Garret Ross

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Garret Ross

| image = Garret Ross (cropped).jpg

| caption = Ross with the Rockford IceHogs in 2015

| image_size = 230px

| played_for = Rockford IceHogs
Tucson Roadrunners
Rochester Americans
Milwaukee Admirals

| position = Left Wing

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|05|26}}

| birth_place = Dearborn Heights, Michigan, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 172

| shoots = Left

| draft = 139th overall

| draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks

| draft_year = 2012

| career_start = 2013

| career_end = 2020

}}

Garret Ross (born May 26, 1992) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He is currently coaching at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s. Ross was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 5th round (139th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

=Junior=

Ross was drafted in the 2nd round, 17th overall, by the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the 2009 USHL Entry Draft, however he instead played four seasons ( 2009 – 2013) of major junior hockey with the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), registering 82 goals and 88 assists for 170 points, while earning 421 penalty minutes, in 217 games played. Ross was recognized for his outstanding performance when he was named to the 2012-13 Second All-Star Team.{{cite web| url = http://www.saginawspirit.com/article/former-spirit-captain-garret-ross-recognized-on-ohl-all-star-team | publisher = Saginaw Spirit | title = Former Spirit Captain Garret Ross recognized on OHL All-Star Team | date = 2013-04-01 | accessdate = 2013-04-01}}

=Professional=

On April 9, 2013, the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League signed Ross to a three-year entry-level contract.{{cite web| url = http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=664944 | title = Blackhawks agree to terms with forward Garret Ross | publisher = Chicago Blackhawks | date = 2013-04-09 | accessdate = 2013-04-09}} He was assigned to AHL primary affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs for the duration of his contract with the Blackhawks.

On July 1, 2016, Ross signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes.{{cite web| url = http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=888304 | title = Coyotes sign McBain, Ross and Tinordi | publisher = Arizona Coyotes |date = 2016-07-01 | accessdate = 2016-07-01}} In the 2016–17 season, Ross endured an unsuccessful tenure with the Coyotes AHL affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners, in collecting just 1 goal in 27 games.

As a free agent from the Coyotes, Ross signed a one-year AHL contract with the Rochester Americans on September 15, 2017.{{cite web | url = http://www.amerks.com/article/AMERKS%20SIGN%20GARRET%20ROSS%20TO%20AHL%20DEAL | title = Amerks sign Garret Ross to AHL deal | publisher = Rochester Americans | date = 2017-09-15 | accessdate = 2017-09-15 | archive-date = September 16, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170916225521/http://www.amerks.com/article/AMERKS%20SIGN%20GARRET%20ROSS%20TO%20AHL%20DEAL | url-status = dead }}

After six seasons in the AHL, Ross as a free agent continued his professional career in agreeing to a one-year contract with the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL on August 29, 2018.{{cite web| url = https://www.echl.com/veteran-forward-ross-signs-with-komets | title = Veteran forward Ross signs with Komets | publisher = ECHL | date = 2018-08-29 | accessdate = 2018-08-29 }} Ross began the 2018–19 season, in playing 8 games with the Komets before he was traded to the South Carolina Stingrays in exchange for Jake Kamrass on November 4, 2018.{{cite web| url = https://www.stingrayshockey.com/en/news/stingrays-acquire-forward-garret-ross-from-komets | title = Stingrays acquire forward Garret Ross from Komets | publisher = South Carolina Stingrays | date = 2018-11-04 | accessdate = 2018-11-04}} Without appearing for the Stingrays, Ross was moved on in a trade to the Atlanta Gladiators on November 11, 2018.{{cite web| url = http://www.atlantagladiators.com/news/?article_id=4045 | title = Gladiators get Ross in trade with Stingrays | publisher = Atlanta Gladiators | date = 2018-11-11 | accessdate = 2018-11-11}} Two days later, Ross returned to the AHL in signing a contract with the Gladiators secondary affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals. Ross appeared in 25 regular season games with the Admirals, helping him surpass 300 career AHL games, in posting 4 goals and 7 points.

As a free agent from the Admirals, Ross returned to the ECHL over the summer to agree to a one-year contract with the Jacksonville Icemen on September 5, 2019.{{cite web| url = https://www.jacksonvilleicemen.com/en/news/september-2019/icemen-add-ahl-experience-with-the-addition-of-garret-ross | title = Icemen add AHL experience with addition of Garret Ross | publisher = Jacksonville Icemen | date = September 5, 2019 | accessdate = September 5, 2019}} Ross began the 2019–20 season with the Icemen, contributing 6 goals and 11 points in 19 games, before he was traded to the Kalamazoo Wings on December 19, 2019.{{cite web| url = https://www.kwings.com/news/k-wings-acquire-veteran-forward-from-jacksonville | title = K-Wings acquire veteran forward from Jacksonville | publisher = Kalamazoo Wings | date = December 19, 2019 | accessdate = December 19, 2019}}

Personal

In March 2016, Ross was charged with a felony revenge porn charge for disseminating a photo of a woman engaged in a sexual act. Officials said Ross should have known that the image was to remain private, and that the woman had not consented to the dissemination.{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/garret-ross--blackhawks-prospect--charged-in-revenge-porn-case-114800344.html|title=Garret Ross, Blackhawks prospect, charged in revenge porn case|author=Greg Wyshynski|date=March 22, 2016|accessdate=March 22, 2016}} The IceHogs suspended Garret indefinitely pending the outcome of his legal proceedings.{{cite news |url=http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=875199 |title=Blackhawks statement on Garret Ross |work=blackhawks.nhl.com |date=2016-03-23 |accessdate=2016-03-23 }} In March 2016, charges were dropped against Ross because the images had not been disseminated in Illinois. They were disseminated in Michigan, and the offense is a misdemeanour there.

Career statistics

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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2009–10

| Saginaw Spirit

| OHL

| 43

| 7

| 4

| 11

| 103

| 6

| 0

| 12

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| 2010–11

| Saginaw Spirit

| OHL

| 53

| 6

| 9

| 15

| 111

| 12

| 3

| 1

| 4

| 8

2011–12

| Saginaw Spirit

| OHL

| 60

| 25

| 29

| 54

| 93

| 12

| 6

| 4

| 10

| 23

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| 2012–13

| Saginaw Spirit

| OHL

| 61

| 44

| 46

| 90

| 114

| 4

| 0

| 3

| 8

2012–13

| Rockford IceHogs

| AHL

| 2

| 0

| 5

| —

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| 2013–14

| Rockford IceHogs

| AHL

| 74

| 15

| 19

| 34

| 78

| —

2014–15

| Rockford IceHogs

| AHL

| 69

| 21

| 22

| 43

| 100

| 8

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 2

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| 2015–16

| Rockford IceHogs

| AHL

| 65

| 7

| 13

| 20

| 109

| —

2016–17

| Tucson Roadrunners

| AHL

| 27

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 39

| —

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| 2017–18

| Rochester Americans

| AHL

| 51

| 7

| 6

| 13

| 66

| 1

| 0

2018–19

| Fort Wayne Komets

| ECHL

| 8

| 0

| 2

| 19

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| Atlanta Gladiators

| ECHL

| 6

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 6

| —

2018–19

| Milwaukee Admirals

| AHL

| 25

| 4

| 3

| 7

| 50

| 1

| 0

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| 2019–20

| Jacksonville Icemen

| ECHL

| 19

| 6

| 5

| 11

| 63

| —

2019–20

| Kalamazoo Wings

| ECHL

| 31

| 6

| 16

| 22

| 37

| —

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! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 313

! 55

! 66

! 121

! 447

! 10

! 2

! 1

! 3

! 2

Awards and honors

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! Award

! Year

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| colspan="3" | OHL

Second All-Star Team

| 2012–13

| {{cite web| url = http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/article/ohl-announces-2012-13-all-star-teams | title = OHL announces 2012-13 All-Star Teams | publisher = Ontario Hockey League | date = 2013-05-17 | accessdate = 2013-05-18}}