Brock Alexander Trotter (born January 16, 1987) is a Canadian professional

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who was most recently under contract to

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of the German Oberliga. He played two games in the

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with the

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during the 2009–10 season.

Playing career

Trotter played collegiate hockey at the

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in the

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. On April 15, 2008, Trotter was recalled from the

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of the

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. He was expected to play his first NHL game on April 19, 2008, against the

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but was a late scratch. In 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

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in a 5–3 victory. Playing with Bulldogs teammates

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and

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, 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

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n team Dinamo Riga of the KHL. 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

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along with a seventh-round pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for forward

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and defenceman

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. He was then assigned to the Coyotes' AHL affiliate, the

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. Trotter joined his third team in the 2011–12 season, when he was reassigned by the Coyotes as a part of an AHL trade for goaltender

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and

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to the

St. John's IceCaps The St. John's IceCaps were a professional ice hockey team based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. They were members of the North Division of the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team was originally aff ...

on March 2, 2012. 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

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of the KHL on June 24, 2014. During the 2015–16 off season Trotter attended training camp with the

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of the

. On October 16, 2015, Trotter signed a one-year contract with Swedish club

IF Björklöven IF Björklöven (often simply referred to as Löven) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club in Umeå, Västerbotten, in northern Sweden. The club is currently playing in the second-tier league HockeyAllsvenskan as of the 2024-25 season, but h ...

of the second-tier league

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. He spent the 2016–17 season playing in Finland's top-flight

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(

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Oulun Kärpät Oulun Kärpät (Finnish language, Finnish for "Oulu Stoat, Ermines", sometimes referred to as Kärpät Oulu) is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Oulu and playing in the top-tier Finnish Liiga. Kärpät have won the Finnish champion ...

), before signing with

ERC Ingolstadt ERC Ingolstadt (''Eishockey-und-Rollschuh club'', ) is a German professional ice hockey club that plays in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Commonly known as the Panthers, the team plays its home games at the Saturn Arena in Ingolstadt. Histor ...

of the German

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in July 2017. Before opening the 2017–18 season, Trotter was released from his contract with Ingolstadt, opting to return to North America and secure an opening night roster spot on a professional try-out with the

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of the AHL on October 6, 2017. He recorded 1 assist in 4 games before he was later released by the Wolves on October 25, 2017. He later joined the

Stavanger Oilers Stavanger Ishockeyklubb, commonly referred to as the Stavanger Oilers, is a Norwegian professional ice hockey team based in Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the Fjordkraftligaen, which is the top division in Norwegian ice hockey. As o ...

of the

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, however, he never made an appearance for the club before returning for a second stint with IF Björklöven on February 15, 2018. In 2018–19, Trotter posted 55 points in 42 games for Dornbirner EC in the

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. After spending the following season in the

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with

HKM Zvolen Hokejový Klub HKM a.s. Zvolen is a professional Slovakia, Slovak ice hockey club based in Zvolen. The club has won the Slovak league championship three times (2001, 2013, 2021) and the IIHF Continental Cup in 2005. The team is nicknamed ''Rytieri ...

, Trotter left as a free agent and his KHL rights were reacquired by former club Dinamo Riga on May 5, 2020. Trotter has since had spells in France with

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, Romania with ASC Corona Brasov and Germany with

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

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side

Coventry Blaze The Coventry Blaze are a British professional ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and play their home games at SkyDome Arena. The club was founded in 1965 as the original '' ...

. However, in August 2022, it was announced Trotter would no longer be joining Coventry.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trotter, Brock 1987 births Canadian ice hockey centres Chicago Wolves players Dauphin Kings players Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Dinamo Riga players Dornbirn Bulldogs players Dragons de Rouen players Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players IF Björklöven players KHL Medveščak Zagreb players Lincoln Stars players Living people Montreal Canadiens players Oulun Kärpät players Portland Pirates players SaiPa players Ice hockey people from Brandon, Manitoba Starbulls Rosenheim players St. John's IceCaps players Undrafted National Hockey League players HKM Zvolen players Savannah Ghost Pirates players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen