Rob Schremp Explained

Birth Date:July 1, 1986
Birth Place:Fulton, New York, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:200
Position:Center
Shoots:Left
Played For:Edmonton Oilers
New York Islanders
Atlanta Thrashers
Modo Hockey
Dinamo Riga
HK Liepājas Metalurgs
EC Red Bull Salzburg
EV Zug
Skellefteå AIK
SCL Tigers
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers
HK Mogo
Draft:25th overall
Draft Year:2004
Draft Team:Edmonton Oilers
Career Start:2006
Career End:2021

Robert B. Schremp (born July 1, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey center who last played for HK Mogo of the Latvian Hockey Higher League. He was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round, 25th overall, of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and has played for the Oilers, New York Islanders and Atlanta Thrashers in the NHL.Rob is currently the director of hockey ops for the China Hockey Group out of Hong Kong. Rob has been in charge of the development of 400 players for the 2023/2024 season. Rob is a versatile ex athlete as he is the Lead of Business Development for the biotech agriculture company www.earthmicrobial.com . Rob has helped grow the companies golf course presence as well as EM’s agriculture and home garden businesses.

Playing career

Junior

Schremp grew up in Fulton, New York. As a youth, he played in the 1999 and 2000 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Rochester, New York.[1] He decided that a move to Canada would benefit his hockey career, and he spent his major junior years in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He spent his rookie season with the Mississauga IceDogs and after recording 26 goals and 74 points in 65 games, was named OHL rookie of the year for 2002–03.

Just three games into the 2003–04 season, Schremp was traded to the London Knights, the team with which he would spend the final three seasons of his OHL career. He began to impress during the 2004–05 season, scoring 41 goals and 90 points in 61 games as well as 13 goals and 29 points in 18 playoff games as he helped London to win their first Memorial Cup. That season, Schremp was also selected to play for the United States at the 2005 World Junior Championships, where he scored four goals and five points in seven games as the Americans finished in fourth place.

The 2005–06 season capped off a prolific junior career for Schremp, as he led the OHL in scoring with 57 goals and 145 points in 57 games before adding ten goals and 47 points in 19 playoff games. Schremp once again represented the U.S. at the 2006 World Junior Championships, recording six points en route to a second consecutive fourth-place finish.

Professional

NHL

Drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Schremp made his professional debut during the 2006–07 season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the Oilers' then-American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. He also made his NHL debut that season, dressing for the Oilers in a game against the Minnesota Wild on April 5, 2007. Schremp, however, had difficulty securing a permanent roster spot with the Oilers and found himself playing primarily for the AHL's Springfield Falcons—the team's new AHL affiliate—over the following two seasons, seeing only limited action with Edmonton. He accumulated 171 points in 216 AHL games during that period, as well as three points in seven games with the Oilers.

On September 29, 2009, Schremp was claimed off waivers by the New York Islanders.[2] He found more regular time with the Islanders, playing 44 games during the 2009–10 season. His first NHL goal came on December 12, 2009, in a game against the Boston Bruins.[3] That season, Schremp tallied seven goals and 25 points.

Schremp posted another ten goals and 22 points in 45 games with the Islanders during the 2010–11 season, but on February 28, 2011, was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Thrashers.[4] He then scored his first goal as a Thrasher on March 9 against the Carolina Hurricanes,[5] and finished the season with three goals and four points in 18 games with Atlanta for a total of 26 points in 63 games.

When the Thrashers were purchased and relocated to Winnipeg to become the Jets in May 2011, Schremp was not tendered a qualifying offer and thus became an unrestricted free agent.

Europe

On August 10, 2011, Schremp signed with Modo Hockey of the Elitserien in Sweden.[6] He enjoyed a successful debut season in Sweden amongst the top scoring line in Modo, contributing 19 goals and 41 points in 55 games.

On June 1, 2012, Schremp opted to sign a lucrative two-year contract with Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). During the 2012–13 season, however, he failed to transition to the KHL, scoring only one goal in 21 games before leaving the team in November 2012 to sign a contract with Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League through the remainder of the season.

After re-establishing his offensive game with Salzburg, Schremp impressed Swiss National League A (NLA) club EV Zug and subsequently signed a one-year contract for the 2013–14 season on May 17, 2013.[7] He scored 36 points in 42 games as Zug failed to make the playoffs though nonetheless avoiding relegation.

On July 8, 2014, Schremp continued his journeyman career, agreeing to play for his seventh European club in only his fourth season abroad, after signing a one-year contract with Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the KHL.[8] Just two months later, In September 2014, it was announced that he left Metallurg to join Skellefteå AIK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[9] He advanced to the 2014–15 SHL Finals with Skellefteå, where they fell short to the Växjö Lakers.

On September 9, 2015, Schremp returned to North America after four years in accepting a try-out contract with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League (AHL), an affiliate of the Florida Panthers.[10] He led the Pirates in scoring during the 2015–16 season, tallying 21 goals and 21 assists in 75 regular season contests and also played in five postseason games (two goals, one assist).[11]

On May 24, 2016, the SCL Tigers of the Swiss top-flight National League A (NLA) announced the signing of Schremp on a one-year deal.[12] Schremp parted ways with the SCL Tigers on January 31, 2017.[13] He had tallied ten goals and 17 assists in 33 NLA appearances for the club. He was picked up by the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the German DEL the next day.[14]

In November 2018, Schremp announced his retirement.[15]

In August 2020, after moving to Latvia, he returned to professional hockey, signing with HK Mogo of the Latvian Hockey Higher League.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2000–01Syracuse Jr. CrunchOPJHL4932467851
2001–02Syracuse Jr. CrunchOPJHL494251939711230
2002–03Mississauga IceDogsOHL652648742521010
2003–04Mississauga IceDogsOHL32460
2003–04London KnightsOHL60284169181576132
2003–04US NTDP U18USDP20008
2004–05London KnightsOHL62414990541813162916
2005–06London KnightsOHL575788145741910374735
2006–07Wilkes–Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL6917365336
2006–07Edmonton OilersNHL10000
2007–08Springfield FalconsAHL7823537664
2007–08Edmonton OilersNHL20000
2008–09Springfield FalconsAHL697354250
2008–09Edmonton OilersNHL40332
2009–10New York IslandersNHL44718258
2010–11Bridgeport Sound TigersAHL10110
2010–11New York IslandersNHL4510122212
2010–11Atlanta ThrashersNHL183144
2011–12Modo HockeySEL5519224146615610
2012–13Dinamo RigaKHL211566
2012–13HK Liepājas MetalurgsBLR10000
2012–13EC Red Bull SalzburgEBEL269273616112111310
2013–14EV ZugNLA42927368
2013–14SCL TigersNLB10000
2014–15Skellefteå AIKSHL42614201631120
2015–16Portland PiratesAHL752121424052130
2016–17SCL TigersNLA3310172710
2016–17Thomas Sabo Ice TigersDEL7033212310132
2017–18EC Red Bull SalzburgEBEL36938471619591414
2020–21HK Mogo/LSPALAT17410146
AHL totals2926814621419052130
NHL totals11420345426

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
WJC4th7 4 1 5 2
United StatesWJC4th7 1 5 6 4
Junior totals 14 56116

Awards and honours

AwardYear
OHL
2002
Emms Family Award2003
CHL All-Rookie Team2003
2004
Memorial Cup (London Knights)2005
2006
CHL First All-Star Team2006
AHL
All-Star Game2008, 2016

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-02-13.
  2. Web site: Islanders claim Oilers' Schremp on waivers. TSN. September 29, 2009. January 9, 2011.
  3. Web site: Boston @ NY Islanders (Dec 12, 2009). Sportsnet. December 12, 2009. January 9, 2011.
  4. Web site: Thrashers claim Schremp off waivers. TSN. February 28, 2011. February 28, 2011.
  5. Web site: Atlanta @ Carolina (Mar 9, 2011). Sportsnet. March 9, 2011. March 22, 2011.
  6. Web site: Report: Schremp to play for Modo of the Swedish Elite League. TSN. August 10, 2011. August 10, 2011.
  7. Web site: Zug complete transfer for Schremp . . May 17, 2013 . May 17, 2013 . de-CH . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130620172529/http://www.evz.ch/de/team/transferubersicht . June 20, 2013 .
  8. Web site: . July 8, 2014 . July 8, 2014 . ru-RU . Transfer news: Kontinental Hockey League.
  9. Web site: . September 23, 2014 . September 23, 2014 . sv-SV . Transfer news: Skellefteå AIK.
  10. Web site: Schremp accepts PTO with Pirates . . September 9, 2015 . September 9, 2015 . George Richards.
  11. Web site: Rob Schremp Stats and Player Profile . theahl.com . May 24, 2016.
  12. Web site: Rob Schremp Wird Ein Tiger. May 24, 2016. SCL Tigers. May 24, 2016.
  13. News: Rob Schremp und die SCL Tigers trennen sich. January 31, 2017. SCL Tigers. de-DE. January 31, 2017.
  14. Web site: Ice Tigers verpflichten Stürmer Rob Schremp. www.icetigers.de. February 1, 2017.
  15. Web site: Stubbs . Mike . Rob Schremp announces his retirement from hockey . globalnews.ca . November 22, 2018 . November 13, 2018.