• In 2010-11, he finished tied for the team lead with five short-handed goals and third on the team with 62 points (26-36--62) in 68 games with Saginaw.
• Trocheck represented the U.S. at the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Tournament -- he posted one goal and two assists (1-2--3) in five games, winning silver.
• He moved with his family to Michigan at age 13, where he played in the Little Caesars AAA program -- winning the USA Hockey Bantam Major National Championship (1993), the Under-14 Michigan State Championship, and the Under-18 Buc Bowl Midget Major Championship.
• Highlights of his minor hockey career include winning back-to-back championships with Little Caesars and being drafted to the Saginaw Spirit in the Ontario Hockey League.
FAVORITES
NHL player: Sidney Crosby
Shootout move: “Gagner’s move”
Goal celebration: “Fist Pump”
Video game: NHL 2011
Movie: Fighting
TV show: Friends
Website: NHL.com
Pump-up song: “Lose Yourself” by Eminem
Restaurant: Olive Garden or Benihana
Sport (other than hockey): Baseball
Breakfast food: Cereal
Superhero: Hulk