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Trent Kresse
Position right winger
Shot right
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Teams Lloydminster Lancers (SJHL)
Battlefords North Stars (SJHL)
Swift Current Indians (SJHL)
Seattle Breakers (WHL)
Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
Nationality Flag of Canada Canadian
Born April 1st 1966,
Kindersley, Saskatchewan
Died December 30th 1986,
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Pro Career 19841986

Trent Kresse (b. April 1, 1966 in Kindersley, Saskatchewan - d. December 30th 1986 near Swift Current, Saskatchewan) was a right winger who last played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League for the Swift Current Broncos.

Kresse passed away on December 30th 1986, along with teammates Chris Mantyka, Scott Kruger and Brent Ruff, when the Broncos' bus crashed after the driver lost its control on a patch of black ice outside Swift Current. At the time of his death, Kresse had 56 points in 30 games and was one of the league's top ten scorers. His number 8 has been retired by the Broncos.

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