Bryan Trottier

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Flags of Canada and the United States.svg  Bryan Trottier Ice hockey player
Hockey Hall of Fame , 1997
Bryan Trottier
Date of birth July 18, 1956
place of birth Val Marie , Saskatchewan , Canada
size 180 cm
Weight 88 kg
position center
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1974 , 2nd round, 22nd position
New York Islanders
WHA Amateur Draft 1974 , 2nd lap, 18th position
Cincinnati Stingers
Career stations
1971-1972 Humboldt Broncos
1972-1974 Swift Current Broncos
1974-1975 Lethbridge Broncos
1975-1990 New York Islanders
1990-1992 Pittsburgh Penguins
1993-1994 Pittsburgh Penguins

Bryan John Trottier (* 18th July 1956 in Val Marie , Saskatchewan ) is a retired Canadian - American hockey player , - coach and -funktionär, who during his playing career 1972-1994 among others in 1500 games for the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League on the position of the center . Trottier was one of the most successful players in the 1980s in the NHL and was one of the founding members of the New York Islanders dynasty, with whom he won four of his six Stanley Cups . In addition, he received numerous individual awards, culminating in his 1997 induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame . After his active career, he mainly worked in the organization of the New York Islanders as head coach and director of player development .

Career

Bryan Trottier grew up on a cattle ranch . He was already at the rodeo when he was nine . He had learned to skate on a river, but was only allowed to play in a team when he was ten. While he was constantly improving, he also appeared as a musician with his family in bars. When the New York Islanders tried to buy the Swift Current Broncos as a farm team to move to Lethbridge , they noticed Bryan Trottier. In the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft , the Islanders brought Bryan in the 2nd round as the 22nd player. After an excellent year in Lethbridge, he made the leap into the NHL. In his first season he broke Marcel Dionne's record with 95 points. In his early years he played with Clark Gillies and Billy Harris in a series called the Long Island Lightning Company . From the 1977/78 season , Billy Harris was replaced by Mike Bossy . The new series was called Trio Grande . In the heyday of the Islanders he was one of the leading players along with Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin and played a key role in the four Stanley Cup victories from 1980 to 1983. When the Islanders did not renew his contract, he wanted to end his career at the age of 33. However, he decided to continue with the Pittsburgh Penguins and won the Stanley Cup there in 1991 and 1992. He is one of five players who have won the cup at least twice with two different teams.

After his active career, he was assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1994 to 1997 and spent the next four years in the same position with the Colorado Avalanche , where he received his seventh Stanley Cup ring in 2001 . In 2002 he was head coach for the New York Rangers for 56 games . In 2006 Trottier returned to the New York Islanders as Director of Player Development and was jointly responsible for training the next generation until 2014. In July 2014, the Buffalo Sabers announced Trottier's engagement as an assistant coach. After the 2014/15 season, which ended the Sabers in last place in the table, head coach Ted Nolan was dismissed and Trottier's contract was not extended.

In 1997 he was honored with the induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame . The Islanders locked his number 19 on October 20, 2001, which has since hung as a banner on the ceiling of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum .

Achievements and Awards

International

Records

  • 4 goals in a third (February 13, 1982; Islanders - Flyers 8: 2; together with ten other players )
  • 6 points in a third (December 23, 1978; Islanders - Rangers 9: 4)
  • 5 seconds to the first goal in a game (March 22, 1984; Bruins - Islanders 3: 3; together with two other players )
  • 2 underpaid goals in a playoff third (April 8, 1980; Islanders - Kings 8: 1; together with five other players )
  • 2 underpaid goals in a playoff game (April 8, 1980; Islanders - Kings 8: 1; together with nine other players )
  • 18 consecutive playoff games in a season with at least one point (1981; 11 goals and 18 assists)
  • 27 consecutive playoff games with at least one point (1980, 7 games, 3 goals and 5 assists; 1981, 11 goals and 18 assists; 1982 2 games, 2 goals and 3 assists)

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1972/73 Swift Current Broncos WCHL 67 16 29 45 10 - - - - -
1973/74 Swift Current Broncos WCHL 68 41 71 112 76 13 7th 8th 15th 8th
1974/75 Lethbridge Broncos WCHL 67 46 98 144 103 6th 2 5 7th 14th
1975/76 New York Islanders NHL 80 32 63 95 21st 13 1 7th 8th 8th
1976/77 New York Islanders NHL 76 30th 42 72 34 12 2 8th 10 2
1977/78 New York Islanders NHL 77 46 77 123 46 7th 0 3 3 4th
1978/79 New York Islanders NHL 76 47 87 134 50 10 2 4th 6th 13
1979/80 New York Islanders NHL 78 42 62 104 68 21st 12 17th 29 16
1980/81 New York Islanders NHL 73 31 72 103 74 18th 11 18th 29 34
1981/82 New York Islanders NHL 80 50 79 129 88 19th 6th 23 29 40
1982/83 New York Islanders NHL 80 34 55 89 68 17th 8th 12 20th 18th
1983/84 New York Islanders NHL 68 40 71 111 59 21st 8th 6th 14th 49
1984/85 New York Islanders NHL 68 28 31 59 47 10 4th 2 6th 8th
1985/86 New York Islanders NHL 78 37 59 96 72 3 1 1 2 2
1986/87 New York Islanders NHL 80 23 64 87 50 14th 8th 5 13 12
1987/88 New York Islanders NHL 77 30th 52 82 48 6th 0 0 0 10
1988/89 New York Islanders NHL 73 17th 28 45 44 - - - - -
1989/90 New York Islanders NHL 59 13 11 24 29 4th 1 0 1 4th
1990/91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 52 9 19th 28 24 23 3 4th 7th 49
1991/92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 63 11 18th 29 54 21st 4th 3 7th 8th
1992/93 without a contract not played because of resignation
1993/94 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 41 4th 11 15th 36 2 0 0 0 0
WCHL overall 202 103 198 301 189 19th 9 13 22nd 22nd
NHL overall 1279 524 901 1425 912 221 71 113 184 277

International

Represented Canada to:

Represented the USA at:

Represented the National Hockey League at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1975 Canada June World Cup 2nd place, silver 7th 5 2 7th
1979 NHL All-Stars Challenge Cup - 3 1 1 2 2
1981 Canada Canada Cup 2nd place 7th 3 8th 11 6th
1984 United States Canada Cup 4th Place 6th 2 3 5 8th
Juniors overall 7th 5 2 7th
Men overall 16 6th 12 18th 16

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

NHL coaching statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp S. N U OTN Pt space Sp S. N result
2002/03 New York Rangers NHL 54 21st 26th 6th 1 (49) 4th, Atlantic Dismissed during the season
NHL overall 54 21st 26th 6th 1 49 0 division title - - - 0 Stanley Cups

( Legend for coach statistics: Sp or GC = total games; W or S = wins scored; L or N = losses scored; T or U = draws scored; OTL or OTN = losses scored after overtime or shootout ; Pts or Pkt = points scored ; Pts% or Pkt% = point rate; Win% = win rate; result = round reached in the play-offs )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. nhl.com: "SABERS ADD FOUR TO NOLAN'S COACHING STAFF" (English, August 4, 2014, accessed on September 7, 2014)