Mickey Roach Explained

Birth Date:7 May 1895
Birth Place:Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death Place:Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:6
Weight Lb:158
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Played For:Toronto St. Pats
Hamilton Tigers
New York Americans
Career Start:1913
Career End:1931

Michael Richard Roach (May 7, 1895 – April 1, 1977) was a Canadian-born[1] professional ice hockey player who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Pats, Hamilton Tigers and New York Americans. He was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia but moved to Boston, Massachusetts during his early life.[2]

Following his retirement from hockey, he joined the Canadian Customs office in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Roach later joined the Glace Bay baseball team, playing in the Cape Breton Professional Baseball League where was a left-handed star at both first and third base. Mickey Roach is an original member of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1913–14Boston PilgrimsExhib.8 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 3
1913–14Boston English HighHigh-MA
1914–15Boston ArenasAAHL10 14 0 14 7 4 0 4
1915–16Boston ArenasAAHL6 11 0 11
1916–17Brooklyn CrescentsAAHL6 5 0 5 6 4 0 4
1917–18New York WanderersUSNHL10 12 0 12
1918–19Hamilton TigersOHA-Sr.8 17 12 29 4 4 3 7
1918–19Hamilton TigersAl-Cup2 1 1 2 0
1919–20Toronto St. PatsNHL21 11 2 13 4
1920–21Toronto St. Pats NHL9 1 1 2 2
1920–21Hamilton TigersNHL14 9 8 17 0
1921–22Hamilton TigersNHL24 14 6 20 7
1922–23Hamilton TigersNHL24 17 10 27 8
1923–24Hamilton TigersNHL20 5 3 8 7
1924–25Hamilton TigersNHL30 6 4 10 8
1925–26New York AmericansNHL25 3 0 3 4
1926–27New York AmericansNHL44 11 0 11 14
1927–28Niagara Falls CataractsCan-Pro41 12 6 18 23
1928–29Can-Pro42 8 9 17 07 1 0 1 2
1929–30Buffalo BisonsIHL10 0 0 0 0
NHL totals211 77 34 111 54

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Third String Goalie: 1920-21 Hamilton Tigers Mickey Roach Jersey. 7 May 2015 .
  2. Next Goal Wins!: The Ultimate NHL Historian's One-of-a-Kind Collection of Hockey Trivia (pp.189-190), by Liam Maguire, Random House (2012),
  3. Web site: Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame > Inductees > Search > Inductee Details . 2018-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180908164356/http://www.novascotiasporthalloffame.com/Inductees/Search/InducteeDetails/tabid/571/Default.aspx?m=615 . 2018-09-08 . dead .