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2022 IIHF U20 World Championship

2022 IIHF U20 World Championship

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Canada U.K. Rod Sarich

#29 Sheffield Steelers / EIHL - 16/17
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# Player GP G A TP
1. Mason McTavish 5 7 7 14
2. Joakim Kemell 5 3 8 11
3. Roby Järventie 5 4 5 9
4. Aatu Räty 5 3 6 9
5. Emil Andrae 5 4 4 8
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Mar 23, 1981
Position
D
Age
41
Height
6'4" / 192 cm
Place of Birth
Bladworth, SK, CAN
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Canada / U.K.
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1999 round 4 #109 overall by Florida Panthers
Highlights
4-time EIHL Champion 4
1-time WHL Champion 1

Brother: Cory Sarich, brother-in-law: Nick Schultz

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Moose Jaw Warriors U18 AAA SMAAAHL 44 2 7 9 20 - |
Calgary Hitmen WHL 4 0 1 1 2 1 |
1997-98 Saskatoon Blazers U18 AAA SMAAAHL 44 1 18 19 37 - |
Calgary Hitmen WHL 9 0 1 1 2 -1 | Playoffs 17 0 0 0 0 -2
1998-99 Calgary Hitmen WHL 63 3 15 18 22 15 | Playoffs 21 1 2 3 8 -4
1999-00 Calgary Hitmen WHL 70 3 11 14 76 23 | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 8 12
2000-01 Calgary Hitmen WHL 62 5 27 32 84 21 | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 10 -4
2001-02 Calgary Hitmen WHL 71 7 41 48 98 10 | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 11 2
2002-03 Louisiana IceGators ECHL 72 6 26 32 69 26 | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 6 -1
2003-04 Blues SM-liiga 20 0 1 1 4 6 |
Louisiana IceGators ECHL 55 5 25 30 36 -4 | Playoffs 9 1 1 2 10 5
2004-05 Augusta Lynx ECHL 25 4 4 8 25 -3 |
2005-06 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 44 6 17 23 28 - | Playoffs 8 0 7 7 2 -
2006-07 Sheffield Steelers “A” EIHL 53 13 28 41 76 - | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 -
2007-08 Sheffield Steelers “A” EIHL 52 6 28 34 61 - | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 16 -
2008-09 Sheffield Steelers “A” EIHL 54 9 33 42 76 - | Playoffs 4 0 3 3 4 -
2009-10 Sheffield Steelers “A” EIHL 25 5 20 25 45 - |
2010-11 Sheffield Steelers “A” EIHL 51 12 38 50 107 - | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 6 -
2011-12 Sheffield Steelers “A” EIHL 23 6 10 16 32 - | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
2012-13 Sheffield Steelers “A” EIHL 51 6 26 32 28 - | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 0 -
Great Britain OGQ 3 0 0 0 6 -5 |
2013-14 Did not play - - - - - - |
2014-15 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 51 3 5 8 31 - | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -
2015-16 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 52 2 18 20 64 - | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 -
2016-17 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 10 0 1 1 12 - | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Calgary Hitmen M-Cup 4 0 0 0 2 -2 |
2005-06 Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 4 1 2 3 0 - |
Sheffield Steelers EIHL KO Cup 6 1 3 4 10 - |
2006-07 Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 6 0 4 4 6 - |
Sheffield Steelers EIHL KO Cup 1 0 1 1 0 - |
2007-08 Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 8 1 6 7 8 - |
Sheffield Steelers EIHL KO Cup 2 0 2 2 6 - |
2008-09 Sheffield Steelers EIHL KO Cup 2 1 2 3 2 - |
Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 4 1 2 3 2 - |
2009-10 Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 5 1 5 6 5 - |
Sheffield Steelers “A” Continental Cup 6 0 2 2 - - |
2010-11 Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 5 2 2 4 2 - |
2011-12 Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 6 1 0 1 2 - |
2012-13 Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 12 2 4 6 18 - |
2014-15 Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 9 0 2 2 8 - |
2015-16 Sheffield Steelers Champions HL 4 0 0 0 2 -5 |
Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 12 1 3 4 4 - |
2016-17 Sheffield Steelers Champions HL 4 0 1 1 0 0 |
Sheffield Steelers EIHL Cup 1 0 0 0 0 - |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 2 8 0 1 1 0.13 2 -5 | 0
Continental Cup 1 6 0 2 2 0.33 - - | 0
ECHL 3 152 15 55 70 0.46 130 19 | 2 15 1 2 3 0.20 16 4
EIHL 11 466 68 224 292 0.63 560 - | 10 35 1 18 19 0.54 30 -
EIHL Cup 11 72 10 30 40 0.56 55 - | 0
EIHL KO Cup 4 11 2 8 10 0.91 18 - | 0
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 20 0 1 1 0.05 4 6 | 0
M-Cup 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 2 -2 | 0
OGQ 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 6 -5 | 0
SMAAAHL 2 88 3 25 28 0.32 57 - | 0
WHL 6 279 18 96 114 0.41 284 69 | 5 65 2 8 10 0.15 37 4
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jonathan Phillips (F) 2006-2017 10 Great Britain, Sheffield Steelers
Jason Hewitt (F) 2005-2016 10 Great Britain, Sheffield Steelers
Mark Thomas (D) 2005-2015 9 Great Britain, Sheffield Steelers
Robert Dowd (F) 2006-2017 9 Great Britain, Sheffield Steelers

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/08/2016
07/08/2016 Extension Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers
05/29/2015
05/29/2015 Extension Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers
05/13/2014
05/13/2014 Confirmed No team Sheffield Steelers
07/13/2011
07/13/2011 Extension Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers
02/09/2010
02/09/2010 Extension Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers
07/16/2009
07/16/2009 Extension Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Steelers
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Drafted 1996, 2 #29 overall by Calgary Hitmen in the WHL Bantam Draft

Cult/Star player for Sheffield Steelers

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