Andy Roach

Andrew Roach (born August 23, 1973) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played 5 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues during the 2005–06 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1997 to 2012, was mainly spent in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Internationally Roach played for the American national team at the 2004 and 2005 World Championships, winning a bronze in the former tournament.

Playing career A stand out at Ferris State University, Roach has played for several teams after his college career including stints in the IHL, NLA, AHL, and currently plays in the DEL. Roach made his NHL debut with the St. Louis Blues in the 2005–06 season, registering 6 penalty minutes against the Detroit Red Wings in their home opener at Joe Louis Arena.

Roach played in just 5 games with the Blues before he was reassigned to AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, and subsequently returned to Europe with the ZSC Lions. The following season, Roach returned to the DEL and signed with Eisbären Berlin.

After four seasons with Eisbären Berlin, Roach then signed a one-year contract with rival DEL team, DEG Metro Stars on August 18, 2010.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 45 12 16 28 6 — — — — — 1992–93 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 42 13 17 30 22 — — — — — 1993–94 Ferris State University CCHA 32 4 15 19 18 — — — — — 1994–95 Ferris State University CCHA 36 11 19 30 26 — — — — — 1995–96 Ferris State University CCHA 33 15 19 34 44 — — — — — 1996–97 Ferris State University CCHA 37 12 34 46 18 — — — — — 1997–98 San Antonio Dragons IHL 67 8 16 24 30 — — — — — 1998–99 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 41 5 21 26 34 — — — — — 1998–99 Utah Grizzlies IHL 44 7 10 17 18 — — — — — 1999–00 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 55 19 22 41 40 4 0 0 0 2 2000–01 Adler Mannheim DEL 59 7 13 20 32 12 2 2 4 6 2001–02 Adler Mannheim DEL 60 9 21 30 16 12 1 5 6 8 2002–03 Adler Mannheim DEL 49 18 16 34 16 8 4 5 9 4 2003–04 Adler Mannheim DEL 46 11 21 32 26 6 2 0 2 6 2004–05 HC Lausanne NLA 14 4 5 9 20 — — — — — 2005–06 St. Louis Blues NHL 5 1 2 3 10 — — — — — 2005–06 Peoria Rivermen AHL 10 2 3 5 6 — — — — — 2005–06 ZSC Lions NLA 14 4 7 11 16 — — — — — 2006–07 Eisbären Berlin DEL 48 13 28 41 74 3 0 0 0 0 2007–08 Eisbären Berlin DEL 56 16 31 47 54 14 1 6 7 18 2008–09 Eisbären Berlin DEL 52 13 21 34 48 12 5 8 13 4 2009–10 Eisbären Berlin DEL 55 12 21 33 46 5 1 2 3 2 2010–11 DEG Metro Stars DEL 52 10 29 39 26 9 2 1 3 4 2011–12 DEG Metro Stars DEL 52 8 29 37 43 7 1 2 3 4 DEL totals 584 136 252 388 421 92 19 31 50 58 NHL totals 5 1 2 3 10 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2004 United States WC 9 2 3 5 0 2005 United States WC 7 0 3 3 4 Senior totals 16 2 6 8 4

Awards and honors