# Rob Zepp

Robert Zepp (born September 7, 1981) is a Canadian-born German former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 10 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2014–15 season. The rest of his career, which lasted rom 2001 to 2015, was mainly spent in Europe, playing two seasons in the Finnish SM-liiga for SaiPa and seven seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for Eisbären Berlin. Internationally Zepp, a naturalized German citizen, played for the German national team at three World Championships.

## Playing career

Born in Newmarket, Ontario, Zepp played junior hockey for the Plymouth Whalers in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). During three standout years with the high-flying Whalers, Zepp was awarded the Dave Pinkney Trophy three years running as a part of the goaltending duo in OHL with the lowest goals against average (GAA). In his first season with the Whalers, Zepp was also awarded the Bobby Smith Trophy as the OHL Scholastic Player of the Year who best combines high standards of play and academic excellence and the CHL Scholastic Player of the Year Award.
Zepp was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the fourth round, 99th overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He never signed a contract with the Thrashers and was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in round 4, 110th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He played from 2001 until 2005 with the Florida Everblades of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) before deciding to play in Europe, joining SaiPa of the Finnish SM-liiga, where he played two seasons. He then joined Eisbären Berlin in 2007.
On July 1, 2014, Zepp returned to North America by signing a one-year, two-way contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. On December 21, Zepp made his NHL debut against the Winnipeg Jets at the age of 33. Wearing jersey number 72, he made 25 saves out of 28 shots on goal to lead the Flyers to a 4–3 overtime victory.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 1997–98 | Newmarket Hurricanes | OPJHL | 3 | — | — | — | — | 181 | 13 | 0 | 4.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 31 | 19 | 3 | 4 | — | 1662 | 76 | 3 | 2.74 | .907 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 6.00 | .815 |
| 1999–00 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 53 | 36 | 11 | 3 | — | 3005 | 119 | 3 | 2.38 | .903 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 1374 | 52 | 2 | 2.27 | .846 |
| 2000–01 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 55 | 34 | 18 | 3 | — | 3246 | 122 | 4 | 2.26 | .922 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1139 | 51 | 2 | 2.69 | .892 |
| 2001–02 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 739 | 41 | 0 | 3.33 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 41 | 20 | 13 | 7 | — | 2372 | 112 | 3 | 2.83 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 303 | 16 | 1 | 3.16 | .922 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 124 | 7 | 0 | 3.40 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 35 | 14 | 13 | 7 | — | 2052 | 101 | 0 | 2.95 | .921 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 683 | 31 | 1 | 2.72 | .911 |
| 2004–05 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 26 | 11 | 10 | 2 | — | 1414 | 63 | 2 | 2.67 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | SaiPa | FIN | 44 | 18 | 16 | — | 9 | 2501 | 85 | 4 | 2.04 | .929 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 526 | 20 | 0 | 2.28 | .913 |
| 2006–07 | SaiPa | FIN | 24 | 8 | 11 | — | 4 | 1278 | 70 | 0 | 3.29 | .893 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | SaPKo | FIN-2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007–08 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 41 | 28 | 12 | — | 0 | 2447 | 107 | 2 | 2.62 | .902 | 14 | 10 | 4 | — | 34 | 0 | 2.36 | .909 |
| 2008–09 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 43 | 28 | 15 | — | 0 | 2569 | 108 | 2 | 2.52 | .916 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 737 | 26 | 2 | 2.12 | .924 |
| 2009–10 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 50 | 39 | 11 | — | 0 | 2975 | 130 | 5 | 2.62 | .912 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 293 | 15 | 0 | 3.07 | .889 |
| 2010–11 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 43 | 24 | 16 | — | 0 | 2493 | 100 | 2 | 2.41 | .913 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 738 | 32 | 0 | 2.60 | .911 |
| 2011–12 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 42 | 26 | 14 | — | 0 | 2430 | 95 | 4 | 2.35 | .921 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.69 | .941 |
| 2012–13 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 46 | 25 | 21 | — | 0 | 2777 | 127 | 5 | 2.74 | .921 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 760 | 36 | 0 | 2.84 | .919 |
| 2013–14 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 38 | 24 | 14 | — | 0 | 2255 | 90 | 1 | 2.39 | .931 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 185 | 6 | 1 | 1.94 | .943 |
| 2014–15 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 520 | 25 | 0 | 2.89 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014–15 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 47 | 21 | 20 | — | 4 | 2734 | 122 | 0 | 2.68 | .917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 520 | 25 | 0 | 2.89 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 2010 | Germany | WC | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 1.54 | .957 |
| 2013 | Germany | WC | | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 302 | 9 | 2 | 1.79 | .941 |
| 2013 | Germany | WC | | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 244 | 13 | 0 | 3.20 | .856 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 663 | 25 | 0 | 2.26 | .920 |

## Awards and honours

| Award | Year |
| Ontario Hockey League ||
| Dave Pinkney Trophy | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Bobby Smith Trophy | 1999 |
| CHL Scholastic Player of the Year | 1999 |
| Second All-Star Team | 2000, 2001 |