Aaron Fox (born May 19, 1976) is an American

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executive and former professional

player.

Early life

Fox was born in Hastings, Minnesota. He attended

Minnesota State University, Mankato Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU, MSU, or Minnesota State) is a public university in Mankato, Minnesota, United States. It is Minnesota's second-largest university and has over 123,000 living alumni worldwide. Founded in 1868, it is ...

from 1996 to 2000. During his senior year, he was the team captain of the

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team.

Career

Except for short stints with the

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of the International Hockey League, and the

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and

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of the

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, he spent his professional career abroad, playing in Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. While playing for the

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, he led the Austrian Hockey League in scoring in 2007–08. He also displayed his scoring ability at Austrian second-division side EC Dornbirn in 2010–11, when he tallied a league-leading 83 points (30 goals, 53 assists) in 42 games.

Managing career

In 2013, Fox decided to end to his playing career and signed a three-year deal as sports director of

KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL Medveščak Zagreb ( hr, Klub hokeja na ledu Medveščak Zagreb), also known as KHL Medveščak Mladi, is a Croatian ice hockey club based in Zagreb, established in 1961. The team's name derives from the location of its original arena in the ...

. The Zagreb team left the KHL at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season to join the Austrian

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. On July 30, 2018, Medveščak announced that Fox would serve as both sports director and coach. Less than nine months later, on April 16, 2019, the

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of the

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announced Fox as the team's new coach and general manager, having signed him to a three-year contract.

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* Ice hockey people from Minnesota People from Hastings, Minnesota 1976 births Vienna Capitals players KHL Medveščak Zagreb players Straubing Tigers players Living people American men's ice hockey centers American ice hockey coaches Green Bay Gamblers players Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey players Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) players Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players Richmond Renegades players Ice hockey players from Minnesota {{US-icehockey-center-stub Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni