawks personnel {{Canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub