Ashton Rome

Ashton Rome (born December 31, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger, who most notably played with the Worcester Sharks in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Playing career Rome played his junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Moose Jaw Warriors, Red Deer Rebels and Kamloops Blazers. He was selected twice in the National Hockey League Entry Draft, initially by the Boston Bruins in 2004, and then by the San Jose Sharks in 2006. Rome captured the Calder Cup as the American Hockey League champions with the Hershey Bears for the 2009–10 season.

After his first two seasons in the German DEL with Düsseldorfer EG, Rome signed a one-year contract with fellow DEL club, Schwenninger Wild Wings on March 1, 2014. After spending a second year with the Schwenningen outfit, he signed with the Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL in April 2016. Rome parted company with the Roosters in the course of the 2016–17 season and signed in the ECHL with the Manchester Monarchs in December 2016. He played out the season with the Monarchs, collecting 12 goals and 18 points in 36 games.

On July 13, 2017, Rome returned to Worcester as a free agent, signing a one-year deal with inaugural club, the Worcester Railers, to continue in the ECHL. On March 5, 2018, Rome was traded back to the Manchester Monarchs for defenseman Justin Agosta.

Rome retired from professional hockey after a 12-year professional career at the conclusion of the 2017–18 season.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001–02 Southwest Cougars AAA MMHL 39 15 24 39 91 — — — — — 2002–03 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 61 5 10 15 103 13 1 1 2 6 2003–04 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 72 15 22 37 139 10 6 2 8 18 2004–05 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 41 10 17 27 84 — — — — — 2004–05 Red Deer Rebels WHL 31 9 10 19 39 7 3 1 4 14 2005–06 Red Deer Rebels WHL 14 11 6 17 27 — — — — — 2005–06 Kamloops Blazers WHL 51 19 28 47 103 — — — — — 2006–07 Worcester Sharks AHL 65 8 3 11 63 6 1 0 1 2 2007–08 Worcester Sharks AHL 60 7 8 15 49 — — — — — 2008–09 Worcester Sharks AHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2008–09 Phoenix RoadRunners ECHL 52 25 19 44 118 — — — — — 2008–09 Toronto Marlies AHL 6 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2009–10 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 39 17 19 36 107 — — — — — 2009–10 Toronto Marlies AHL 21 3 5 8 12 — — — — — 2009–10 Hershey Bears AHL 10 3 2 5 13 16 2 1 3 6 2010–11 Hershey Bears AHL 63 8 11 19 41 4 0 0 0 2 2011–12 Portland Pirates AHL 66 11 9 20 63 — — — — — 2012–13 Greenville Road Warriors ECHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2012–13 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 33 13 12 25 95 — — — — — 2013–14 Düsseldorfer EG DEL 33 14 9 23 74 — — — — — 2014–15 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 45 11 13 24 99 — — — — — 2015–16 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 38 17 15 32 54 — — — — — 2016–17 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 9 0 3 3 10 — — — — — 2016–17 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 36 12 6 18 59 19 9 3 12 17 2017–18 Worcester Railers ECHL 30 6 10 16 41 — — — — — 2017–18 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 11 2 2 4 56 6 0 1 1 24 AHL totals 326 45 43 88 264 26 3 1 4 10 ECHL totals 173 62 56 118 385 25 9 4 13 41 DEL totals 158 58 49 107 332 — — — — —