Roy Sommer

Roy 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. Currently, he is the head coach of the Worcester Sharks, the American Hockey League affiliate of the San Jose Sharks.
Sommer was a junior star with the Edmonton Oil Kings and the Calgary Centennials. The Toronto Maple Leafs chose him 101st overall in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft but he never played for the team.
He spent most of his career in the minors, except for a three game trial with the Edmonton Oilers in 1980-81, when he score one goal. Sommer retired as a player in 1987.
Sommer then embarked on a long career as a coach. He was the head coach of the Roanoke Valley Rebels in 1991-92, the Richmond Renegades from 1991–1996, the Kentucky Thoroughblades from 1998–2001, the Cleveland Barons from 2001 to 2006, and the Worcester Sharks since 2006. He also served as an assistant coach of the Muskegon Lumberjacks in 1987-88, the Prince Albert Raiders in 1988-89, and the San Jose Sharks from 1996-1998.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	3 	1 	0 	1 	7 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
IHL totals	IHL totals 	IHL totals	 	195 	51 	56 	107 	547 	 	27 	5 	7 	12 	136
CHL totals	CHL totals 	CHL totals	 	275 	76 	120 	196 	781 	 	20 	5 	4 	9 	69
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1957
Category:American ice hockey players
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Category:Grand Rapids Owls players
Category:Houston Apollos players
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Category:Maine Mariners players
Category:Indianapolis Checkers players
Category:Muskegon Lumberjacks (1984–1992) players
Category:Muskegon Lumberjacks (1984–1992) coaches
Category:Prince Albert Raiders coaches
Category:Roanoke Valley Rebels coaches
Category:Richmond Renegades coaches
Category:Cleveland Barons (AHL, 2001–2006) coaches
Category:Kentucky Thoroughblades coaches
Category:Worcester Sharks coaches
Category:Retired in 1987
Category:American ice hockey players
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