# John Ross Roach

John Ross Roach (June 23, 1900 – July 9, 1973) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League between 1921 and 1935. His nicknames were "Little Napoleon", "The Housecleaner", "The Port Perry Cucumber", and the "Port Perry Woodpecker."

## Playing career

Roach was born in Port Perry, Ontario. He won a Stanley Cup in 1922. Roach was one of only six goalies in the NHL to captain his team when he was with the Toronto St. Patricks during the 1924–25 season. He was a First Team All-Star during the 1932–33 NHL season. Roach was known for his acrobatic style of goaltending.
In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Roach at No. 64 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | 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 | Min | GA | SO | GAA | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA |
| 1919–20 | Toronto Aura Lee | OHA-Jr. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 360 | 31 | 0 | 5.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1920–21 | Toronto Granites | OHA-Sr. | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 566 | 12 | 3 | 1.27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 |
| 1921–22 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1340 | 91 | 0 | 4.07 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 4 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 1921–22 | Toronto St. Pats | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 305 | 9 | 1 | 1.77 |
| 1922–23 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1469 | 88 | 1 | 3.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1923–24 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1380 | 80 | 1 | 3.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1924–25 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 30 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 1800 | 84 | 1 | 2.80 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 |
| 1925–26 | Toronto St. Pats | NHL | 36 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 2231 | 114 | 2 | 3.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1926–27 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 44 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 2764 | 94 | 4 | 2.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1927–28 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 43 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 2690 | 88 | 4 | 1.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1928–29 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2760 | 65 | 13 | 1.41 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 392 | 5 | 3 | 0.77 |
| 1929–30 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2770 | 143 | 1 | 3.10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 309 | 7 | 0 | 1.36 |
| 1930–31 | New York Rangers | NHL | 44 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 2760 | 87 | 7 | 1.89 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 4 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 1931–32 | New York Rangers | NHL | 48 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 3020 | 112 | 9 | 2.23 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 480 | 27 | 1 | 3.38 |
| 1931–32 | Cleveland Indians | IHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1932–33 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 48 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2970 | 93 | 10 | 1.88 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 8 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 1933–34 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 19 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1030 | 45 | 1 | 2.62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1933–34 | Syracuse Stars | IHL | 13 | — | — | — | 780 | 36 | 2 | 2.77 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 560 | 15 | 1 | 1.61 |
| 1934–35 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 23 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1460 | 62 | 4 | 2.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1934–35 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 560 | 15 | 1 | 1.61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 492 | 219 | 204 | 68 | 30,444 | 1246 | 58 | 2.46 | 29 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1901 | 60 | 7 | 1.89 |