played with Dauphin (MJHL) as a sixteen year old in 2003-04. ... played collegiate hockey at the University of Denver. ... signed with the Montreal as a free agent on February 7, 2008. ... joined the Canadiens' AHL affiliate in Hamilton. ... recalled on April 15, 2008, expected to play his first NHL game on April 19, 2008, but was a late scratch. ...
Playing career
On April 15, 2008, he was recalled from the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League. He was expected to play his first NHL game on April 19, 2008, against the Boston Bruins but was a late scratch. In the 2009–10 season on February 5, 2010 Brock was again recalled from Hamilton Bulldogs to Montreal. He finally made his NHL debut on February 6, 2010 against the Pittsbugh Penguins in a 5-3 victory.[1] Playing with familiar Bulldogs teammates with Ryan White and David Desharnais, Trotter went scoreless in two games before returning to the Bulldogs to lead the team with 36 goals and place second to Desharnais with 77 points.
On July 28, 2010, Trotter left the Canadiens organization and North America to sign a two-year contract as a free agent with Latvian team Dinamo Riga of the KHL.
a stubborn soft-tissue injury that has put his professional hockey career on hold.
Career Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003-04 | Dauphin Kings | MJHL | 63 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 108 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 60 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 84 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2005-06 | Denver Pioneers (see note) | WCHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006-07 | Denver Pioneers (see note) | WCHA | 28 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007-08 | Denver Pioneers (see note) | WCHA | 16 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 21 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2008-09 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 76 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 2009-10 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 75 | 36 | 41 | 77 | 56 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 14 | |||
| 2010-11 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 49 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2011-12 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2011-12 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 35 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2011-12 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | ||
| NHL Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Note: Conference Stats only
Awards & Achievements
- Played in World Under-17 Hockey Challenge (2004)
- selected to MJHL Prospects Game (2004)
- MJHL First Rookie All-Star Team (2004)
Career Moves
- Signed as a free agent by Montreal, February 7, 2008.
- Signed as a free agent by Riga (KHL), July 28, 2010.
- Signed as a free agent by Montreal, July 4, 2011.
- Traded to Phoenix by Montreal with Montreal's 7th round choice in 2012 Entry Draft for Petteri Nokelainen and Garrett Stafford, October 23, 2011.
- Loaned to St. John's (AHL) by Phoenix (Portland-AHL), March 3, 2012.
- Signed as a free agent by Riga (KHL), May 28, 2012.