Cole Jarrett

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
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	New York Islanders Eisbären Berlin HPK Jokerit Malmö Redhawks Sinupret Ice Tigers Graz 99ers Tohoku Free Blades EC VSV Belfast Giants
NHL draft	141st overall, 2001 Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career	2003–2018

Playing career

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

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Waterloo Siskins	MWJHL		48	8	12	20	38		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Plymouth Whalers	OHL		57	3	7	10	47		23	3	7	10	19
2000–01	Plymouth Whalers	OHL		60	12	36	48	98		19	6	12	18	29
2001–02	Plymouth Whalers	OHL		51	14	24	38	92		6	1	1	2	18
2002–03	Plymouth Whalers	OHL		58	14	41	55	138		14	5	6	11	29
2003–04	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		59	2	14	16	38		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		61	7	13	20	65		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		78	3	20	23	88		7	0	0	0	13
2005–06	New York Islanders	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Eisbären Berlin	DEL		50	7	17	24	99		3	1	0	1	8
2007–08	HPK	SM-liiga		18	1	0	1	53		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Jokerit	SM-liiga		15	1	4	5	45		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Malmö Redhawks	Allsv		9	3	3	6	36		9	0	0	0	8
2008–09	Sinupret Ice Tigers	DEL		47	1	9	10	76		5	0	0	0	4
2009–10	Graz 99ers	AUT		37	7	17	24	71		6	0	2	2	12
2010–11	Tohoku Free Blades	ALH		34	18	33	51	89		4	0	4	4	20
2011–12	Graz 99ers	AUT		48	7	25	32	98		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Graz 99ers	AUT		49	7	27	34	101		5	0	0	0	4
2013–14	EC VSV	AUT		50	14	29	43	52		9	2	4	6	20
2014–15	EC VSV	AUT		39	3	14	17	33		5	0	1	1	9
2015–16	Tohoku Free Blades	ALH		38	13	27	40	139		5	0	2	2	2
2016–17	Tohoku Free Blades	ALH		45	11	35	46	142		5	2	4	6	4
2017–18	Belfast Giants	EIHL		47	3	11	14	48		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				198	12	47	59	191		7	0	0	0	13
NHL totals				1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
AUT totals				223	38	112	150	355		25	2	7	9	45

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Canada Ontario	WHC17			5	1	3	4	6
Junior totals					5	1	3	4	6

See also

• List of players who played only one game in the NHL

References

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.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database