Rodney Coleman Jarrett (born January 4, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman, who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Islanders. As of 2021, he is an owner and the head coach of the Soo Thunderbirds in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.[1]

Cole Jarrett
Born (1983-01-04) January 4, 1983 (age 41)
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
PositionDefence
ShotLeft
Played forNew York Islanders
Eisbären Berlin
HPK
Jokerit
Malmö Redhawks
Sinupret Ice Tigers
Graz 99ers
Tohoku Free Blades
EC VSV
Belfast Giants
NHL draft141st overall, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career2003–2018

Playing career edit

As a youth, Jarrett played in the 1997 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[2]

Jarrett played major junior hockey with the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League before he was drafted 141st overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets. He was later signed to a three-year entry level contract and played one National Hockey League game with the New York Islanders during the 2005–06 NHL season.[citation needed]

After a year with the Eisbären Berlin in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga Jarrett signed with HPK in the Finnish SM-liiga. He completed his tryout contract with HPK and subsequently signed another with Jokerit. He was released by Jokerit in January, and signed for Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish second-tier Allsvenskan.[citation needed]

Jarrett continued his journeyman European career in Austria with the Graz 99ers of the EBEL before experiencing a year in Japanese hockey with the Tohoku Free Blades of the Asian League.[3]

Jarrett returned to Austria to establish roots and captain the Graz 99ers for the next two seasons, before signing a two-year contract with EBEL rivals Villacher SV on March 15, 2013.[4]

After two seasons in Villacher, Jarrett returned to Japan as a free agent for a second stint with the Tohoku Free Blades on July 22, 2015.[5] On 26 July 2017, Jarrett moved to the UK to sign for EIHL side Belfast Giants, ending his 15 year professional career with the club.[6]

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

  Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1998–99Waterloo SiskinsMWJHL488122038
1999–2000Plymouth WhalersOHL5737104723371019
2000–01Plymouth WhalersOHL6012364898196121829
2001–02Plymouth WhalersOHL5114243892611218
2002–03Plymouth WhalersOHL5814415513814561129
2003–04Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL592141638
2004–05Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL617132065
2005–06Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL783202388700013
2005–06New York IslandersNHL10000
2006–07Eisbären BerlinDEL50717249931018
2007–08HPKSM-liiga1810153
2007–08JokeritSM-liiga1514545
2007–08Malmö RedhawksAllsv93363690008
2008–09Sinupret Ice TigersDEL4719107650004
2009–10Graz 99ersAUT377172471602212
2010–11Tohoku Free BladesALH3418335189404420
2011–12Graz 99ersAUT487253298
2012–13Graz 99ersAUT497273410150004
2013–14EC VSVAUT5014294352924620
2014–15EC VSVAUT39314173350119
2015–16Tohoku Free BladesALH3813274013950222
2016–17Tohoku Free BladesALH4511354614252464
2017–18Belfast GiantsEIHL473111448
AHL totals198124759191700013
NHL totals10000
AUT totals223381121503552527945

International edit

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2000Canada OntarioWHC17 51346
Junior totals51346

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "New Thunderbirds ownership group has NHL connection". Soo Today. April 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Tohoku Free Blades seek improvement in second". prohockeynews.com. September 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
  4. ^ "New Recruit: Cole Jarrett for VSV" (in German). EC VSV. March 15, 2013. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "2015-16 season squad" (in Japanese). Tohoku Free Blades. July 22, 2015. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "Defenceman Cole Jarrett joins Giants". Belfast Giants. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.

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