Corey Tropp

Corey Tropp
Born	(1989-07-25) July 25, 1989 Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Professional ice hockey player (retired)
Known for	Playing in the NHL for Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Buffalo Sabres

Corey Tropp (born July 25, 1989) is a retired American professional ice hockey athlete. Throughout his career, he competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) representing the Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Buffalo Sabres, the latter having selected him 89th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Tropp competed in collegiate hockey for three seasons (2007–10) at Michigan State University, playing with the Michigan State Spartans in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) within NCAA Division I. In his final collegiate season, he earned a spot on the CCHA Second All-Star Team.

He made his first NHL appearance on November 4, 2011, facing the Calgary Flames. Tropp recorded his inaugural NHL goal four days later on November 8, 2011, scoring against Ondřej Pavelec of the Winnipeg Jets.

During a pre-season match on September 22, 2013, Tropp sustained a broken jaw and a mild concussion following an altercation. The Buffalo Sabres placed him on waivers on November 27, 2013, and he was promptly claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets the following day.

On June 30, 2015, Tropp was part of a trade sending him to the Chicago Blackhawks along with Jeremy Morin, Marko Daňo, and Artem Anisimov in exchange for Brandon Saad, Alex Broadhurst, and Michael Paliotta. After attending Blackhawks training camp, he was assigned to their AHL affiliate Rockford IceHogs but subsequently transferred to the Albany Devils due to contractual restrictions. During his time with Albany, Tropp amassed 28 points over 51 games before being traded to the Anaheim Ducks on February 29, 2016, in return for Tim Jackman and a seventh-round draft pick. He then joined the Ducks' AHL affiliate San Diego Gulls.

Following the conclusion of the 2017–18 season, Tropp signed a one-year contract in the AHL with the San Diego Gulls as a free agent. After five seasons and becoming the franchise's top scorer, he moved to Germany's Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga for the remainder of the 2020–21 campaign on January 21, 2021. After posting 19 points in 27 games with Straubing, Tropp secured a one-year contract with Austria's Vienna Capitals of the ICE Hockey League on July 12, 2021.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005–06	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL		46	7	8	15	21		14	2	3	5	8
2006–07	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL		54	26	36	62	76		8	4	9	13	0
2007–08	Michigan State University	CCHA		42	6	11	17	16		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Michigan State University	CCHA		21	3	8	11	45		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Michigan State University	CCHA		37	20	22	42	50		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Portland Pirates	AHL		76	10	30	40	113		12	2	5	7	12
2011–12	Rochester Americans	AHL		27	9	13	22	46		3	0	0	0	8
2011–12	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		34	3	5	8	20		—	—	—	—|
2012–13	Rochester Americans	AHL		6	2	2	4	7
2013–14	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		9	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—|
2013–14	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		44	2	8	10	37		2	0	0	0|
2014–15	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		61	1	7	8	76		—	—	—	—|
2015–16	Albany Devils	AHL		51	11	17	28	61		—	—	—	—|
2015–16	San Diego Gulls	AHL		15	5	6	11	16		8	1	1	2|
2016–17	San Diego Gulls	AHL		62	21	33	54	48		1	0	0	0|
2016–17	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		1		0
2017–18	San Diego Gulls	AHL		50		17		26			43		119		—
2018–19	San Diego Gulls	AHL		55		20		20			40		124		15		4		2		6		11
2019–20	San Diego Gulls	AHL		23		1		8			9		51		—
2020–21	Straubing Tigers	DEL		27		8		11			19		50		3		1		2		3		2
2021–22	Vienna Capitals	ICEHL		4		0		3			3		4		—
NHL totals				149	6	21	27	133		2	0	0	0	0

Awards and distinctions

Honor	Year
Collegiate level
CCHA Second Team All-CCHA	2009–10 season