Guy Albert Trottier (April 1, 1941 – June 19, 2014) was a Canadian professional

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player who played 115 games in the

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and 174 games in the

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. He played for the

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, Michigan Stags and Baltimore Blades. Trottier played junior and senior hockey in the Hull-Ottawa area before signing with the

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of the

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in 1963. In 1963–64, Trottier was traded twice, to the

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of the EHL and the

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of the International Hockey League, totaling 33 goals and 31 assists in 69 games. During the off-season, he was traded to the IHL's

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, with whom he played the next three years. In 201 games with Dayton, he scored 185 goals and registered 170 assists. He led the IHL in playoff goals (10), assists (9) and points (19) in the 1966

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playoffs, and led the IHL with 71 goals in 1966–67. He was a second-team IHL All-Star in 1964–65 and 1965–66, and a first-team All-Star in 1966–67. In 1967, Trottier signed with the

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of the

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. He led the AHL in goal scoring with 45 in 1968–69 and 55 in the Bisons' final season, 1969–70. In December 1968 the New York Rangers purchased his contract, and he appeared in two NHL games. In June 1970, the Maple Leafs claimed him in the Intra-League Draft. He scored 28 goals and 17 assists in 113 games with the Leafs. In 1972, the Dayton Arrows of the WHA claimed Trottier in the league's first General Player Draft. Later that year, his rights were traded to Ottawa. He scored 26 goals with the Nationals in 1972–73, and 27 more in 1973–74, after the team moved to Toronto. In November 1974, the Toros traded him to the Michigan Stags. He finished out the season with Dayton of the IHL. After spending the 1975–76 season as playing coach of the

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of the

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, he retired. He also coached the

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for part of the 1977–78 season. In 2009, Trottier was hired by the

of the International Hockey League as director of hockey operations. He died of cancer at a hospice in

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at the age of 73 in 2014.

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