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| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Rocky Trottier
Selected in first round
No.
8 overall by New Jersey
Born April 11, 1964
 | Position:
Center / Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Billings (WHL)
Birthplace:
Climax, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Hometown: Val Marie,
Saskatchewan |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Swift Current | Sask. AAA |
30 | 27 |
51 | 78 |
90 | | 1980-81 |
Saskatoon | WHL |
34 | 9 |
15 | 24 |
26 | | 1980-81 |
Billings | WHL |
28 | 2 |
11 | 13 |
41 | | 1981-82 |
Billings | WHL |
28 | 13 |
21 | 34 |
36 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 11 overall prospect and No. 5 WHL prospect for 1982 NHL draft. ... Missed
most of 1981-82 season with knee injury. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 7, 1983 (N.Y. Rangers at New
Jersey)
Numbers: 88, 26 (New Jersey)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1983-1985 |
New Jersey | 38 |
6 | 4 |
10 | 2 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Drafted by former Colorado Rockies team that had already
committed to moving to New Jersey for 1982-83 season. The team, however, had
no official name at the time Trottier was drafted. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Nanaimo, Medicine Hat (WHL); Wichita (CHL); Maine (AHL); Angelholm (Sweden);
Fussen (West Germany); Hershey (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Was on Billings (WHL)
team that relocated to Nanaimo prior to 1982-83 season. ... Founded TNT
Hockey Academy in Westfield, Ind., with his brothers Bryan and Monte, and
remained hockey school's primary director into 2003-04 season.
Personal: Younger brother of former NHL player and Hall of Famer Bryan
Trottier and former minor-leaguer Monty Trottier. |
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SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
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