Rocky Trottier
Rocky Trottier | |
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| Born | April 11, 1964 Canada |
| Occupation | Ice hockey player |
| Years active | 1983–1990 |
| Known for | Playing for the New Jersey Devils in the NHL |
Rocky Trottier (born April 11, 1964) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who participated in 38 NHL contests during two seasons representing the New Jersey Devils.
Trottier is the sibling of Bryan Trottier, a key figure in the New York Islanders' dominant early 1980s era. In the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected eighth overall by the New Jersey franchise, which had recently moved from Denver, where it was known as the Colorado Rockies. That year, New Jersey secured two first-round selections; alongside Trottier was Ken Daneyko, who went on to spend twenty seasons with the Devils.
Professional career
Trottier made his NHL debut in the 1983–84 season, appearing in five games and recording one goal and one assist. He commenced the 1984–85 campaign with the Maine Mariners of the AHL before being called up by New Jersey. On December 17, 1984, during a 5–2 victory at Brendan Byrne Arena, Trottier converted the franchise’s inaugural penalty shot goal against Edmonton Oilers goaltender Andy Moog. This opportunity arose after Wayne Gretzky illegally discarded his stick to impede Trottier’s attempt. After a modest performance that season, Trottier spent two additional years with Maine before being released.
Following his release, he signed for EV Füssen in Germany's second-tier Bundesliga for one season. Subsequently, he returned to North America to play for the Hershey Bears in the AHL before retiring after the 1989–90 season.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 34 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Billings Bighorns | WHL | 28 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Billings Bighorns | WHL | 28 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Nanaimo Islanders | WHL | 34 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 20 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| minimized to key stats: Medicine Hat Tigers – 65 GP, 34 G, 50 A, 84 Pts, 41 PIM; Playoffs – 14 GP, 5 G, 10 A, 15 Pts, 13 PIM | ||||||||||||||
| minimized NHL regular: New Jersey Devils – 5 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 Pts | ||||||||||||||
| minimized AHL regular: Maine Mariners – 34 GP,17 G,16 A,33 Pts; Playoffs –10 GP,2 G,0 A,2 Pts | ||||||||||||||
| minimized NHL regular: New Jersey Devils –33 GP,5 G,3 A,8 Pts | ||||||||||||||
| minimized AHL regular seasons: Maine Mariners – combined totals over three seasons (66 GP/12 G/19 A/31 Pts; then 77 GP/9 G/14 A/23 Pts) | ||||||||||||||
| minimized European leagues: Rögle BK (SWE.2) –21 GP,8 G,5 A; EV Füssen (DEU.2) –33 GP,23 G,31 A | ||||||||||||||
| minimized final AHL season: Hershey Bears –49 GP,15 G,13 A | ||||||||||||||
| NHL totals | 38 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 226 | 53 | 62 | 115 | 105 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||||