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.

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. 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. During the 2007–08 season, he led the Phantoms with 62 points, and the Philadelphia Flyers, the Phantoms parent club, signed Ross to a two-way contract on April 8, 2008. 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. Ross was recalled at the end of the regular season and he played in all six of the team's playoff games against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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

On April 30, 2011, Ross signed a one-year contract for the 2011–12 season with German team ERC Ingolstadt in the DEL. 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.

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