Canadian and American ice hockey player, coach (b. 1956)
Ice hockey player
Bryan Trottier
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1997
Trottier in 2008
Born
(1956-07-17) July 17, 1956 (age 67) Redvers, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight
195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position
Centre
Shot
Left
Played for
New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins
National team
Canada and United States
NHL draft
22nd overall, 1974 New York Islanders
WHA draft
18th overall, 1974 Cincinnati Stingers
Playing career
1975–1994
Bryan John Trottier (born July 17, 1956)[1] is a Canadian and American former professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins. He won four Stanley Cups with the Islanders, two with the Penguins and one as an assistant coach with the Colorado Avalanche. He shares the NHL record for points in a single period with six (four goals and two assists).[2][3] He is also one of only eight NHL players with multiple five-goal games. In August 2014, Trottier was announced as an assistant coach for the Buffalo Sabres.[4] In 2017, Trottier was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history.[5]
^"Legends of Hockey – The Legends – Honoured Player – Trottier, Bryan". Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum. The Learning Edge Corporation. 2001–2007. Retrieved November 15, 2007.
^"NHL Records". records.nhl.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
^"Most points scored by an NHL player in one period". nhl.com. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
^"SABRES ADD FOUR TO NOLAN'S COACHING STAFF". Buffalo Sabres. August 4, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
^"100 Greatest NHL Players". NHL.com. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
Bryan John Trottier (born July 17, 1956) is a Canadian and American former professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey...
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Boucher, Neil Colville, Bill Cook, Phil Esposito, Doug Harvey, and BryanTrottier have all coached the Rangers for their entire coaching careers and have...
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capturing Major Henry Sherburne". BryanTrottier (born 1956), a Canadian hockey player Emil Trottier (born 1936–2006) Dave Trottier (1906-1956), a Canadian hockey...
Keese, Parton (14 February 1982). "Trottier Scores 5 in Rout of Flyers". The New York Times. "Islander's BryanTrottier scores 5 goals against... February...
fifth overall. From 1951 to 2001, Jean Beliveau, Marcel Dionne, and BryanTrottier were the only single-time winners of the scoring title, while Gordie...
engraved on the Stanley Cup 1982–83 New York Islanders Centres 19 BryanTrottier 21 Brent Sutter 91 Butch Goring 11 Wayne Merrick Wingers 9 Clark Gillies...
1917–18 season. On April 7, Barzal tied the Islanders record (held by BryanTrottier) for most assists by a rookie with 63. On April 22, Barzal was named...
In game one, the Islanders scored three times on the power play, and BryanTrottier scored twice and added three assists in a decisive 9–2 victory. The...
Robinson* D 20 6 Montreal Canadiens (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1986) BryanTrottier* C 18 6 New York Islanders (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) Pittsburgh Penguins...
Penguins Centres 10 Ron Francis 15 Shawn McEachern 18 Ken Priestlay† 19 BryanTrottier (A) 38 Jiri Hrdina 66 Mario Lemieux (Captain) Wingers 7 Joe Mullen...
Stanley Cup four consecutive years from 1980 to 1983. Denis Potvin, BryanTrottier and Mike Bossy have won at least four awards, with all three winning...
he tied the NHL record for most points in one period set in 1978 by BryanTrottier with six. The Rangers eventually won the game 9–0. He scored another...
2021. Retrieved August 31, 2007. "King Clancy Memorial Trophy Winner: BryanTrottier". Legends Of Hockey. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012...
the Rangers to become their president and general manager. He hired BryanTrottier as head coach in 2002. The former Islanders' great, hated by the Rangers'...
Penguins Centres 9 Ron Francis 10 Barry Pederson 15 Randy Gilhen 19 BryanTrottier (A) 38 Jiri Hrdina 66 Mario Lemieux (Captain) Wingers 7 Joe Mullen...
Saraceno. Bossy replaced Billy Harris on the Islanders' top line with BryanTrottier and Clark Gillies, creating a new combination that came to be known...
Persson, Denis Potvin, Billy Smith, Duane Sutter, John Tonelli and BryanTrottier) have been a part of all four Cup wins, and three more (Billy Carroll...
Scoring First period 05:46 – BryanTrottier (1) 18:07 – Wayne Merrick (1) No Scoring Second period 04:30 – sh – BryanTrottier (2) 10:19 – Mike Bossy (1)...
1970s through the early 1980s. The line consisted of Hall of Famers BryanTrottier at center, Clark Gillies at left wing and Mike Bossy at right wing....
York Islanders D 19 1974–75 Eric Vail Atlanta Flames LW 20 1975–76 BryanTrottier New York Islanders C 19 1976–77 Willi Plett Atlanta Flames RW 21 1977–78...
roster and support Lemieux in the 1990 off-season. Free-agent signings (BryanTrottier) and trades (Joe Mullen, Larry Murphy, Ron Francis and Ulf Samuelsson)...
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