John Ross "Little Napolean" Roach

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Port Perry, Ontario, June 23, 1900.

DIED: June 9, 1973.

HEIGHT: 5'5".

WEIGHT: 130 lbs.

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CATCHES: Left

LAST AMATEUR TEAM: Toronto Granites OHA.

STYLE: A nervous goaltender, John was constantly in motion in front of his net.

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• Signed as free agent by Toronto St. Pats, December 5, 1921.
• Traded from Toronto (with Butch Keeling) to New York Rangers for G Lorne Chabot, Alex Gray and $10,000, October 18, 1928.
• Traded from Rangers to Detroit Red Wings for $11,000, October 25, 1932.

ACCOLADES:

• Member of Stanley Cup-winning Toronto St. Pats, 1922.
• Named to National Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1932-33.

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MISCELLANEOUS:

• Captain of Toronto St. Patricks, 1924-25.

DID YOU KNOW?

• John's thirteen shutouts in 1928-29 were second only to George Hainsworth's NHL-record 22, and has only been surpassed five times in the history of the league.
• In Game One of the 1930 Stanley Cup Semifinals between Roach's Rangers and the Montreal Canadiens, Roach was finally beaten by Gus Rivers near the end of the fourth overtime, ending one of the longest games in Stanley Cup history.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
19-20 Toronto Aura Lee OHA         6    360   4   2   0    31   5.17                    0
20-21 Toronto Granites OHA Sr.    10    566   8   2   0    12   1.27                    3
21-22 Toronto St. Pats NHL        22   1340  11  10   1    91   4.07                    0
22-23 Toronto St. Pats NHL        24   1469  13  10   1    88   3.59                    1
23-24 Toronto St. Pats NHL        23   1380  10  13   0    80   3.48                    1
24-25 Toronto St. Pats NHL        30   1800  19  11   0    84   2.80                    1
25-26 Toronto St. Pats NHL        36   2231  12  21   3   114   3.07                    2
26-27 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL     44   2764  15  24   5    94   2.04                    4
27-28 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL     43   2690  18  18   7    88   1.96                    4
28-29 New York Rangers NHL        44   2760  21  13  10    65   1.41                   13
29-30 New York Rangers NHL        44   2770  17  17  10   143   3.10                    1
30-31 New York Rangers NHL        44   2760  19  16   9    87   1.89                    7
31-32 New York Rangers NHL        48   3020  23  17   8   112   2.23                    9  
      Springfield Indians IAHL     1     60   1   0   0     1   1.00                    0
32-33 Detroit Red Wings NHL       48   2970  25  15   8    93   1.88                   10
33-34 Detroit Red Wings NHL       19   1030   9   8   1    45   2.62                    1
      Syracuse Stars IAHL         13    780                36   2.77                    2
34-35 Detroit Red Wings NHL       23   1460   7  11   5    62   2.55                    4
      Detroit Olympics IAHL        9    540                15   1.67                    1
FOURTEEN (14) NHL SEASONS        492  30444 219 204  68  1246   2.46                   58
      
POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
20-21 Toronto Granites OHA Sr.     2    120   1   1   0    7   3.50                    0
21-22 Toronto St. Pats NHL         7    420   4   2   1   13   1.84                    2
24-25 Toronto St. Pats NHL         2    120   0   2   0    5   2.50                    0
28-29 New York Rangers NHL         6    392   3   2   1    5   0.77                    3
29-30 New York Rangers NHL         4    309   1   2   1    7   1.36                    0
30-31 New York Rangers NHL         4    240   2   2   0    4   1.00                    1
31-32 New York Rangers NHL         7    480   3   4   0   27   3.38                    1
32-33 Detroit Red Wings NHL        4    240   2   2   0    8   2.00                    1
33-34 Syracuse Stars IAHL          6    360               19   3.17                    0
SEVEN (7) NHL POSTSEASONS         34   2206  15  16   3   69   1.88                    8

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