| Position: | Defense |
| Played For: | Montreal Canadiens |
| Catches: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 170 |
| Birth Date: | 1930 2, mf=y |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Death Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1950 |
| Career End: | 1961 |
Ernest Charles Roche (February 4, 1930 – January 2, 1988) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He played four games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1950–51 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1950 to 1961, was spent in the minor leagues.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1946–47 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | QJAHA | 27 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 1946–47 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 1947–48 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | QJAHA | 32 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1948–49 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | QJAHA | 48 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1949–50 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | QJHL | 36 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 81 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 26 | ||
| 1949–50 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | ||
| 1950–51 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Cincinnati Mohawks | AHL | 60 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1951–52 | Vancouver Canucks | PCHL | 64 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1952–53 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 65 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 51 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1953–54 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 56 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 1955–56 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QSHL | 24 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1956–57 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 64 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956–57 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EOHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 53 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1958–59 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 51 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959–60 | Sudbury Wolves | EPHL | 62 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | ||
| 1960–61 | Sudbury Wolves | EPHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Milwaukee Falcons | IHL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Windsor Maple Leafs | NSSHL | 22 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| QSHL totals | 299 | 24 | 78 | 102 | 232 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||