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

David Desharnais David Kevin Denis Desharnais (born September 14, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL). Undrafted, he originally signed as a free agent with the Montreal Canadie ...

, 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

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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

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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

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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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), 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. History ...

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

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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

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in the

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. After spending the following season in the

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with HKM Zvolen, 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 Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and play their home games at SkyDome Arena. The club was founded in 1965 as the ''Solihull Barons'' and rena ...

. 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