ARRON ASHAM
Date of Birth: 1978-04-13Date of Induction: 2026-10-03
Tough, durable and reliable would sum up Arron Asham. He would start his junior hockey journey in 1993 with the MJHL Portage Terriers. Joining the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League in 1994, he would play four seasons. In his second year with Red Deer, Asham was selected in the third round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens.
After his junior career ended in 1998, he split his time between the Canadiens and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Quebec Citadelles. It took him four years to establish himself in the NHL in 2002 and he would go on to enjoy a steady 12-season run in the league, playing for five different teams. When his NHL career concluded in 2013, he had played 789 NHL games, recording 94 goals and 114 assists for a total of 208 points and 1,004 penalty minutes. He would spend one final season in 2013/14 with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the AHL.