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KEITH AUCOIN
2008-09
Played in 12 games for the Capitals and had six points (2g-4a), all in his last eight
games … Team was 8-3-1 when he was in the lineup and 4-1-0 when he had a point
… Recorded his first assist as a Cap on 3/16 at ATL and his first goal on 4/1 vs.
NYI … Matched his career-high with a point in three straight games (3/16—4/1,
1g-2a) … Recorded his first career NHL PPG and had two points (1g-1a) on 4/5 vs.
ATL … Played 70 games for Hershey (AHL) and had 96 points (25g-71a); finished
second to teammate Alexandre Giroux (97 points) in the AHL scoring race … His
71 assists led the AHL and were 15 more than the next closest player … Named
to the AHL All-Star game and First All-Star Team … Named the AHL’s Player of
the Month for October … Had three multiple-goal games and 18 multiple-assist
games … Recorded at least a point in the first eight games of the season (5g-12a)
… Had three five-point games: 10/8 at Wilkes-Barre Scranton (1g-4a), 11/16 vs.
Binghamton (1g-4a) and 3/28 vs. Bridgeport (2g-3a) … Had at least a point in 14
straight games from 2/6—3/7 (5g-20a) … Played 21 out of 22 Calder Cup playoff
games and recorded at least a point in 15 games to help Hershey win the Calder
Cup … Had eight multiple-point playoff games … Led the AHL with 18 playoff
assists and was tied for second behind Giroux (28 points) with 23 playoff points
… Registered a point in five out of six Calder Cup final games against Manitoba
(2g-5a) and had the GWG in Game 4.
Career
2007-08: Split season between CAR and Albany (AHL) … Played in a career-high
38 games for CAR and 38 games for Albany … Set NHL career highs in goals (5),
assists (8) and points (13) … Had a goal and an assist and was a career high +3
against COL (1/12) … Recorded a point in three straight games (3/5—3/8; 1g-2a)
… Had 45 points (8g-37a) in 38 games for Albany … Registered 15 multiple-point
games, which included a five-assist night vs. Syracuse (2/1) … His five assists
tied Albany’s single-game franchise record for most assists and most points in
one game. 2006-07: Split time between CAR and Albany … Earned one assist in
eight NHL games … Led Albany and tied for second in the AHL in scoring with 99
points (27g-72a) … Named to the AHL Second All-Star Team for the second year
in a row … Had a point in 51 of 65 games … Recorded 33 multiple-point games,
including a five-point game (1g-4a) against Syracuse (3/28) … Had 10 PPGs, one
SHG and four GWGs. 2005-06: Made his NHL debut and earned his first career
point with an assist vs. MTL (1/23) … Played seven games for CAR … Played in
72 games for Lowell (AHL) … Led Lowell and ranked 10th in the AHL in scoring
with 85 points (29g-56a) … Named to the AHL Second All-Star Team … Had 23
multiple-point games including four-point games (4a) vs. Portland (11/4) and at
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Portland (11/26) … Played for the PlanetUSA team at the 2006 AHL All-Star Classic
in Winnipeg (2/1). 2004-05: Led Providence (AHL) in assists and finished third on
the team in points … Recorded his 200th AHL point vs. Manchester (4/3) … Had
a six-game point streak from 12/17—12/31 (5g-7a) … Had a hat trick and a four-
point night in a 4-2 Bruins win vs. Springfield (12/30) … Began the season with
Memphis of the CHL, recording nine points (4g-5a) in five games prior to signing
with Providence … Led the Bruins in assists (14) and points (22) during the Calder
Cup playoffs … Finished tied with teammate Andy Hilbert for the AHL playoff lead
in assists and was fourth in playoff points (22) … Recorded seven points (1g-6a)
in Providence’s five-game playoff series win against Lowell. 2003-04: Finished
second on Cincinnati (AHL) in goals (18) and points (48), and was the only Mighty
Ducks player to play all 80 games. 2002-03: Led Providence in points (74) and
assists (49), and finished eighth in the AHL with 74 points ... Had 25 goals in his
first full AHL season. 2001-02: Made his AHL debut with Lowell and notched 16
points (6g-10a) in 30 games … Played in one ECHL game with Florida and 44 UHL
games with the B.C. Icemen … Named to the UHL All-Rookie Team despite playing
in only 44 games … Finished second among all UHL rookies with 58 points.
College Career
2000-01: Was named the NCAA Division III Player of the Year by the coaches’
association and USCHO.com … Named to the NCAA East All-American First Team
… Led Norwich (ECAC East) in goals (26), assists (30) and points (56) for the third
consecutive season … Graduated as Norwich’s all-time leader in goals (114),
assists (124) and points (238) … Selected as the ECAC East Player of the Year and a
first-team all-conference choice … Won the inaugural Joe Concannon Award as the
top Division II/III player in New England. 1999-00: Helped Norwich to the NCAA
Division III National Championship … Established school record with 77 points …
Led Norwich in goals (36), assists (41) and points for the second consecutive year
… Named ECAC East Player of the Year and First-Team All-American. 1998-99:
Selected as USCHO.com National Player of the Year during his sophomore season
at Norwich ... Led Norwich in goals (33), assists (39) and points (72).
NHL Transactions
Signed as a free agent by Anaheim on Aug. 29, 2003 … Signed as free agent by
Carolina on Aug. 4, 2005 … Signed as a free agent by Washington on July 3, 2008.
Personal
Lists baseball as his favorite sport other than hockey … Fondest hockey memory
was his first NHL goal … Enjoys golfing and cooking.