Aaron Palushaj
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| Born |
September 7, 1989 Livonia, Michigan |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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KHL team Former teams |
HC Dinamo Minsk Montreal Canadiens Colorado Avalanche Carolina Hurricanes KHL Medveščak Zagreb Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg |
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| National team |
 United States
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| NHL Draft | 44th overall, 2007 St. Louis Blues |
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| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
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| Representing the United States
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| World Championships | ||
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2013 Sweden/Finland | |
Agron Aaron Palushaj (born September 7, 1989) is an Albanian American professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Palushaj has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes.
Palushaj was originally drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the second round, 44th overall, at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Palushaj was drafted in the second round, 44th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues. He previously played junior ice hockey in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Des Moines Buccaneers before playing two years of college ice hockey with the University of Michigan in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). In his sophomore season in 2008–09 with the Wolverines, Palushaj led the team and the CCHA with 50 points in 37 games to be named to the NCAA West First All-American Team.
On April 3, 2009, Palushaj signed a three-year, entry level-contract with the Blues. Assigned to the team's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, for his first professional season, he was later traded to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Matt D'Agostini on March 3, 2010.
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