Stacy Roest

Stacy Roest (born March 15, 1974) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild.

Playing career

He played the final nine seasons of his playing career with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the National League A, the top league in Switzerland. He played in the Western Hockey League, the American Hockey League and the National Hockey League.

He captained Team Canada at the Spengler Cup in 2012.

Roest served as the Director of Player Development for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League from 2013–2025, along with being the Lightning's Assistant General Manager and the General Manager of the Syracuse Crunch from 2019–2025.

On January 13, 2026, Roest was hired by the Buffalo Sabres as a pro scout. On June 30, 2026, he was promoted by the Sabres to serve as the team's director of player personnel, in additon to being named as the General Manager of the Rochester Americans.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Lethbridge Y's Men AMHL 34 22 50 72 38 — — — — — 1990–91 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 5 1 2 3 0 12 5 5 10 4 1991–92 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 72 22436520 4 2 1 3 0 1992–93 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 72 33 73 106 30 10 3 10 13 6 1993–94 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 72 48 72 120 48 3 1 0 1 4 1994–95 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 69 37 78 115 32 5 2 7 9 2 1995–96 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 76 16 39 55 40 3 0 0 0 2 1996–97 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 78 25 41 66 30 4 1 1 2 0 1997–98 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 80 34 58 92 30 3 2 1 3 6 1998–99 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1998–99 Detroit Red Wings NHL 59 4 8 12 14 — — — — — 1999–00 Detroit Red Wings NHL 49 7 9 16 12 3 0 0 0 0 2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL 76 7 20 27 20 — — — — — 2001–02 Minnesota Wild NHL 58 10 11 21 8 — — — — — 2002–03 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 70 24 48 72 28 15 10 6 16 8 2002–03 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 48 17 32 49 16 — — — — — 2004–05 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 44 17 38 55 10 — — — — — 2005–06 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 44 16 19 35 32 12 2 7 9 6 2006–07 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 40 14 36 50 36 7 1 5 6 6 2007–08 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 49 16 38 54 26 5 0 3 3 14 2008–09 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 50 17 46 63 50 — — — — — 2009–10 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 49 15 37 52 26 — — — — — 2010–11 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 50 14 39 53 18 — — — — — 2011–12 Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 45 7 21 28 10 — — — — — NHL totals 244 28 48 76 54 3 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors Award Year WHL East First All-Star Team 1994 East Second All-Star Team 1995 NLA Most assists (39) 2011 Spengler Cup All-Star Team 2004