# Rocky Trottier
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{{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](/source/Climax%2C_Saskatchewan), [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan), Canada
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 185
| position = [Centre](/source/Centre_(ice_hockey))
| shoots = Left
| played_for = [New Jersey Devils](/source/New_Jersey_Devils)
| ntl_team =
| draft = 8th overall
| draft_year = 1982
| draft_team = [New Jersey Devils](/source/New_Jersey_Devils)
| career_start = 1983
| career_end = 1990
}}
'''Rocky Trottier''' (born April 11, 1964) is a Canadian former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) player who played 38 games in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) (NHL) over two seasons with the [New Jersey Devils](/source/New_Jersey_Devils).
Trottier, whose brother [Bryan](/source/Bryan_Trottier) was part of the [New York Islanders](/source/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](/source/1982_NHL_entry_draft); the former [Colorado Rockies](/source/Colorado_Rockies_(NHL)) franchise had just relocated from [Denver](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Maine_Mariners_(AHL)), of the [American Hockey League](/source/American_Hockey_League) (AHL), before being recalled by New Jersey. On December 17, 1984, during the Devils' 5–2 win at [Brendan Byrne Arena](/source/Brendan_Byrne_Arena), a [penalty shot](/source/penalty_shot) was awarded after [Wayne Gretzky](/source/Wayne_Gretzky) threw his stick in an attempt to stop Trottier's shot.[{{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}}] This was the first penalty shot attempt and goal in the franchise history, coming against [Edmonton Oilers](/source/Edmonton_Oilers) goaltender [Andy Moog](/source/Andy_Moog).[{{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}}] After a less-than-spectacular season, Trottier was sent back to Maine[{{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}}] where he played two seasons before being released. Upon his release, Trottier signed a contract to play in the [2nd Bundesliga](/source/2nd_Bundesliga_(ice_hockey)) with [EV Füssen](/source/EV_F%C3%BCssen).[{{Cite web|url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=T004&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=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}}] After one season in Germany, Trottier returned to the AHL to play with the [Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears). At the end of the 1989–90 season, he retired from professional hockey.