Shot Left Name Kyle Rossiter Height 1.93 m Career start 2000 Positions Defenseman | Playing career Weight 102 kg Career end 2006 | |
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NHL Draft 30th overall, 1998Florida Panthers Played for |
Kris Mallette vs Kyle Rossiter WHL Jan 2/99
Kyle Rossiter (born June 9, 1980 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers and the Atlanta Thrashers.
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Playing career
Rossiter began has career with the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League and was later drafted 30th overall by the Panthers in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of his career in AHL affiliates and managed to play 11 regular season games (9 with Florida and 2 with Atlanta) scoring 1 assist and collecting 11 penalty minutes. In 2005, Rossiter moved to Europe, playing in Finland's SM-liiga for KalPa and briefly in Italy for Asiago HC.
Personal
The oldest of 5 children, Rossiter has three sisters and a brother. Rossiter is now a Real Estate Agent in Edmonton. Since his retirement he has played senior hockey in the Chinook Hockey League with the Stony Plain Eagles.