Marco Rosa

Marco Rosa (born January 15, 1982) is a Canadian-born Italian professional ice hockey center who plays currently for Asiago of the Alps Hockey League. He was born in Scarborough, Ontario.

Marco Rosa
Born (1982-01-15) January 15, 1982
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
AlHL team
Former teams		 Asiago
Milwaukee Admirals
Houston Aeros
Providence Bruins
Manitoba Moose
St. John's IceCaps
Espoo Blues
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Krefeld Pinguine
National team  Italy
NHL Draft 255th overall, 2001
Dallas Stars
Playing career 2004–present

Playing career

Rosa began his career by spending two seasons playing for the Wexford Raiders of the OPJHL. He then attended Merrimack College from 2000 to 2004. He was drafted in the 8th round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft (255th overall) by the Dallas Stars.[1]

Although his Junior season with Merrimack was cut short after his wrist was broken in a victory over Boston College in February 2003,[2] as a Senior he rebounded to lead the team with 15 goals scored.[3] Since graduating, he has played seven seasons in the ECHL and AHL. In the 2009–10 season, Rosa led the Manitoba Moose in scoring with 55 points.[4]

In 2010, he played with the Vancouver Canucks in the pre-season, but was reassigned to the Moose before the regular season began.[5][6]

On July 20, 2011, Rosa, along with three other former Manitoba Moose players, signed with the soon to be named St. John's IceCaps. The franchise, which moved from Manitoba, is an affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets.[7]

On June 21, 2013, after his first season abroad in Europe with the Espoo Blues of the Finnish SM-liiga, Rosa signed a one-year contract in Germany with Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg of the DEL in Germany.[8] He eventually stayed until 2016 and reached the DEL finals with Wolfsburg in the 2015–16 season, where they fell short to München. In June 2016, fellow DEL team Krefeld Pinguine announced to have signed Rosa for the 2016–17 campaign.[9]

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1998–99 Wexford Raiders OPJHL 42 12 13 25 35 — — — — —
1999–00 Wexford Raiders OPJHL 49 29 52 81 23 — — — — —
2000–01 Merrimack College HE 33 6 18 24 22 — — — — —
2001–02 Merrimack College HE 36 5 21 26 22 — — — — —
2002–03 Merrimack College HE 30 10 12 22 26 — — — — —
2003–04 Merrimack College HE 36 15 10 25 12 — — — — —
2004–05 Long Beach Ice Dogs ECHL 72 34 31 65 59 — — — — —
2005–06 Long Beach Ice Dogs ECHL 6 2 1 3 2 — — — — —
2005–06 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 27 2 2 4 17 — — — — —
2006–07 Texas Wildcatters ECHL 36 25 26 51 49 11 3 3 6 2
2006–07 Houston Aeros AHL 5 1 1 2 4 — — — — —
2006–07 Providence Bruins AHL 34 7 8 15 14 — — — — —
2007–08 Houston Aeros AHL 56 10 17 27 20 — — — — —
2007–08 Texas Wildcatters ECHL 8 5 8 13 0 — — — — —
2008–09 Houston Aeros AHL 69 16 24 40 42 20 2 8 10 2
2009–10 Manitoba Moose AHL 80 22 33 55 32 6 1 2 3 12
2010–11 Manitoba Moose AHL 51 13 21 34 20 14 6 11 17 4
2011–12 St. John's IceCaps AHL 31 6 21 27 12 9 0 1 1 4
2012–13 Blues SM-l 43 9 9 18 36 — — — — —
2013–14 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 46 19 19 38 41 11 5 6 11 22
2014–15 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 52 9 37 46 18 11 3 5 8 8
2015–16 Grizzlys Wolfsburg DEL 29 2 4 6 8 — — — — —
2016–17 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 45 10 11 21 16 — — — — —
AHL totals 353 76 127 203 161 63 12 24 36 28

References
  1. "Dallas Stars Draft History". The Internet Hockey Database. Hockeydb.com. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  2. Conway, Kevin (February 15, 2003). "Merrimack Loses Rosa in Win Over BC". USCHO.com. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  3. "Merrimack Warriors Men's Hockey 2003-2004 Team Statistics". USCHO Stats. USCHO.com. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  4. Lawless, Gary (June 23, 2010). "Moose sign three players". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  5. "Canucks reduce pre-season roster". NHL.com. September 22, 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  6. "Tanguay sets up 2 goals as Flames edge Canucks in split-squad preseason game". Foxnews.com. Associated Press. September 22, 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  7. "Four former Moose players to join St. John's franchise". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg Free Press. July 20, 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  8. "Marco Rosa is a Grizzly" (in German). Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg. 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
  9. "Marco Rosa verstärkt den Sturm der Krefeld Pinguine". Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
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