Trocheck won the Ontario Hockey League scoring championship in 2012-13, and looks like he could win an NHL scoring title one day.
A smart, instinctive player with soft hands, Trocheck broke out as an NHL prospect when he had 62 points (26 goals, 36 assists) in 68 games for Saginaw of the OHL in 2010-11. That attracted the attention of the Florida Panthers, who selected him in the third round (No. 64) of the 2011 NHL Draft.
Trocheck won the Ontario Hockey League scoring championship in 2012-13, and looks like he could win an NHL scoring title one day.
A smart, instinctive player with soft hands, Trocheck broke out as an NHL prospect when he had 62 points (26 goals, 36 assists) in 68 games for Saginaw of the OHL in 2010-11. That attracted the attention of the Florida Panthers, who selected him in the third round (No. 64) of the 2011 NHL Draft.
Trocheck had 85 points (29 goals, 56 assists) for Saginaw in 2011-12, then won the OHL scoring title in 2012-13 with 109 points (50 goals, 59 points) in 63 games, splitting the season between Saginaw and Plymouth. The 5-foot-10, 182-pound center also had 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists) for Plymouth in 15 OHL playoff games.
After spending two seasons bouncing between the Panthers and their American Hockey League team in San Antonio, Trocheck stuck with the Panthers for good in 2015-16. He had a goal and three assists in Florida's season-opener and finished with 53 points (25 goals, 28 assists), helping the Panthers win the Atlantic Division title.
His next big step offensively came in 2017-18, when he had NHL career highs in points (75), goals (31) and assists (44).
NOTES & TRANSACTIONS
- OHL First All-Star Team (2013)
- OHL Player of the Year (2013)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (2017)
