Brandon Rogers (ice hockey)

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Brandon Rogers
Rogers with the Norfolk Admirals in 2006
Born (1982-02-27) February 27, 1982 (age 43)
Rochester, New Hampshire, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position
Defense
Shot Left
Played for
Lake Erie Monsters
Iserlohn Roosters
NHL draft 118th overall,
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Playing career 2005–2013

Brandon Rogers (born February 27, 1982) is an

defenseman who last played with the Iserlohn Roosters in the DEL
.

Playing career

Rogers was drafted 118th overall in the

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played high school hockey at the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut before undertaking a collegiate career at the University of Michigan for the Michigan Wolverines of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association
.

After turning professional, and unsigned, he was invited to the Calgary Flames training camp for the 2005–06 season. Rogers was then assigned to the Flames affiliate the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights in the AHL before he was loaned to the Norfolk Admirals.

On August 23, 2007, Rogers continued in the AHL after was signed by the

2007–08 season, Rogers he was signed to his first NHL contract, a two-year deal, by parent club the Minnesota Wild on July 15, 2008.[2]

After participating in the Wild's training camp, Rogers was returned to the Aeros for the

2008–09 campaign. As an Alternate Captain, Brandon led the Aeros defense with 29 assists and scored a career-high 32 points in 74 games. Rogers coinciding community efforts throughout the year, saw him earn the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award
as the AHL's Man of the Year.
2009–10
season, Brandon played his third consecutive year with Houston, however due to injury and a lack of form recorded, a career low 8 points in 60 games.

Without an offer of a new contract with the Wild, Rogers remained with the Houston Aeros on a try-out to begin the 2010–11 season. After only one game with the Aeros, he was released on October 27, 2010.[4] As a free agent, Rogers was later signed on a professional try-out agreement with fellow AHL club, the Lake Erie Monsters, on November 6, 2010.[5] After 7 games with the Monsters, Rogers suffered a concussion and was sidelined indefinitely, releasing him from his try-out. On February 1, 2011, he was then signed by Slovakian team, HK SKP Poprad, for the remainder of the season.[6]

In the following season, Rogers enjoyed a full season in the

HC Bolzano. Upon completion of the campaign, Rogers signed to remain in Europe, stepping up to the German DEL to a one-year contract with the Iserlohn Roosters on June 28, 2012.[7]

In the

2012–13 season, Rogers played in 51 games, registering 20 points from the blueline to finish second amongst Roosters defenseman. Despite being unable to help Iserlohn qualify for the playoffs, Rogers was re-signed to a one-year contract extension on February 13, 2013.[8] On May 16, 2013, despite contracted to the Roosters for the following season, Rogers opted to retire from professional hockey.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Berwick Academy HS Prep
1998–99 Hotchkiss School HS Prep
1999–2000 Hotchkiss School HS Prep
2000–01 Hotchkiss School HS Prep
2001–02 University of Michigan CCHA 31 2 1 3 30 — — — — —
2002–03 University of Michigan CCHA 43 4 21 25 65 — — — — —
2003–04 University of Michigan CCHA 43 7 15 22 46 — — — — —
2004–05 University of Michigan CCHA 42 5 22 27 70 — — — — —
2005–06
Omaha Ak–Sar–Ben Knights
 AHL 42 0 8 8 24 — — — — —
2005–06 Norfolk Admirals AHL 27 3 7 10 28 2 0 0 0 4
2006–07 Norfolk Admirals AHL 64 0 9 9 92 6 0 0 0 14
2007–08 Houston Aeros AHL 63 4 24 28 77 5 0 1 1 2
2008–09 Houston Aeros AHL 74 3 29 32 80 20 0 3 3 12
2009–10 Houston Aeros AHL 60 3 5 8 44 — — — — —
2010–11 Houston Aeros AHL 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2010–11
Lake Erie Monsters
 AHL 7 0 3 3 6 — — — — —
2010–11 HK Poprad SVK 5 0 2 2 4 13 1 0 1 18
2011–12
HC Bolzano
ITA
 31 4 10 14 44 12 1 3 4 14
2012–13 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 51 4 16 20 44 — — — — —
AHL totals 337 13 83 96 353 33 0 4 4 32

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
CCHA All-Tournament Team
2003
 [10]
All-CCHA Second Team 2003–04 [11]
CCHA All-Tournament Team
2005
 [10]
AHL
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award
2008–09
 [12]

References

  1. ^ "Aeros sign defensemen Jon Awe and Brandon Rogers". Houston Aeros. July 23, 2007. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
  2. ^ "Wild signs five players". Minnesota Wild. July 15, 2008. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
  3. ^ "Rogers named AHL's Man of the Year". Houston Aeros. April 6, 2009. Archived from the original on September 17, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  4. ^ "Aeros release Rogers from PTO". intotheboards.net. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  5. Lake Erie Monsters
    . November 8, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
  6. ^ "Poprad sign American Rogers" (in Slovak). HK SKP Poprad. February 1, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  7. ^ "Iserlohn Roosters add veteran experience with defender Rogers" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. April 28, 2012. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  8. ^ "Fullback Rogers extended for another year" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. February 13, 2013. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  9. ^ "Brandon Rogers end career" (in German). Iserlohn Roosters. May 16, 2013. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  11. ^ "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  12. ^ "Yanick Dupre Memorial Award". American Hockey League. November 16, 2010. Archived from the original on December 14, 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
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