Stacy Roest
| Stacy Roest | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Roest with the Grand Rapids Griffins during the 2002–03 season | |||
| Born |
March 15, 1974 Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Minnesota Wild Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | ||
| National team |
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| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2012 | ||
Stacy Roest (born March 15, 1974) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild.
Playing career
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He played the final nine seasons of his playing career with the Rapperswil-Jona Lakers of the National League A, the top league in Switzerland.[1] He played in the Western Hockey League, the American Hockey League and the National Hockey League.
He captained Team Canada at the Spengler Cup in 2012.
Roest served as the Director of Player Development for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League from 2013–2025, along with being the Lightning's Assistant General Manager and the General Manager of the Syracuse Crunch from 2019–2025.
On January 13, 2026, Roest was hired by the Buffalo Sabres as a pro scout. On June 30, 2026, he was promoted by the Sabres to serve as the team's director of player personnel, in additon to being named as the General Manager of the Rochester Americans.[2][3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990–91 | Lethbridge Y's Men | AMHL | 34 | 22 | 50 | 72 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1991–92 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 72 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 72 | 33 | 73 | 106 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 72 | 48 | 72 | 120 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 69 | 37 | 78 | 115 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 76 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 78 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 80 | 34 | 58 | 92 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1998–99 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 59 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 49 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 76 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 58 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 70 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 48 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 44 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 44 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 40 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 49 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2008–09 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 50 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 49 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 50 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NLA | 45 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 244 | 28 | 48 | 76 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| WHL | ||
| East First All-Star Team | 1994 | |
| East Second All-Star Team | 1995 | |
| NLA | ||
| Most assists (39) | 2011 | |
| Spengler Cup | ||
| All-Star Team | 2004 | [4] |
References
- ↑ "Laker Pavel Brendl back to Pardubice" (in German). suedostschweiz.ch. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ↑ Fairburn, Matthew (January 13, 2026). "Sabres hire former Lightning AGM Stacy Roest in pro scouting role". nytimes.com. The Athletic. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Sabres announce promotions, new hires within front office". NHL.com. Buffalo Sabres. June 30, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Stacy Roest career highlights". eliteprospects.com. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Adirondack Red Wings players
- Buffalo Sabres scouts
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- Medicine Hat Tigers players
- Minnesota Wild players
- SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players
- Ice hockey people from Lethbridge
- Tampa Bay Lightning executives
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Canadian ice hockey centre, 1970s birth stubs