Career
He is currently playing within the Bridgeport Sound Tigers organization of the American Hockey League (AHL). Root played four seasons of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I hockey with the Yale Bulldogs men"s ice hockey team He set an National Collegiate Athletic Association record when he scored against Minnesota nine seconds into overtime at the 2013 West Regional, and in his senior year, Root"s outstanding play was recognized when he was named to the 2013-2014 All-Ivy League First Team.
After spending the 2014-2015 season, his first full professional season, within the Texas Stars organization, Root returned to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on July 2, 2015, in agreeing to a one-year deal.