Jared Ross

Jared Ross (born September 18, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey center. When he debuted with the Philadelphia Flyers at the beginning of the 2008–09 season, he became the first player born and trained in the state of Alabama to play in the NHL.[1] Ross, Jeff Halpern, Patrick O'Sullivan, Jamie Fritsch, Blake Geoffrion, Nic Dowd and Jarred Tinordi are the only NHL players to date to have been raised in the American South. He is currently playing for the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL.

Jared Ross
Born (1982-09-18) September 18, 1982
Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
ERC Ingolstadt
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2005–2016

Playing career

Ross played high school hockey for Detroit Catholic Central and was a co-winner of the "Mr. Hockey" title in 2001 as the top high school player in the state of Michigan.[2] After spending four years playing collegiate hockey with the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers, Ross made his professional debut with the Motor City Mechanics of the United Hockey League in 2005. He spent most of the next two seasons with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League until being traded to the Philadelphia Phantoms for the loan of Niko Dimitrakos on March 1, 2007.[3] During the 2007–08 season, he led the Phantoms with 62 points[4] and the Philadelphia Flyers, the Phantoms parent club, signed Ross to a two-way contract on April 8, 2008.[3]

Ross made the Flyers roster out of training camp and made his NHL debut on October 11, 2008 against the New York Rangers.[5] He spent most of the 2008–09 season with the Phantoms, once again leading the team with 69 points and also tying for the team lead with 29 goals.[6] Ross was recalled at the end of the regular season[7] and he played in all six of the team's playoff games against the Pittsburgh Penguins.[5] He scored his first NHL goal in game 3 of the series, beating Marc-Andre Fleury in a 6–3 win on April 19, 2009.[8]

An unrestricted free agent following the 2009–10 season, Ross signed with the Atlanta Thrashers on July 7, 2010.[9]

On April 30, 2011, Ross signed a one-year contract for the 2011–12 season with German team ERC Ingolstadt in the DEL.[10] During the campaign, Ross committed to extend his contract with ERC on February 6, 2012.

Personal

Ross is the son of former Alabama-Huntsville Chargers head coach Doug Ross. Ross recently had a 5K dump in and hit another milestone in his career by passing the 10K mark.

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Alabama-Huntsville Chargers CHA 37 11 17 28 8 — — — — —
2002–03 Alabama-Huntsville Chargers CHA 35 20 20 40 30 — — — — —
2003–04 Alabama-Huntsville Chargers CHA 31 19 31 50 46 — — — — —
2004–05 Alabama-Huntsville Chargers CHA 30 22 18 40 53 — — — — —
2004–05 Motor City Mechanics UHL 12 3 5 8 2 — — — — —
2005–06 Chicago Wolves AHL 62 10 27 37 37 — — — — —
2005–06 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2006–07 Chicago Wolves AHL 41 7 8 15 14 — — — — —
2006–07 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 21 4 10 14 6 — — — — —
2007–08 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 67 23 39 62 56 12 5 4 9 4
2008–09 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 10 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 1 0
2008–09 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 64 29 40 69 26 — — — — —
2009–10 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 73 12 34 46 40 — — — — —
2009–10 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2010–11 Chicago Wolves AHL 66 15 40 55 38 — — — — —
2011–12 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 23 29 52 24 9 2 6 8 4
2012–13 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 51 10 32 42 49 6 0 1 1 2
2013–14 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 17 1 10 11 10 17 2 4 6 10
2014–15 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 16 25 41 34 18 6 4 10 10
2015–16 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 52 5 19 24 59 2 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 13 0 0 0 2 9 1 0 1 0
AHL totals 394 100 198 298 217 12 5 4 9 4

Awards and honors
Award Year
All-CHA Rookie Team 2001–02
All-CHA First Team 2002–03
All-CHA First Team 2003–04
All-CHA First Team 2004–05
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References
  1. "Ross goes from deep south to NHL". theahl.com - The Official Web Site of the American Hockey League. 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
  2. Pesch, Ron. "Michigan High School Mr Hockey Winners". Michigan High School Varsity Sports. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. "Jared Ross Official Player Page - Career Stats". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  4. "2007–08 Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) player statistics". Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  5. "Jared Ross Official Player Page - 2008-09 Game Log". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  6. "2008–09 Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) player statistics". Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  7. "News: Sbisa and Ross Recalled from Phantoms". Philadelphia Flyers. 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  8. "Recap: Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia - 19 April 2009". Philadelphia Flyers. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  9. "Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Jared Ross and Jaime Sifers". Atlanta Thrashers. 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  10. "Ross and Reich come, Schaefer's gone" (in German). ERC Ingolstadt. 2011-04-30. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Joe Tallari		 CHA Player of the Year
2003-04
Shared With
Barret Ehgoetz		 Succeeded by
Andrew Murray
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