Rod Sarich — © Photo: Dean Woolley

Sheffield Steelers — © Photo: Dean Woolley

Rod Sarich

#29 Sheffield Steelers / EIHL - 16/17

Date of Birth: Mar 23, 1981
Age: 45
Place of Birth: Bladworth, SK, CAN
Nation: Canada / U.K.
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 192 cm / 6'4"
Weight: 85 kg / 187 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

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Rod Sarich Facts

Drafted: 1999 round 4 #109 overall by Florida Panthers

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

Rod Sarich Statistics

									Post
1996-1997	Moose Jaw Warriors U18 AAA	SMAAAHL	44	2	7	9	20	-
1996-1997	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	4	0	1	1	2	1
1997-1998	Saskatoon Blazers U18 AAA	SMAAAHL	44	1	18	19	37	-
1997-1998	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	9	0	1	1	2	-1	Playoffs	17	0	0	0	0	-2
1998-1999	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	63	3	15	18	22	15	Playoffs	21	1	2	3	8	-4
1999-2000	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	70	3	11	14	76	23	Playoffs	13	0	2	2	8	12
2000-2001	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	62	5	27	32	84	21	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	10	-4
2001-2002	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	71	7	41	48	98	10	Playoffs	7	0	3	3	11	2
2002-2003	Louisiana IceGators	ECHL	72	6	26	32	69	26	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	6	-1
2003-2004	Louisiana IceGators	ECHL	55	5	25	30	36	-4	Playoffs	9	1	1	2	10	5
2003-2004	Blues	SM-liiga	20	0	1	1	4	6
2004-2005	Augusta Lynx	ECHL	25	4	4	8	25	-3
2005-2006	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL	44	6	17	23	28	-	Playoffs	8	0	7	7	2	-
2006-2007	Sheffield Steelers "A"	EIHL	53	13	28	41	76	-	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	2	-
2007-2008	Sheffield Steelers "A"	EIHL	52	6	28	34	61	-	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	16	-
2008-2009	Sheffield Steelers "A"	EIHL	54	9	33	42	76	-	Playoffs	4	0	3	3	4	-
2009-2010	Sheffield Steelers "A"	EIHL	25	5	20	25	45	-
2010-2011	Sheffield Steelers "A"	EIHL	51	12	38	50	107	-	Playoffs	3	0	3	3	6	-
2011-2012	Sheffield Steelers "A"	EIHL	23	6	10	16	32	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
2012-2013	Sheffield Steelers "A"	EIHL	51	6	26	32	28	-	Playoffs	2	1	1	2	0	-
2012-2013	Great Britain Olympics	OGQ	3	0	0	0	6	-5
2013-2014	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2014-2015	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL	51	3	5	8	31	-	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0	-
2015-2016	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL	52	2	18	20	64	-	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	-
2016-2017	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL	10	0	1	1	12	-	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0	-

Rod Sarich Tournament Statistics

									Post
1998-1999	Calgary Hitmen	Memorial Cup	4	0	0	0	2	-2
2005-2006	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL Cup	4	1	2	3	0	-
2005-2006	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL KO Cup	6	1	3	4	10	-
2006-2007	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL Cup	6	0	4	4	6	-
2006-2007	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL KO Cup	1	0	1	1	0	-
2007-2008	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL Cup	8	1	6	7	8	-
2007-2008	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL KO Cup	2	0	2	2	6	-
2008-2009	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL KO Cup	2	1	2	3	2	-
2008-2009	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL Cup	4	1	2	3	2	-
2009-2010	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL Cup	5	1	5	6	5	-
2009-2010	Sheffield Steelers "A"	Continental Cup	6	0	2	2	-	-
2010-2011	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL Cup	5	2	2	4	2	-
2011-2012	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL Cup	6	1	0	1	2	-
2012-2013	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL Cup	12	2	4	6	18	-
2014-2015	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL Cup	9	0	2	2	8	-
2015-2016	Sheffield Steelers	Champions HL	4	0	0	0	2	-5
2015-2016	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL Cup	12	1	3	4	4	-
2016-2017	Sheffield Steelers	Champions HL	4	0	1	1	0	0
2016-2017	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL Cup	1	0	0	0	0	-

Rod Sarich Career Totals by League


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
Memorial Cup	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	-2	0
OGQ	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	6	-5	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	1	20	0	1	1	0.05	4	6	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

Rod Sarich Career Totals by Team


Augusta Lynx (old)	1	25	4	4	8	0.32	25	-3	0
Blues	1	20	0	1	1	0.05	4	6	0
Calgary Hitmen	6	283	18	96	114	0.40	286	67	5	65	2	8	10	0.15	37	4
Great Britain Olympics	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	6	-5	0
Louisiana IceGators	2	127	11	51	62	0.49	105	22	2	15	1	2	3	0.20	16	4
Moose Jaw Warriors U18 AAA	1	44	2	7	9	0.20	20	-	0
Saskatoon Blazers U18 AAA	1	44	1	18	19	0.43	37	-	0
Sheffield Steelers	11	563	80	265	345	0.61	635*	-5*	10	35	1	18	19	0.54	30	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Rod Sarich Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1998-1999	WHL Champion
2005-2006	EIHL KO Cup Champion
2007-2008	EIHL All-Star Second Team EIHL Playoff Champion
2008-2009	EIHL All-Star First Team EIHL Playoff Champion EIHL Regular Season Champion
2010-2011	EIHL Regular Season Champion
2014-2015	EIHL Regular Season Champion
2015-2016	EIHL Regular Season Champion
2016-2017	EIHL Playoff Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/08/2016	Extension	Sheffield Steelers	Sheffield Steelers
05/29/2015	Extension	Sheffield Steelers	Sheffield Steelers
05/13/2014	Confirmed	No team	Sheffield Steelers
07/13/2011	Extension	Sheffield Steelers	Sheffield Steelers
02/09/2010	Extension	Sheffield Steelers	Sheffield Steelers
07/16/2009	Extension	Sheffield Steelers	Sheffield Steelers

Rod Sarich Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1996, 2 #29 by Calgary Hitmen in the WHL Prospects Draft
Cult/Star player for Sheffield Steelers