Dave Roche

David Roche
Born	(1975-06-13) June 13, 1975 Oakwood, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)	Ice hockey player (retired), financial advisor, coach
Years active	1995–2004 (professional hockey)
Known for	Playing in the NHL with Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, New York Islanders

David Roche (born June 13, 1975) is a retired Canadian ice hockey athlete who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, and New York Islanders from 1995 through 2001. The Penguins selected him as the 62nd overall pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Minor hockey

Raised in Oakwood, Ontario, near Peterborough, Roche grew up alongside his brother Scott, who also played in the OHL and was drafted into the NHL. He competed at the AAA level with the Peterborough Minor Petes and was a member of a leading Bantam squad during the 1990–91 season.

During the 1990–91 campaign, he skated for the Peterborough Roadrunners Jr.B. team within the Metro Junior B. league. Subsequently, he was chosen 15th overall in the 1991 OHL Priority Selection by his hometown team, the Peterborough Petes.

Playing career

Roche spent four seasons competing in the Ontario Hockey League, capturing the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL champions with the Peterborough Petes in 1992–93. In the 1994–95 season, he earned recognition as an OHL First Team All-Star while playing for the Windsor Spitfires.

Beginning his professional career in 1995–96, Roche participated in 71 games for Pittsburgh and added another 61 games in the following season. After facing challenges replicating his junior scoring production at the NHL level, he transitioned to minor league play until a trade sent him to Calgary, where he appeared in 36 NHL contests during the 1998–99 season. In 2000, he contributed to the Saint John Flames' Calder Cup victory. Roche appeared in a single game for the New York Islanders during the 2001–02 season before ending his playing career following the 2003–04 season.

In recognition of his achievements, Roche was inducted into the Lindsay and District Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.

Currently residing in Ennismore, Ontario, he serves as a financial advisor based in Peterborough and coaches the Peterborough Minor Petes Midget AAA squad alongside his brother Scott.

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Peterborough Jr. Petes	CJHL		40	22	17	39	86		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Peterborough Petes	OHL		62	10	17	27	134		10	0	0	0	34
1992–93	Peterborough Petes	OHL		56	40	60	100	105		21	14	15	29	42
1993–94	Peterborough Petes	OHL		34	15	22	37	127		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		29	14	20	34	73		4	1	1	2	15
1994–95	Windsor Spitfires	OHL		66	55	59	114	180		10	9	6	15	16
1995–96	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		71	7	7	14	130		16	2	7	9	26
1996–97	Cleveland Lumberjacks	IHL		18	5	5	10	25		13	6	3	9	87
1996–97	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		61	5	5	10	155		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		73	12	20	32	307		5	2	0	2	10
1998–99	Calgary Flames	NHL		36	3	3	6	44		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Saint John Flames	AHL		7	0	3	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Saint John Flames	AHL		67	22	21	43	130		3	0	1	1	8
1999–2000	Calgary Flames	NHL		"0"|"0"|"0"|"5"	"—"|"—"|"—"|"—"
Saint John Flames |AHL |79 |32 |26 |58 |179 |19 |3 |6 |9 |43 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"	New York Islanders |NHL |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |— |— |— |— |— |-	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks |AHL |29 |6 |7 |13 |41 |— |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"		Bridgeport Sound Tigers |AHL |48 |25 |14 |39 |64 |20 |3 |0 |3 |20 |-	Albany River Rats |AHL |76 |21 |16 |37 |89 |— |— |— |— |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"	Toronto Roadrunners |AHL |60 |7 |13 |20 |88 |3 |0 |0 |0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"	'AHL totals'			439	125	120	245	904	50	8	7	15	81
'NHL totals'				171	15	15	30	334	16	2	7	9	26