Roy Sommer
| Roy Sommer | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 5, 1957 Oakland, CA, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Center |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Muskegon Lumberjacks (IHL) Indianapolis Checkers (IHL) Maine Mariners (AHL) Wichita Wind (CHL) Edmonton Oilers (NHL) Houston Apollos (CHL) Grand Rapids Owls (IHL) Spokane Flyers (PHL) Dayton/Grand Rapids Owls (IHL) Saginaw Gears (IHL) |
| NHL Draft | 101st overall, 1977 Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Playing career | 1977–1987 |
Roy A. Sommer (born April 5, 1957 in Oakland, California) was a professional ice hockey player who played for the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL. He also served as an assistant coach of the San Jose Sharks. Since 1998, he has been the head coach of the Worcester Sharks, the American Hockey League affiliate of the San Jose Sharks. Currently, he is the longest-tenured head coach in the AHL. On November 1, 2009, Sommer became just the 4th head coach in AHL history to reach 400 wins.[1]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | P | PIM | ||
| 1974–75 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Spruce Grove Mets | AJHL | 53 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 70 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Calgary Centennials | WCHL | 50 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 111 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | ||
| 1977–78 | Saginaw Gears | IHL | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Dayton/Grand Rapids Owls | IHL | 45 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Spokane Flyers | PHL | 45 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Grand Rapids Owls | IHL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Houston Apollos | CHL | 69 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 246 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1980–81 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 57 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 212 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 61 | ||
| 1980–81 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 76 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 73 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 67 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 202 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 24 | ||
| 1984–85 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 80 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 175 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 27 | ||
| 1985–86 | Indianapolis Checkers | IHL | 37 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 27 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 109 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 92 | ||
| 1986–87 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 65 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 219 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 44 | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL totals | 195 | 51 | 56 | 107 | 547 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 136 | ||||
| CHL totals | 275 | 76 | 120 | 196 | 781 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 69 | ||||
References
External links
- Roy Sommer's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Roy Sommer's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Worcester Sharks profile