Travis Roche Travis Roche ( born June 17 , 1978 in Grande Cache , Alberta and raised in Whitecourt , Alberta ) is a Canadian hockey player for SC Bern of the National League A of Switzerland . An offensively gifted defenceman , Roche played two seasons for the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux . The Sioux defeated The University of Main and also Boston College in the Frozen Four ( held in Providence , Rhode Island ) to capture an NCAA title in his first season of play in the 1999 – 2000 season , and Roche was named to the WCHA All - Tournament Team . The following season ( the final season at “ old ” Ralph Engelstad Arena ) , the team captured the MacNaughton Cup as the WCIIA League Regular Season Champion with an 18 – 4 – 6 record . The team lost the Final Five Championship game to Saint Cloud State 6 – 5 in overtime , and the Sioux were defeated by Boston College 3 – 2 in the Frozen Four title game , with Roche named to the WCHA All - Tournament team , the NCAA Frozen Four All - Tournament Team and was honored as an NCAA West First Team All - American . Roche holds Fighting Sioux single game records for goals by a defenceman ( 3 ) , points by a defenceman ( 6 ) , and assists by a defenceman . In his collegiate career , Roche appeared in 88 games , scoring 17 goals and 60 assists for a total of 77 points . He was signed to a two - season contract by the Minnesota Wild on April 8 , 2001 , one day after the end of the Sioux ' s 2001 national championship run , appearing in the final game of the Wild ' s 2000 – 2001 season . He joined their AHL affiliate , the Houston Aeros for the better part of the 2001 – 02 season , finishing with 34 points ( 13G - 21A ) in 60 games while playing a handful of games with the parent club in Minnesota . Roche returned to Houston for the better part of the 2002 – 03 season , establishing career highs in goals ( 14 ) , assists ( 34 ) and points ( 48 ) and was a key player in the team ' s run to the 2003 Calder Cup title . In 2003 – 04 , Roche spent the majority of season with the Houston while playing a handful of games with the Wild . Roche signed with the Atlanta Thrashers in the summer 2004 and competed for the club ' s AHL affiliate Chicago Wolves for in the 2004 – 2005 and 2005 – 2006 seasons , and was named AHL First Team All - Star in 2005 with the team advancing to the AHL Finals . Roche signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Coyotes in the summer of 2006 , and after a strong training camp for head coach Wayne Gretzky , and with 17 games played , one goal and nine assists for the team ' s AHL affiliate , the San Antonio Rampage , Roche was called up by the Coyotes for the remainder of the 2006 – 2007 NHL season . Roche established NHL career highs for games played ( 50 ) , goals ( 6 ) , assists ( 13 ) , points ( 19 ) and PIM ( 22 ) and also led the team in plus / minus ratio ( + 2 ) . His first NHL goal came against Calgary on December 16 , 2006 , he had a multiple point game two weeks later , and he had a game winning goal against the Los Angeles Kings on January 20 , 2007 . To date , Roche has played four seasons in the NHL , with 60 games played , 6 goals , 14 assists , 20 points and 24 PIM . He and his wife , Darcie live in the St . Paul , Minnesota area in the off - season . Awards . BCHL Second All - Star Team ( 1997 ) < br > BCHL Rookie of the Year Award ( 1997 ) < br > BCHL Playoff MVP Award ( 1997 ) < br > BCHL First All - Star Team ( 1998 ) < br > BCHL Best Defenceman Award ( 1998 ) < br > WCHA All - Rookie Team ( 2000 ) < br > WCHA First All - Star Team ( 2001 ) < br > NCAA West First All - American Team ( 2001 ) < br > NCAA Championship All - Tournament Team ( 2001 ) < br > AHL Yannick Dupre Memorial Award ( 2002 ) < br > AHL First All - Star Team ( 2005 )