Rob Zepp

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| position = Goaltender

| image = 2024-01-02 Eisbären Berlin gegen Düsseldorfer EG (Deutsche Eishockey-Liga 2023-24) by Sandro Halank–070.jpg

| image_size = 230 px

| caption = Zepp in 2024

| ntl_team = Germany

| catches = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 194

| played_for = SaiPa
Eisbären Berlin
Philadelphia Flyers

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|9|7}}

| birth_place = Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

| draft = 99th overall, 1999
Atlanta Thrashers
110th overall

| draft_team = Carolina Hurricanes

| draft_year = 2001

| career_start = 2001

| career_end = 2015

}}

Robert Zepp (born September 7, 1981) is a Canadian-born German former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 10 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2014–15 season. The rest of his career, which lasted rom 2001 to 2015, was mainly spent in Europe, playing two seasons in the Finnish SM-liiga for SaiPa and seven seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for Eisbären Berlin. Internationally Zepp, a naturalized German citizen, played for the German national team at three World Championships.

Playing career

Born in Newmarket, Ontario, Zepp played junior hockey for the Plymouth Whalers in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). During three standout years with the high-flying Whalers, Zepp was awarded the Dave Pinkney Trophy three years running as a part of the goaltending duo in OHL with the lowest goals against average (GAA). In his first season with the Whalers, Zepp was also awarded the Bobby Smith Trophy as the OHL Scholastic Player of the Year who best combines high standards of play and academic excellence and the CHL Scholastic Player of the Year Award.

Zepp was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the fourth round, 99th overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He never signed a contract with the Thrashers and was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in round 4, 110th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He played from 2001 until 2005 with the Florida Everblades of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) before deciding to play in Europe, joining SaiPa of the Finnish SM-liiga, where he played two seasons. He then joined Eisbären Berlin in 2007.{{cite web | url = http://www.eisbaeren.de/content/13.php?action=detail&n_id=7407 | title = Zepp remains with Polar Bears | website = Eisbären Berlin | date = 2011-05-04 | accessdate = 2011-05-04 | language = German | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110920181442/http://www.eisbaeren.de/content/13.php?action=detail&n_id=7407 | archivedate = September 20, 2011 | df = mdy-all }}

On July 1, 2014, Zepp returned to North America by signing a one-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.{{cite web |url = http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=724904 | title = Flyers re-sign goaltender Ray Emery | website = Philadelphia Flyers | date = July 1, 2014 | accessdate = July 1, 2014}} On December 21, Zepp made his NHL debut against the Winnipeg Jets at the age of 33.{{cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2014020496 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20141222011347/http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2014020496 | url-status = dead | archive-date = December 22, 2014 | title = Flyers goalie Zepp to make NHL debut against Jets | website = NHL.com | date = December 21, 2014 | accessdate = December 21, 2014}} Wearing jersey number 72, he made 25 saves out of 28 shots on goal to lead the Flyers to a 4–3 overtime victory.

On April 8, 2025 Zepp was named as one of the 28 Goalies Alex Ovechkin Never Scored On, facing 10 shots from the NHL All Time Goal Scoring leader. Zepp was sent a ceremonial beer by Ovechkin.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="10" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"\|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% ! GP !! W !! L !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
1997–98 \| Newmarket Hurricanes \| OPJHL \| 3	—	—	—	—	181	13	0	4.31	— \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1998–99 \| Plymouth Whalers \| OHL \| 31	19	3	4	—	1662	76	3	2.74	.907 \| 3	1	0	100	10	0	6.00	.815
1999–00 \| Plymouth Whalers \| OHL \| 53	36	11	3	—	3005	119	3	2.38	.903 \| 23	15	8	1374	52	2	2.27	.846
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2000–01 \| Plymouth Whalers \| OHL \| 55	34	18	3	—	3246	122	4	2.26	.922 \| 19	14	5	1139	51	2	2.69	.892
2001–02 \| Florida Everblades \| ECHL \| 13	6	5	2	—	739	41	0	3.33	.902 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2002–03 \| Florida Everblades \| ECHL \| 41	20	13	7	—	2372	112	3	2.83	.910 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03 \| Lowell Lock Monsters \| AHL \| 5	1	3	1	—	303	16	1	3.16	.922 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2003–04 \| Lowell Lock Monsters \| AHL \| 2	0	1	1	—	124	7	0	3.40	.892 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04 \| Florida Everblades \| ECHL \| 35	14	13	7	—	2052	101	0	2.95	.921 \| 12	8	3	683	31	1	2.72	.911
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2004–05 \| Florida Everblades \| ECHL \| 26	11	10	2	—	1414	63	2	2.67	.910 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06 \| SaiPa \| FIN \| 44	18	16	—	9	2501	85	4	2.04	.929 \| 8	4	4	526	20	0	2.28	.913
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2006–07 \| SaiPa \| FIN \| 24	8	11	—	4	1278	70	0	3.29	.893 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07 \| SaPKo \| FIN-2 \| 1	—	—	—	—	60	3	0	3.00	.880 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2007–08 \| Eisbären Berlin \| DEL \| 41	28	12	—	0	2447	107	2	2.62	.902 \| 14	10	4	—	34	0	2.36	.909
2008–09 \| Eisbären Berlin \| DEL \| 43	28	15	—	0	2569	108	2	2.52	.916 \| 12	10	2	737	26	2	2.12	.924
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2009–10 \| Eisbären Berlin \| DEL \| 50	39	11	—	0	2975	130	5	2.62	.912 \| 5	2	3	293	15	0	3.07	.889
2010–11 \| Eisbären Berlin \| DEL \| 43	24	16	—	0	2493	100	2	2.41	.913 \| 12	9	3	738	32	0	2.60	.911
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2011–12 \| Eisbären Berlin \| DEL \| 42	26	14	—	0	2430	95	4	2.35	.921 \| 13	—	—	—	—	—	1.69	.941
2012–13 \| Eisbären Berlin \| DEL \| 46	25	21	—	0	2777	127	5	2.74	.921 \| 13	10	3	760	36	0	2.84	.919
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2013–14 \| Eisbären Berlin \| DEL \| 38	24	14	—	0	2255	90	1	2.39	.931 \| 3	1	2	185	6	1	1.94	.943
2014–15 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 10	5	2	—	0	520	25	0	2.89	.888 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2014–15 \| Lehigh Valley Phantoms \| AHL \| 47	21	20	—	4	2734	122	0	2.68	.917 \| —	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"\| NHL totals ! 10 !! 5 !! 2 !! — !! 0 !! 520 !! 25 !! 0 !! 2.89 !! .888 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

=International=

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ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV%
2010 \| Germany \| WC \| 2	0	2	0	117	3	0	1.54	.957
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2013 \| Germany \| WC \| 5	3	2	0	302	9	2	1.79	.941
2013 \| Germany \| WC \| 4	1	3	0	244	13	0	3.20	.856
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan=4\| Senior totals ! 11 !! 4 !! 5 !! 0 !! 663 !! 25 !! 0 !! 2.26 !! .920