Jared Ross

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =Jared_Ross_Ray_DiLauro.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Ross with ERC Ingolstadt in 2014

| position = Center

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 165

| played_for = Philadelphia Flyers
ERC Ingolstadt

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|09|18|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2005

| career_end = 2016

|}}

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.{{Cite web| url = http://www.theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=8957 | title=Ross goes from deep south to NHL | work=theahl.com - The Official Web Site of the American Hockey League | date=2008-10-13 | accessdate=2008-10-13}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

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.{{cite web|last1=Pesch|first1=Ron|title=Michigan High School Mr Hockey Winners|url=http://www.peschstats.com/mrhockey.htm|website=Michigan High School Varsity Sports|accessdate=February 24, 2018}} 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.{{Cite web| url = http://flyers.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8472248 | title = Jared Ross Official Player Page - Career Stats | publisher = Philadelphia Flyers | accessdate = November 22, 2014}} During the 2007–08 season, he led the Phantoms with 62 points{{Cite web| url = http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0007932008.html | title = 2007–08 Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) player statistics | publisher = Internet Hockey Database | accessdate = 2009-04-29}} and the Philadelphia Flyers, the Phantoms parent club, signed Ross to a two-way contract on April 8, 2008.

Ross made the Flyers roster out of training camp and made his NHL debut on October 11, 2008 against the New York Rangers.{{Cite web| url = http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8472248&service=page&tab=gbg | title = Jared Ross Official Player Page - 2008-09 Game Log | publisher = Philadelphia Flyers | accessdate = 2009-04-29}} 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.{{Cite web| url = http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0007932009.html | title = 2008–09 Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL) player statistics | publisher = Internet Hockey Database | accessdate = 2009-04-29}} Ross was recalled at the end of the regular season{{Cite web| url = http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=418121&page=NewsPage&service=page | title = News: Sbisa and Ross Recalled from Phantoms | publisher = Philadelphia Flyers | date = 2009-04-13 | accessdate = 2009-04-29}} and he played in all six of the team's playoff games against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He scored his first NHL goal in game 3 of the series, beating Marc-Andre Fleury in a 6–3 win on April 19, 2009.{{Cite web| url = http://flyers.nhl.com/team/app?gameNumber=143&gameType=3&page=Recap&season=20082009&service=page | title = Recap: Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia - 19 April 2009 | publisher = Philadelphia Flyers | date = 2009-04-19 | accessdate = 2009-04-29}}

An unrestricted free agent following the 2009–10 season, Ross signed with the Atlanta Thrashers on July 7, 2010.{{Cite web | url = http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=533734 | title = Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Jared Ross and Jaime Sifers | publisher = Atlanta Thrashers | date = 2010-07-07 | accessdate = 2010-07-07 }}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

On April 30, 2011, Ross signed a one-year contract for the 2011–12 season with German team ERC Ingolstadt in the DEL.{{cite web | url = http://www.erc-ingolstadt.de/html/index.php?nav=news&id=1626 | title = Ross and Reich come, Schaefer's gone | publisher = ERC Ingolstadt | date = 2011-04-30 | accessdate = 2011-04-30 | language = German | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110723140354/http://www.erc-ingolstadt.de/html/index.php?nav=news&id=1626 | archivedate = 2011-07-23 }} 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

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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

ALIGN="center"

| 2001–02

| Alabama-Huntsville Chargers

| CHA

| 37

| 11

| 17

| 28

| 8

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2002–03

| Alabama-Huntsville Chargers

| CHA

| 35

| 20

| 40

| 30

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2003–04

| Alabama-Huntsville Chargers

| CHA

| 31

| 19

| 31

| 50

| 46

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2004–05

| Alabama-Huntsville Chargers

| CHA

| 30

| 22

| 18

| 40

| 53

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2004–05

| Motor City Mechanics

| UHL

| 12

| 3

| 5

| 8

| 2

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2005–06

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 62

| 10

| 27

| 37

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2005–06

| Gwinnett Gladiators

| ECHL

| 1

| 0

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 41

| 7

| 8

| 15

| 14

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2006–07

| Philadelphia Phantoms

| AHL

| 21

| 4

| 10

| 14

| 6

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2007–08

| Philadelphia Phantoms

| AHL

| 67

| 23

| 39

| 62

| 56

| 12

| 5

| 4

| 9

| 4

ALIGN="center"

| 2008–09

| Philadelphia Flyers

| NHL

| 10

| 0

| 2

| 6

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Philadelphia Phantoms

| AHL

| 64

| 29

| 40

| 69

| 26

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2009–10

| Adirondack Phantoms

| AHL

| 73

| 12

| 34

| 46

| 40

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| Philadelphia Flyers

| NHL

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 0

ALIGN="center"

| 2010–11

| Chicago Wolves

| AHL

| 66

| 15

| 40

| 55

| 38

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| ERC Ingolstadt

| DEL

| 52

| 23

| 29

| 52

| 24

| 9

| 2

| 6

| 8

| 4

ALIGN="center"

| 2012–13

| ERC Ingolstadt

| DEL

| 51

| 10

| 32

| 42

| 49

| 6

| 0

| 1

| 2

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| ERC Ingolstadt

| DEL

| 17

| 1

| 10

| 11

| 10

| 17

| 2

| 4

| 6

| 10

ALIGN="center"

| 2014–15

| ERC Ingolstadt

| DEL

| 52

| 16

| 25

| 41

| 34

| 18

| 6

| 4

| 10

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2015–16

| ERC Ingolstadt

| DEL

| 52

| 5

| 19

| 24

| 59

| 2

| 0

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 13

! 0

! 2

! 9

! 1

! 0

! 1

! 0

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 394

! 100

! 198

! 298

! 217

! 12

! 5

! 4

! 9

! 4

Awards and honors

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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 \|

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Award

! Year

All-CHA Rookie Team

All-CHA First Team

All-CHA First Team

All-CHA First Team