Kyle Rossiter

Kyle Rossiter
Rossiter with the Chicago Wolves in 2004
Born (1980-06-09) June 9, 1980 (age 44)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Florida Panthers
Atlanta Thrashers
KalPa
Asiago HC
NHL draft 30th overall, 1998
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2000–2006

Kyle Rossiter (born June 9, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers and the Atlanta Thrashers.

Playing career

Rossiter began has career with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League and was later drafted 30th overall by the Panthers in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his career in AHL affiliates and managed to play 11 regular season games (9 with Florida and 2 with Atlanta) scoring 1 assist and collecting 11 penalty minutes. In 2005, Rossiter moved to Europe, playing in Finland's SM-liiga for KalPa and briefly in Italy for Asiago HC.

Personal

The oldest of 5 children, Rossiter has three sisters and a brother. Rossiter is now a Real Estate Agent in Edmonton.[1] Since his retirement he has played senior hockey in the Chinook Hockey League with the Stony Plain Eagles.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1996–97 Spokane Chiefs WHL 50 0 2 2 65 9 0 0 0 6
1997–98 Spokane Chiefs WHL 61 6 16 22 190 15 0 3 3 28
1998–99 Spokane Chiefs WHL 71 4 17 21 206 — — — — —
1999–00 Spokane Chiefs WHL 63 11 22 33 155 15 1 4 5 25
2000–01 Louisville Panthers AHL 78 2 5 7 110 — — — — —
2001–02 Utah Grizzlies AHL 74 3 7 10 88 5 0 1 1 0
2001–02 Florida Panthers NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2002–03 San Antonio Rampage AHL 67 0 7 7 107 3 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Florida Panthers NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2003–04 San Antonio Rampage AHL 51 5 7 12 70 — — — — —
2003–04 Florida Panthers NHL 4 0 0 0 7 — — — — —
2003–04 Chicago Wolves AHL 12 0 1 1 25 6 0 0 0 19
2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2004–05 Chicago Wolves AHL 33 1 5 6 43 — — — — —
2004–05 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 9 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
2005–06 KalPa SM-l 35 1 6 7 187 — — — — —
2005–06 Asiago HC ITL 8 0 0 0 18 6 0 1 1 20
2007–08 Stony Plain Eagles ChHL 19 3 20 23 52 — — — — —
2008–09 Stony Plain Eagles ChHL 23 6 17 23 46 — — — — —
2009–10 Stony Plain Eagles ChHL 19 1 17 18 44 — — — — —
2010–11 Stony Plain Eagles ChHL 20 6 11 17 34 — — — — —
2011–12 Stony Plain Eagles ChHL 19 3 18 21 33 — — — — —
2012–13 Stony Plain Eagles ChHL 12 0 3 3 12 3 1 1 2 6
2014–15 Stony Plain Eagles ChHL 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 11 0 1 1 9 — — — — —
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Umeå

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2000 Canada WJC 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 0 0 0 20
Junior totals 7 0 0 0 20

References

  1. ^ "Kyle Rossiter Real estate specialist". Facebook. 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
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