Nick Ross (ice hockey)

Nick Ross
Ross with the Vancouver Giants in 2009.
Born	February 10, 1989 (1989-02-10) (age 22) Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	188 lb (85 kg; 13 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team (P) Cur. team	Phoenix Coyotes San Antonio Rampage (AHL)
NHL Draft	30th overall, 2007 Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career	2008–present

Nick Ross (born February 10, 1989 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes with the 30th pick of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Ross began his major junior career in the WHL with the Regina Pats in 2004–05, appearing in 10 games. After a 31-point campaigin with the Pats in 2006–07, Ross was drafted 30th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Phoenix Coyotes. The next season, back in the WHL, he was traded from the Pats to the Kamloops Blazers on January 5, 2008, along with Spencer Fraipont and a fourth-round bantam draft pick, in exchange for Victor Bartley and Ryan Bender.^[1] Upon being eliminated from the 2008 WHL playoffs with the Blazers, the Coyotes assigned Ross to the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL) for the remaining 4 games of the 2007–08 AHL season.

Returning to the Blazers the following season, in 2008–09, Ross was traded to the Vancouver Giants just before the January 10, 2009 trade deadline, along with Alex Rodgers in exchange for Curtis Kulchar and three bantam draft picks.^[2] He finished the season with an accumulated 43 points between the two teams. In the subsequent 2009 playoffs, after sweeping the Prince George Cougars, the Giants were pushed to a seventh game against the Spokane Chiefs in the second round where Ross scored the series-clinching goal in overtime – a point shot that deflected off a Chiefs defenceman.^[3]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004–05	Regina Pats	WHL		10	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Regina Pats	WHL		62	7	16	23	38		6	0	1	1	2
2006–07	Regina Pats	WHL		70	7	24	31	87		10	1	5	6	14
2007–08	Regina Pats	WHL		41	3	25	28	60		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		31	5	14	19	55		4	0	2	2	10
2007–08	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Kamloops Blazers	WHL		40	4	18	22	51		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Vancouver Giants	WHL		34	7	14	21	32		17	1	8	9	14
2009–10	Las Vegas Wranglers	ECHL		7	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	San Antonio Rampage	AHL		47	0	2	2	19		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				51	0	3	3	19		—	—	—	—	—

References

1. ^ "Ross returns to Regina". Regina Leader Post. 2008-02-26. http://www2.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/features/reginapats/story.html?id=d52278b8-8c93-49f6-8920-6ae98e5b0072. Retrieved 2009-04-15. 
2. ^ "Giants' Nick Ross has chance to step up". The Province. 2009-02-14. http://www.theprovince.com/Sports/Giants+Nick+Ross+chance+step/1291665/story.html. Retrieved 2009-04-15. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Giants knock Spokane out in goaltenders' duel". The Province. 2009-04-15. http://www.theprovince.com/Giants+knock+Spokane+goaltenders+duel/1496781/story.html. Retrieved 2009-04-15. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Nick Ross's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Kyle Turris

Phoenix Coyotes first round draft pick 2007

Succeeded by Mikkel Bødker

Persondata
Name	Ross, Nick
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice hockey player
Date of birth	February 10, 1989
Place of birth	Edmonton, AB, CAN
Date of death
Place of death