Garrett Roe

Garrett Roe (born February 22, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey left winger who is currently currently playing for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected 183rd overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Garrett Roe
Born (1988-02-22) February 22, 1988
Vienna, Virginia, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position Center / Left wing
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams		 Hershey Bears
Adirondack Phantoms
EC Red Bull Salzburg
EHC München
Linköpings HC
EV Zug
ZSC Lions
National team  United States
NHL Draft 183rd overall, 2008
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2011–present

Playing career

Roe played for the Indiana Ice of the USHL before embarking on a four-year NCAA career at St. Cloud State University in 2007. He left St. Cloud as the school's all-time assist leader and third all-time in points scored.[1] After graduating in 2011, he spent his first years of professional hockey in the AHL, playing for the Adirondack Phantoms.[2]

Roe signed a deal with EC Salzburg of the Austrian elite league EBEL for the 2013-14 campaign.

He joined EHC München of the German DEL on a one-year contract on June 5, 2014, following head coach Don Jackson from fellow Red Bull sponsored EC Salzburg.[3] In München, he recorded 13 goals and 38 assists in 51 games which ranked him ninth in the DEL in scoring.

Roe moved to Sweden for the 2015–16 season, signing with Linköpings HC of the country's top-tier competition SHL.

On April 27, 2017, Roe agreed to a two-year contract with EV Zug of the National League (NL). At the completion of a successful stint with Zug, Roe opted to continue in Switzerland agreeing to a two-year contract with rival club, ZSC Lions, on April 24, 2019.[4] On February 17, 2021, the Lions signed Roe to an early two-year contract extension through to the end of the 2022–23 season.[5]

Following four seasons with ZSC, Roe left the club at the conclusion of his contract. He was initially signed to a one-year contract to continue in Switzerland with the SCL Tigers of the NL, however mutually terminated his deal opting to return to North America on July 13, 2023.[6]

In returning to the AHL for the first time in a decade, Roe was signed to a one-year contract with reigning Calder Cup champions, the Hershey Bears, on July 19, 2023.[7][8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Indiana Ice USHL 49 6 15 21 62 3 0 3 3 4
2005–06 Indiana Ice USHL 49 21 32 53 93 2 3 0 3 0
2006–07 Indiana Ice USHL 57 24 39 63 143 6 3 10 13 8
2007–08 St. Cloud State Huskies WCHA 39 18 27 45 55 — — — — —
2008–09 St. Cloud State Huskies WCHA 38 17 31 48 72 — — — — —
2009–10 St. Cloud State Huskies WCHA 41 20 29 49 65 — — — — —
2010–11 St. Cloud State Huskies WCHA 38 10 26 36 48 — — — — —
2011–12 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 72 8 32 40 44 — — — — —
2012–13 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 57 12 14 26 41 — — — — —
2013–14 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 44 16 27 43 44 14 4 11 15 14
2014–15 EHC München DEL 51 13 38 51 56 1 0 0 0 2
2015–16 Linköpings HC SHL 41 14 27 41 28 5 0 2 2 4
2016–17 Linköpings HC SHL 49 16 21 37 49 3 0 0 0 2
2017–18 EV Zug NL 44 12 37 49 32 5 3 0 3 4
2018–19 EV Zug NL 31 9 22 31 55 13 6 11 17 12
2019–20 ZSC Lions NL 44 13 35 48 20 — — — — —
2020–21 ZSC Lions NL 39 8 24 32 46 9 1 4 5 2
2021–22 ZSC Lions NL 37 10 19 29 22 7 1 1 2 4
2022–23 ZSC Lions NL 31 4 10 14 13 3 1 1 2 2
AHL totals 129 20 46 66 85 — — — — —
NL totals 226 56 147 203 188 37 12 17 29 24

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 United States OG 7th 5 1 1 2 0
Senior totals 5 1 1 2 0

Awards and honors
Award Year
College
All-WCHA Rookie Team 2007–08
All-WCHA Second team 2007–08
All-WCHA Third Team 2008–09, 2009–10

References
  1. "ROE MAKES HIS MARK ON HOCKEY HISTORY BOOKS IN MINNESOTA | Indiana Ice". www.indianaice.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  2. "TheAHL.com | The American Hockey League". theahl.com. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. "Red Bull Munich commit to two more players". EHC Red Bull München (in German). 2014-06-05. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  4. "ZSC Lions undertake Garrett Roe". ZSC Lions (in German). April 24, 2019. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  5. "Five extensions and a new contract on the ZSC Lions". swisshockeynews.ch. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  6. "Garrett Roe not joining the Tigers after all" (in German). SCL Tigers. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  7. "Hershey Bears reportedly sign Garrett Roe, Virginia native and former US Olympian, to one-year AHL contract". RMNB. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  8. "Bears sign veteran forward Garrett Roe". July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
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