John Tripp (born May 4, 1977) is a

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-born

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professional

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coach and former player. He served as head coach at

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until March 2018. Tripp played 43 games in the

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for the

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and the

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, before continuing his career in

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Playing career

Tripp was originally drafted by the

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in the third round, 77th overall, in the

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. He re-entered the draft two years later and was drafted by the

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in the second round, 42nd overall. Despite being drafted by two different teams, both times fairly high in the draft selection, he would not see NHL level playing time until the 2002–03 season when he played nine games for the

. The next season, 2003–04, Tripp played 34 games for the

. In 2004, during the

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, Tripp moved to the

Deutsche Eishockey Liga The Deutsche Eishockey Liga (for sponsorship reasons called "PENNY Deutsche Eishockey Liga") (; English: ''German Ice Hockey League'') or DEL, is a German professional ice hockey league and the highest division in German ice hockey. Founded in ...

in Germany for

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. In 2006, he moved to

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 ...

before heading to the

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in 2007. In this time Tripp was able to obtain German citizenship and represent

internationally. After three seasons with the Freezers, Tripp left and signed an initial try-out contract with fellow German based club, the

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on September 22, 2010. After three weeks John was released by the Scorpions but immediately signed a one-year contract for the remainder of the 2010–11 season with

Kölner Haie The Kölner Haie (English: ''Cologne Sharks'') are an ice hockey club based in Cologne, Germany that plays in the professional Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). The team was one of the founding members of the DEL. The ''Kölner Haie'' play their hom ...

on October 19, 2010. He then remained with the Haie team through the 2014-15 season, serving as team captain between 2011 and 2015. Tripp played 11 seasons in the top flight DEL, before signing a one-year contract with second tier based,

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of the

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on September 8, 2015.

International play

Tripp won 110 caps for the German national team between 2006 and 2014, scoring 28 goals and assisting on 15 more. He played in the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver and six World Championships, helping Germany to a semifinal appearance in 2010, the team's greatest success since winning bronze at the 1976 Olympics.

Coaching career

On December 27, 2016, he accepted his first head coaching job at

of the German

. His team had to go into the relegation round, where they overcame Rosenheim which allowed the Crimmitschau club to remain in the league. Tripp and the team parted ways after the conclusion of the 2016-17 season. In May 2017, Tripp agreed a deal to become the new head coach of

in the UK's

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. He guided the Clan to a ninth-place finish in the regular season, his tenure ended in late March 2018. Tripp returned to his native Canada and started the Kingston Hockey Academy.

Media career

Since January 2016, Tripp has been serving as co-host and analyst of CHL Centre Ice, a show dedicated to the

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(CHL), and as color commentator of CHL games. He was a member of the TSN broadcast crew at the

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Personal life

He has been friends since his childhood with

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; both went to the same school. Tripp's maternal grandparents immigrated from Germany to Canada in 1953. His nickname is Hans, after his German grandfather. Tripp is married to Taryn Turnbull, a former basketball player at

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and in the German second division. His brother-in-law, Stuart Turnbull, played professional basketball in Germany. A cancer survivor himself, he founded Tripp Charity to raise money and awareness for children battling cancer.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

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