Jacob Ryan Trouba (born February 26, 1994) is an
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professional
ice hockey
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defenseman
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and
captain
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of the
New York Rangers
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of the
National Hockey League
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(NHL). Trouba was drafted by the
Winnipeg Jets
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in the first round, ninth overall, of the
2012 NHL Entry Draft. Trouba played the first six years of his career in Winnipeg before he was traded to the Rangers in 2019.
He was named the
29th Rangers Captain in 2022 ahead of the
2022-23 Season, a role which had been vacant since 2018 when
Ryan McDonagh
Ryan Patrick McDonagh (born June 13, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in 2007, he play ...
was traded to the
Tampa Bay Lightning
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.
Playing career
Amateur
As a youth, Trouba played in the 2007
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
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with the Detroit Compuware
minor ice hockey
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team. He later played two seasons with the
USA Hockey National Team Development Program
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in the
United States Hockey League
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(USHL) and at several international tournaments.
He was drafted by the
Winnipeg Jets
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in the first round, ninth overall of the
2012 NHL Entry Draft.
After finishing his junior hockey career, Trouba joined the
University of Michigan
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for the 2012–13 season, where he played in 37 games for the Wolverines in his first season, scoring 12 goals and 17 assists.
At the end of the season, Trouba was named a First Team All-American and was also honored as the
Central Collegiate Hockey Association
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's (CCHA) Best Offensive Defenseman. He was also named first team All-CCHA and an All-CCHA Rookie.
Trouba was also named as the team's Most Valuable Player and Best Defenseman.
He was the only freshman on the All-American team as well as being the first freshman in the history of the University of Michigan hockey to be named a First Team All-American.
At the conclusion of his freshman campaign, Trouba announced he was leaving the team to begin his professional career with the Jets.
Professional
Winnipeg Jets
On October 1, 2013, Trouba played his first career NHL game for the Jets, scoring his first NHL goal against
Devan Dubnyk
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of the
Edmonton Oilers
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. He also added an assist in the game and was named the game's first star. During his rookie season,
2013–14, Trouba missed over a month of action after he was injured when he fell into the boards during a game against the
St. Louis Blues
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. He remained upbeat in the aftermath of his injury, updating fans on
Twitter
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by saying, "If you were wondering, the boards are not edible. I'll be back soon."
On September 23, 2016, Trouba released a statement through his agent stating that he had requested a trade from the Jets. However, on November 7, he agreed to a two-year, $6 million contract extension with the Jets.
Following the Jets' successful
2018 playoffs in which the team reached the
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for the first time in franchise history, Trouba filed for salary arbitration. On July 22, 2018, he was awarded a one-year, $5.5 million extension with the Jets. Trouba finished the
2018–19 regular season with 50 points, and was one of only three defensemen under 25 to score 50 points or more, along with
Morgan Rielly
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and
Thomas Chabot
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.
New York Rangers
Following the
2018–19 season, Trouba and the Jets were once again unable to come to terms on an extension. On June 17, 2019, Trouba was traded by the Jets to the
New York Rangers
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in exchange for
Neal Pionk
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and Winnipeg's own first round pick in the
2019 NHL Entry Draft, which had been previously acquired by the Rangers in exchange for the Jets receiving
Kevin Hayes.
On July 19, 2019, the Rangers signed Trouba to a seven-year, $56 million free agent contract worth an average annual value of $8 million. The deal drew criticism from the many hockey people who believed the front office grossly overpaid for a physical, defense-minded defenseman who had limited offensive upside. Trouba failed to score as many as 40 points in any of his first three seasons with the team. Per Spotrac, he entered the 2021-22 season as the 14th highest-paid defenseman in the league.
Trouba scored his first goal for the Rangers, as well as two assists, during the
2019–20 season opener on October 3 against his former team, the
Winnipeg Jets
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. Trouba tied a career-high in points, and he became the first defenseman to register three points in a Rangers debut.
During the off-season, Trouba was named the 28th captain in franchise history. He is the first captain since
Ryan McDonagh
Ryan Patrick McDonagh (born June 13, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Drafted in the first round, 12th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in 2007, he play ...
was traded during the 2017-18 season. He also becomes the 12th defenseman in team history to be named captain and the fourth consecutive U.S.-born player to wear the "C" on his sweater after
Chris Drury
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(2008–11),
Ryan Callahan
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(2011–14) and McDonagh (2014–18). Trouba had served as an alternate captain the previous two years while being lauded for his leadership abilities by both his first Rangers coach,
David Quinn, and his successor,
Gerard Gallant
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.
International play
Trouba spent much of his amateur career playing for the U.S. National Team Development Program in the USHL and at several international tournaments. He represented his country at two World Under-18 Championships, one World Junior Championships and at one World Senior Championship.
In 2011 and 2012, Trouba captured gold medals with the U.S. at the World Under-18 Championships.
Trouba was the youngest player on the American team at the
2012 World Junior Championship.
In 2013, he represented the United States at both the
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and
senior levels, capturing gold and bronze medals, respectively.
At the World Junior Championship in 2013, Trouba was named the tournament's top defenseman and earned a spot on the All-Star Team.
Personal life
Trouba's father John is a marketing executive, and his mother Kristy Trouba is in the medical billing field. Trouba grew up in the
Rochester, Michigan
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, area and attended Rochester Community schools before moving during high school to pursue his hockey career in
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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, on the U.S. National Team Development Program.
In 2020, he posted on
Instagram
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on June 28, 2020 that he married his long-time girlfriend, Kelly Tyson.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
Awards and honors
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
American men's ice hockey defensemen
Ice hockey players from Michigan
Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey players
National Hockey League first-round draft picks
New York Rangers players
People from Rochester, Michigan
USA Hockey National Team Development Program players
Winnipeg Jets draft picks
Winnipeg Jets players
AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans