Aaron Dell

Aaron Dell
Aaron Dell
Born	May 4, 1989 (age 37); Airdrie, Alberta, Canada
Occupation	Ice hockey goaltender
Known for	Playing in the NHL for San Jose Sharks, New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres

Aaron Dell (born May 4, 1989) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender currently an unrestricted free agent. His latest team was the San Jose Barracuda competing in the American Hockey League (AHL). Dell’s NHL experience includes stints with the San Jose Sharks, New Jersey Devils, and Buffalo Sabres.

Playing career

Dell developed his skills playing collegiate hockey at the University of North Dakota. On October 11, 2014, he was transferred from the Utah Grizzlies to the Allen Americans. While appearing for the Worcester Sharks, Dell secured a one-year entry-level contract with their NHL parent club, the San Jose Sharks, on March 1, 2015.

During the 2016–17 campaign, Dell earned a spot on the Sharks' opening night roster serving as backup to starting goaltender Martin Jones. He made his NHL debut on October 18, 2016, recording a victory over the New York Islanders. On February 28, 2018, Dell agreed to a two-year contract extension with San Jose.

As a free agent, Dell inked a one-year deal worth $800,000 with the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 13, 2020. Following training camp for the season delayed by the pandemic, he was placed on the taxi squad before being claimed off waivers by the New Jersey Devils on January 18, 2021.

On July 28, 2021, Dell signed a one-year contract valued at $750,000 with the Buffalo Sabres. He was assigned jersey number 30, previously worn by Ryan Miller. On January 25, 2022, Dell delivered a hit resulting in an injury to forward Drake Batherson, which led to a three-game suspension for interference.

Dell returned to the San Jose Sharks organization on July 13, 2022, signing a one-year two-way contract. In August 2023, he accepted a professional tryout agreement with the Columbus Blue Jackets, but was released in October. Subsequently in December, Dell joined the Carolina Hurricanes on a tryout basis but was released without securing a contract.

He later signed an AHL deal with the Ontario Reign, affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, on January 6, 2024. After making five appearances for the Reign, Dell earned a one-year two-way NHL contract with the Kings on March 5, 2024.

Records

2010–11: Set University of North Dakota’s single-season wins record with 30 victories, surpassing former record-holder Ed Belfour who had 29
2014–15: Established Worcester Sharks franchise records for goals-against average (2.06) and save percentage (.927), tied with Alex Stalock for four shutouts

Career statistics

'2015–16 AHL season` 'San Jose Barracuda` 'AHL` '40 ` '17 ` '16 ` '6 ` '2281 ` '92 ` '4 ` '2.42 ` ' .922 ` '4 ` '1 ` '3 ` '231 ` '10 ` '0 ` '2.59 ` ' .932 ` `2016–17 NHL season` `San Jose Sharks` `National Hockey League` `20` `11` `6` `1` `1115` `37` `1` `2.00` `.931` `—` `—` `—` `—` `—` `—` `—` `2017–18 NHL season` `San Jose Sharks` `NHL` `29` `15` `5` `4` `1523` `67` `2` `2.64` `.914` `2` `0` `0` `47` `2 ` `0` `2.55` `.929` `2018–19 NHL season` `San Jose Sharks` `NHL` `25` `10` `8` `4` `1324` `70` `2` `3.17` `.886` `2` `0` `1` `90` `5` `0` `3.33` `.861` `2019–20 NHL season` `San Jose Sharks` `NHL` `33` `12` `15"` "`3"` "`1835"` "`92"` "`0"` "`3.01"` "` .907"` "` — `"` "` — `"` "` — `"` "` — `"` "` — `"` "` — `"` "` — `"` "`2020–21 AHL season"` "`Binghamton Devils"` "AHL" "|1"| "|0"| "|0"| "|1"| "|65"| "|5"| "|0"| "|4.62"| "|.839"| "|—"| "|—"| "|—"| "|—"| "|—"| "|—"| "|—"| "`2020–21 NHL season"` "`New Jersey Devils"` "NHL" "`7 `" "`1 `" "`5 `" "`0 `" "`320 `" "`22 `" "`0 `" "`4.14 `" "` .857 `" "` — `" "` — `" "` — `" "` — `" "` — `" "` — `" "` — `" "`2021–22 AHL season ` " "`Rochester Americans ` " "AHL " "`22 ` " "`12 ` " "`7 ` " "`1 ` " "`1259 ` " "`61 ` " "`0 ` " "`2.91 ` " "`.909 ` " "`10 ` " "`5 ` " "`5 ` " "`627 ` " "`37 ` " "`0 ` " "`3.54 ` " "`.883 ` " "`2021–22 NHL season ` " "`Buffalo Sabres ` " "NHL " "`12 ` " "`1 ` " "`8 ` " "`1 ` " "`566 ` " "`38 ` " "`0 ` " "`4.03 ` " "`.893 ` " "` — ` " "` — ` " "` — ` " "` — ` " "` — ` " "` — ` " "` — ` " "`2022–23 AHL season `" "San Jose Barracuda " "AHL " "`38 `" "`15 `" "`17 `" "`4 `" "`2067 `" "`108 `" "`2 `" "`3.14 `" " `.898 `" " — " " — " " — " " — " " — " " — " "|- ALIGN= \" center \" \n [ [2022-23 NHL season] ] \n San Jose Sharks \n NHL \n4 \nO \n3 \nO \n200 \n9 \nO \n2,71 \n,913 \n- - - - - - - - - - - |- ALIGN= \" center \" bgcolor= \"# fO fO fO \" | [ [2023-24 AHL season] ] | [ [Ontario Reign] ] | AHL |12 |7 |4 |1 |723 |31 |1 |2,57 |,914 | - - - - - - - - - |- ALIGN= \" center \" | [ [2024-25 ECHL season] ] | [ [Wichita Thunder] ] | ECHL |13 |6 |6 |1 |783 |38 |O |291 |914 | - - - - - |- ALIGN= \" center \" bgcolor= \"# fO fO fO \" | [ [2024-25 AHL season] ] | San Jose Barracuda | AHL |10 |3 |3 |2 |579 |36 |O |373 |890 |- ALIGN= \" center \" bgcolor= \"# eO eO eO \" ! colspan= \"3\" align= \" center \" | NHL totals !130 !50 !50 !13 !6874 !335 !5 !292 !905 !4 !O !1 !137 !7 !O !308 !891 \n|}

Awards and honours

			Regular season									Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T/OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%	GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2006–07	Airdrie Thunder	HJHL	36	31	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Calgary Canucks	AJHL	23	5	11	2	1245	65	0	3.13	.891	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Calgary Canucks	AJHL	51	25	17	8	2986	126	3	2.53	.923	4	1	3	253	13	0	3.08	.913
2009–10	U. of North Dakota	WCHA	5	1	3	1	199	6	1	1.81	.897	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"2010–11 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season"	"U. of North Dakota"	"WCHA"	"40"	"30"	"7"	"2"	"2349"	"70"	"6"	"1.79"	" .924"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"
"2011–12 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season"	"U. of North Dakota"	"WCHA"	"33"	"18"	"10"	"2"	"1799"	"80"	"2"	"2.67"	" .900"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"	"—"
"2012–13 CHL season"	"Allen Americans"	"Central Hockey League"	"44"	"22"	"11"	"6"	"2344"	"90"	"3"	"2.30"	" .916"	"19"	"12"	"7"	"1097"	"45"	"1"	"2.46"	" .915"
"2013–14 ECHL season"	"Utah Grizzlies"	"ECHL"	"29"	"19"	"7"	"3"	"1735"	"62"	"2"	"2.14 "	' .920 '	'3 '	'1 '	'1 '	'188 '	'6 '	'0 '	'1.92 '	' .932 '
'2013–14 AHL season'	'Abbotsford Heat'	'AHL'	'6'	'1'	'2'	'0'	'262'	'10'	'0'	'2.29'	' .922 '	'—'	'—'	'—'	'—'	'—'	'—'	'—'
'2014–15 ECHL season'	'Allen Americans'	'ECHL'	'12'	'8'	'1'	'2'	'676'	'32'	'1'	'2.84'	' .902 '	'—'	'—'	'—'	'—'	'—'	'—'	'—'
'2014–15 AHL season'	'Worcester Sharks'	'AHL'	'26'	'15'	'8'	'2'	'1544'	'53' '4` '2.06 ` '.927` '3 ` '0 ` '3 ` '149 ` '12 ` '0 ` '4.83 ` ' .857 `

Distinction	Year
College
Selected for the WCHA First Team	2010–11
Recipient of the NCAA goaltending title	2010–11
Named to the AHCA West Second-Team All-American	2010–11
Included in the WCHA All-Tournament Team	2012
Awarded the WCHA Final Five tournament MVP	2011–12
CHL
Selected for the All-CHL Team (First Team All-Star)	2012–13
Named to the All-Rookie team	2012–13
Honored as the Most Outstanding Goaltender	2012–13
Champion of the Ray Miron President's Cup	2012–13

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