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Keith Aulie

Keith Aulie
Keith Aulie Lightning.jpg
Born (1989-06-11) June 11, 1989 (age 27)
Rouleau, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams

Toronto Maple Leafs
Tampa Bay Lightning
Edmonton Oilers
HIFK
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 116th overall, 2007
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2009–present
Medal record
Representing Canada Canada
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ottawa
Spengler Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Davos

Keith Aulie (born June 11, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the of the American Hockey League (AHL). Aulie was drafted by the Calgary Flames 116th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. Aulie played junior hockey for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL), and was honoured as the League's Top Scholastic Player in 2007.

Internationally, Aulie played in the 2009 World Junior Championships, where he paired with Tyler Myers on defence and helped Canada capture a gold medal. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in trade for Dion Phaneuf, among others, from the Flames during the 2009–10 season. Aulie made his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs in November 2010. Off the ice, Aulie was honoured by the Canadian Red Cross for saving his father after he fell through ice on the family farm.

Aulie played junior hockey with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL), after being selected in the first round of the 2004 WHL Bantam Draft. Prior to being drafted, Aulie played minor hockey with the Weyburn Bantam RedCoat Rams. Aulie made his WHL debut with the Wheat Kings during the 2005–06 season, playing in 38 games and recording two assists. After the 2006–07 season, Aulie was named the winner of the Doc Seaman Trophy as the WHL's top scholastic player. He played in 66 games that season, scoring his first career WHL goal, and adding eight assists. The Calgary Flames made Aulie their fourth-round pick, 116th overall, in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. In the leadup to the Draft, Aulie was ranked 108th overall among North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. Aulie spent his entire WHL career with the Wheat Kings, and in his final season (2008–09), he served as the team's captain and was named to the WHL Eastern Conference All-Star Team. Aulie improved his point totals in each of his four WHL seasons, finishing with 17 points in his third season and 33 during his final season.


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