Travis Roche
Encyclopedia
Travis Roche is a Canadian
hockey player currently playing for SC Bern
of the National League A of Switzerland
.
Fighting Sioux. The Sioux defeated The University of Maine and also Boston College in the Frozen Four (held in Providence, Rhode Island) to capture an NCAA title in his first season of play in the 1999–2000 season, and Roche was named to the WCHA All-Tournament Team.
The following season (the final season at “old” Ralph Engelstad Arena), the team captured the MacNaughton Cup
as the WCIIA League Regular Season Champion with an 18–4–6 record. The team lost the Final Five Championship game to Saint Cloud State 6–5 in overtime, and the Sioux were defeated by Boston College 3–2 in the Frozen Four title game, with Roche named to the WCHA All-Tournament team, the NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team and was honored as an NCAA West First Team All-American. Roche holds Fighting Sioux single game records for goals by a defenceman (3), points by a defenceman (6), and assists by a defenceman.
For his collegiate career, Roche appeared in 88 games, scoring 17 goals, passing out 60 assists, and scoring 77 points.
He was signed to a two-season contract by the Minnesota Wild
on April 8, 2001, one day after the end of the Sioux's 2001 national championship run, appearing in the final game of the Wild's 2000–2001 season. He joined their AHL affiliate, the Houston Aeros
for the better part of the 2001–02 season, finishing with 34 points (13G-21A) in 60 games while playing a handful of games with the parent club in Minnesota.
Roche returned to Houston for the better part of the 2002–03 season, establishing career highs in goals (14), assists (34) and points (48) and was a key player in the team's run to the 2003 Calder Cup
title. In 2003–04, Roche spent the majority of season with the Houston while playing a handful of games with the Wild.
Roche signed with the Atlanta Thrashers
in the summer 2004 and competed for the club's AHL affiliate Chicago Wolves
for in the 2004–2005 and 2005–2006 seasons, and was named AHL First Team All-Star in 2005 with the team advancing to the AHL Finals.
Roche signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Coyotes
in the summer of 2006, and after a strong training camp for head coach Wayne Gretzky
, and with 17 games played, one goal and nine assists for the team's AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage
, Roche was called up by the Coyotes for the remainder of the 2006–2007 NHL season. Roche established NHL career highs for games played (50), goals (6), assists (13), points (19) and PIM (22) and also led the team in plus/minus ratio (+2). His first NHL goal was scored on Mikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames
on December 16, 2006. He had a multiple point game two weeks later, and he had a game winning goal against the Los Angeles Kings
on January 20, 2007.
Roche represented Canada at the Spengler Cup
in 2009 and 2010. At the 2010 tournament
, he was named one of the tournament's best defensemen.
Roche appeared in 60 games over four NHL seasons between 2000–01 and 2006–07, where he collected 6 goals and 14 assists for 20 points and was assessed 24 PIM.
He and his wife, Darcie live in the St. Paul, Minnesota area in the off-season.
BCHL Rookie of the Year Award (1997)
BCHL Playoff MVP Award (1997)
BCHL First All-Star Team (1998)
BCHL Best Defenceman Award (1998)
WCHA All-Rookie Team (2000)
WCHA First All-Star Team (2001)
NCAA West First All-American Team (2001)
NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (2001)
AHL First All-Star Team (2005)
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
hockey player currently playing for SC Bern
SC Bern
Schlittschuh Club Bern is an ice hockey team based in Bern, Switzerland. The club was the most attended team in Europe for the 2010-11 season, averaging 15,856 spectators....
of the National League A of Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
Playing career
An offensive defenceman, Roche played two seasons for the University of North DakotaUniversity of North Dakota
The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...
Fighting Sioux. The Sioux defeated The University of Maine and also Boston College in the Frozen Four (held in Providence, Rhode Island) to capture an NCAA title in his first season of play in the 1999–2000 season, and Roche was named to the WCHA All-Tournament Team.
The following season (the final season at “old” Ralph Engelstad Arena), the team captured the MacNaughton Cup
MacNaughton Cup
The MacNaughton Cup is a trophy awarded annually to the regular season conference champion of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association . The trophy is named after James MacNaughton of Calumet, Michigan, who was an avid supporter of amateur ice hockey...
as the WCIIA League Regular Season Champion with an 18–4–6 record. The team lost the Final Five Championship game to Saint Cloud State 6–5 in overtime, and the Sioux were defeated by Boston College 3–2 in the Frozen Four title game, with Roche named to the WCHA All-Tournament team, the NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team and was honored as an NCAA West First Team All-American. Roche holds Fighting Sioux single game records for goals by a defenceman (3), points by a defenceman (6), and assists by a defenceman.
For his collegiate career, Roche appeared in 88 games, scoring 17 goals, passing out 60 assists, and scoring 77 points.
He was signed to a two-season contract by the Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
on April 8, 2001, one day after the end of the Sioux's 2001 national championship run, appearing in the final game of the Wild's 2000–2001 season. He joined their AHL affiliate, the Houston Aeros
Houston Aeros
The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :...
for the better part of the 2001–02 season, finishing with 34 points (13G-21A) in 60 games while playing a handful of games with the parent club in Minnesota.
Roche returned to Houston for the better part of the 2002–03 season, establishing career highs in goals (14), assists (34) and points (48) and was a key player in the team's run to the 2003 Calder Cup
Calder Cup
The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year.The cup...
title. In 2003–04, Roche spent the majority of season with the Houston while playing a handful of games with the Wild.
Roche signed with the Atlanta Thrashers
Atlanta Thrashers
The Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...
in the summer 2004 and competed for the club's AHL affiliate Chicago Wolves
Chicago Wolves
The Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois...
for in the 2004–2005 and 2005–2006 seasons, and was named AHL First Team All-Star in 2005 with the team advancing to the AHL Finals.
Roche signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes
The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....
in the summer of 2006, and after a strong training camp for head coach Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Nicknamed "The Great One", he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League , and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters,...
, and with 17 games played, one goal and nine assists for the team's AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage
San Antonio Rampage
The San Antonio Rampage are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. They are the top affiliate of the Florida Panthers of the NHL. Their home arena is the AT&T Center.-History:...
, Roche was called up by the Coyotes for the remainder of the 2006–2007 NHL season. Roche established NHL career highs for games played (50), goals (6), assists (13), points (19) and PIM (22) and also led the team in plus/minus ratio (+2). His first NHL goal was scored on Mikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
on December 16, 2006. He had a multiple point game two weeks later, and he had a game winning goal against the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
on January 20, 2007.
Roche represented Canada at the Spengler Cup
Spengler Cup
The Spengler Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Davos, Switzerland. First held in 1923, the Spengler Cup is often cited as the oldest invitational ice hockey tournament in the world. The event is hosted by the Swiss team HC Davos and played each year in Davos, Switzerland, between...
in 2009 and 2010. At the 2010 tournament
2010 Spengler Cup
-Group Cattini:All times are local .-Knockout stage:Key: * – final in overtime. ** – final in shootout.-Quarterfinals:All times are local .-Semifinals:All times are local .-Final:All times are local ....
, he was named one of the tournament's best defensemen.
Roche appeared in 60 games over four NHL seasons between 2000–01 and 2006–07, where he collected 6 goals and 14 assists for 20 points and was assessed 24 PIM.
He and his wife, Darcie live in the St. Paul, Minnesota area in the off-season.
Awards
BCHL Second All-Star Team (1997)BCHL Rookie of the Year Award (1997)
BCHL Playoff MVP Award (1997)
BCHL First All-Star Team (1998)
BCHL Best Defenceman Award (1998)
WCHA All-Rookie Team (2000)
WCHA First All-Star Team (2001)
NCAA West First All-American Team (2001)
NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (2001)
AHL First All-Star Team (2005)
Transactions
- April 8, 2001 - Minnesota WildMinnesota WildThe Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
: Signed as a free agent - October 10, 2001 - Minnesota Wild: Assigned to the Houston AerosHouston AerosThe Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center. They are the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Minnesota Wild.- History :...
, its American Hockey LeagueAmerican Hockey LeagueThe American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
(AHL) affiliate - October 31, 2001 - Minnesota Wild: Recalled from the Houston Aeros
- November 4, 2001 - Minnesota Wild: Reassigned to the Houston Aeros
- January 26, 2002 - Minnesota Wild: Recalled from the Houston Aeros
- January 31, 2002 - Minnesota Wild: Reassigned to the Houston Aeros
- June 27, 2002 - Minnesota Wild: Re-signed to a muli-year contract
- October 7, 2002 - Minnesota Wild: Assigned to the Houston Aeros
- July 14, 2004 - Atlanta ThrashersAtlanta ThrashersThe Atlanta Thrashers were a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Atlanta was granted a franchise in the National Hockey League on June 25, 1997, and became the league's 28th franchise when it began play in the 1999–2000 NHL season...
: Signed as a free agent. - October 1, 2004 - Atlanta Thrashers: Assigned to the Chicago WolvesChicago WolvesThe Chicago Wolves are a professional hockey team playing in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL. The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois...
, its AHL affiliate - October 1, 2005 - Atlanta Thrashers: Assigned to the Chicago Wolves
- July 20, 2006 - Phoenix CoyotesPhoenix CoyotesThe Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....
: Signed as a free agent - November 28, 2006 - Phoenix Coyotes: Recalled from the San Antonio RampageSan Antonio RampageThe San Antonio Rampage are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League based in San Antonio, Texas. They are the top affiliate of the Florida Panthers of the NHL. Their home arena is the AT&T Center.-History:...
, its AHL affiliate - September 24, 2007 - Phoenix Coyotes: Assigned to the San Antonio Rampage
External links
- Travis Roche: NHL player bio @ nhl.com