{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Rocky Trottier | image = | image_size = 230px | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|04|11}} | birth_place = Climax, Saskatchewan, Canada | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 185 | position = Centre | shoots = Left | played_for = New Jersey Devils | ntl_team = | draft = 8th overall | draft_year = 1982 | draft_team = New Jersey Devils | career_start = 1983 | career_end = 1990 }} '''Rocky Trottier''' (born April 11, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 38 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) over two seasons with the New Jersey Devils.

Trottier, whose brother Bryan was part of the New York Islanders' dynasty of the early 1980s, was drafted by the then-unnamed New Jersey team with their first pick in the 1982 NHL entry draft; the former Colorado Rockies franchise had just relocated from Denver and had not yet announced a name. He was one of two New Jersey first-round picks in that draft; the other, Ken Daneyko, went on to play for the Devils for twenty seasons.

==Professional career== Trottier made his NHL debut in 1983–84 season, appearing in five games and compiling one goal and one assist. He began the 1984–85 season with the Maine Mariners, of the American Hockey League (AHL), before being recalled by New Jersey. On December 17, 1984, during the Devils' 5–2 win at Brendan Byrne Arena, a penalty shot was awarded after Wayne Gretzky threw his stick in an attempt to stop Trottier's shot.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/18/sports/devils-slow-oilers-gretzky.html|title=DEVILS SLOW OILERS, GRETZKY|last=Yannis|first=Alex|date=December 18, 1984|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 25, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> This was the first penalty shot attempt and goal in the franchise history, coming against Edmonton Oilers goaltender Andy Moog.<ref name="NJ.com">{{Cite news|url=http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2013/06/devils_first-ever_pick_rocky_trottier_was_a_cant_miss.html|title=Devils first-ever draft pick, Rocky Trottier, was a 'can't miss' who missed|work=NJ.com|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> After a less-than-spectacular season, Trottier was sent back to Maine<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CA176612580&v=2.1&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&authCount=1|title=SMAIL'S 2 GOALS HELP JETS DEFEAT DEVILS|last=|first=|date=|website=go.galegroup.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> where he played two seasons before being released. Upon his release, Trottier signed a contract to play in the 2nd Bundesliga with EV Füssen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T004&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=BasicSearchForm&currentPosition=4&docId=GALE%7CA176106223&docType=Article&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=&prodId=AONE&contentSet=GALE%7CA176106223&searchId=R2&userGroupName=wind05901&inPS=true|title=SCOUTING; Crossing Atlantic To Get to N.H.L.|last=|first=|date=|website=go.galegroup.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> After one season in Germany, Trottier returned to the AHL to play with the Hershey Bears. At the end of the 1989–90 season, he retired from professional hockey.<ref name="NJ.com"/>

==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Regular&nbsp;season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- |1980–81 |Saskatoon Blades |WHL |34 |9 |15 |24 |26 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |1980–81 |Billings Bighorns |WHL |28 |2 |11 |13 |41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- |1981–82 |Billings Bighorns |WHL |28 |13 |21 |34 |36 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |1982–83 |Nanaimo Islanders |WHL |34 |13 |22 |35 |12 | — | — | — | — | — |- |1982–83 |Medicine Hat Tigers |WHL |20 |5 |9 |14 |11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |1982–83 |Wichita Wind |CHL |2 |0 |1 |1 |0 | — | — | — | — | — |- |1983–84 |Medicine Hat Tigers |WHL |65 |34 |50 |84 |41 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |1983–84 |New Jersey Devils |NHL |5 |1 |1 |2 |0 | — | — | — | — | — |- |1984–85 |Maine Mariners |AHL |34 |17 |16 |33 |4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |1984–85 |New Jersey Devils |NHL |33 |5 |3 |8 |2 | — | — | — | — | — |- |1985–86 |Maine Mariners |AHL |66 |12 |19 |31 |42 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |1986–87 |Maine Mariners |AHL |77 |9 |14 |23 |41 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1987–88 | Rögle BK | SWE.2 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |1988–89 |EV Füssen |DEU.2 |33 |23 |31 |54 |22 | — | — | — | — | — |- |1989–90 |Hershey Bears |AHL |49 |15 |13 |28 |18 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|NHL totals ! 38 ! 6 ! 4 ! 10 ! 2 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|AHL totals ! 226 ! 53 ! 62 ! 115 ! 105 ! 10 ! 2 ! 0 ! 2 ! 15 |}

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==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats|nhl=8451968|elite=120352}}

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