Brock Trotter

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Brock Trotter
Born (1987-01-16) January 16, 1987 (age 38)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
team
Former teams
Free Agent
Montreal Canadiens
Dinamo Riga
KHL Medveščak Zagreb
IF Björklöven
SaiPa
Oulun Kärpät
Dornbirn Bulldogs
HKM Zvolen
Dragons de Rouen
ASC Corona Brasov
Starbulls Rosenheim
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–present

Brock Alexander Trotter (born January 16, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who was most recently under contract to Starbulls Rosenheim of the German Oberliga. He played two games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens during the 2009–10 season.

Playing career

Trotter played collegiate hockey at the University of Denver in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

On April 15, 2008, Trotter was recalled from the

2009–10 season on February 5, 2010 he was again recalled from Hamilton Bulldogs to Montreal. He finally made his NHL debut on February 6, 2010 against the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-3 victory.[1] Playing with Bulldogs teammates Ryan White and David Desharnais
, Trotter went scoreless in two games before returning to the Bulldogs to lead the team with 36 goals and place second to Desharnais with 77 points.

On July 28, 2010, Trotter left the Canadiens organization and North America as a free agent to sign a two-year contract with Latvian team Dinamo Riga of the KHL.[2]

On July 4, 2011, Trotter signed a one-year, two-way contract to return with the Canadiens. Trotter's return to Montreal was short lived when on October 23, 2011, he was traded to the

2011–12 season, when he was reassigned by the Coyotes as a part of an AHL trade for goaltender Peter Mannino and Kenndal McArdle to the St. John's IceCaps on March 2, 2012.[4]

After sitting out two consecutive seasons with injury, Trotter opted to make a return to professional hockey by signing a one-month trial contract with Croatian club KHL Medveščak Zagreb of the KHL on June 24, 2014.[5]

During the 2015–16 off season Trotter attended training camp with the

Hockeyallsvenskan.[6] He spent the 2016–17 season playing in Finland's top-flight Liiga (SaiPa, Oulun Kärpät), before signing with ERC Ingolstadt of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga in July 2017.[7]

Before opening the

GET-ligaen, however, he never made an appearance for the club before returning for a second stint with IF Björklöven on February 15, 2018.[9]

In

Austrian Hockey League. After spending the following season in the Slovak Extraliga with HKM Zvolen, Trotter left as a free agent and his KHL rights were reacquired by former club Dinamo Riga on May 5, 2020.[10]

Trotter has since had spells in France with Dragons de Rouen, Romania with ASC Corona Brasov and Germany with Starbulls Rosenheim.

Then, in July 2022, Trotter signed a one-year deal with UK

EIHL side Coventry Blaze.[11] However in August 2022, it was announced Trotter would no longer be joining Coventry.[12]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season
Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Dauphin Kings
MJHL
63 32 33 65 108
2004–05 Lincoln Stars USHL 60 20 38 58 84 4 2 3 5 0
2005–06 University of Denver WCHA 5 3 2 5 2
2006–07 University of Denver WCHA 40 16 24 40 22
2007–08 University of Denver WCHA 24 13 18 31 18
2007–08
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 21 3 6 9 4
2008–09
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 76 18 31 49 32 6 0 1 1 13
2009–10
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 75 36 41 77 56 19 8 11 19 14
2009–10
Montreal Canadiens
NHL
2 0 0 0 0
2010–11
Dinamo Riga
KHL
49 9 17 26 38 11 4 5 9 10
2011–12
Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 5 2 5 7 4
2011–12 Portland Pirates AHL 35 12 19 31 16
2011–12 St. John's IceCaps AHL 2 0 0 0 4 15 5 6 11 12
2014–15
KHL Medveščak Zagreb KHL 16 1 5 6 41
2014–15 Dinamo Riga KHL 16 1 1 2 14
2015–16
IF Björklöven Allsv 35 6 20 26 16
2016–17
SaiPa Liiga 33 8 11 19 12
2016–17 Oulun Kärpät Liiga 9 4 8 12 4 2 1 1 2 0
2017–18 Chicago Wolves AHL 4 0 1 1 0
2018–19 Dornbirn Bulldogs
EBEL
42 14 41 55 40
2019–20 HKM Zvolen Slovak 51 14 46 60 78
2020–21 Dragons de Rouen Ligue Magnus 20 5 10 15 30
2021–22 ASC Corona Brasov Erste Liga 11 9 14 23 14
2021–22 ASC Corona Brasov Romania 1 0 1 1 0
2021–22 Starbulls Rosenheim Oberliga 9 1 10 11 6
NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0
KHL totals 81 11 23 34 93 11 4 5 9 10

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Canada Western
U17
6th 5 2 2 4 0
Junior totals 5 2 2 4 0

Awards and honours

Award Year
MJHL
All-Rookie Team 2004

References

  1. Yahoo! Sports. 2010-02-06. Archived from the original
    on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  2. ^ Didzis Rudmanis (2010-07-28). "Trotter contract with Dinamo Riga confirmed". Latvian Hockey News Report. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  3. ^ "Canadiens acquire Nokelainen, Stafford from Phoenix". The Globe and Mail. 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  4. ^ "IceCaps add Trotter, Sawada". American Hockey League. 2012-03-02. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
  5. KHL Medvescak Zagreb. 2014-06-14. Archived from the original
    on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  6. ^ "Brock Trotter signs for Björklöven" (in Swedish). IF Björklöven. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  7. ^ "ERC HOLT BROCK TROTTER IN DIE LIGA". erc-ingolstadt.de. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  8. ^ "Wolves opening night roster set". Chicago Wolves. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  9. ^ "Trotter returns to Bjorkloven" (in Swedish). IF Björklöven. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  10. ^ "Transfers May 5" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. May 5, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  11. ^ "Stewart excited to land Trotter". 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Blaze dealt Trotter blow". 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.