Trevor Letowski | |||
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Born |
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
April 5, 1977 ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
NHL Phoenix Coyotes Vancouver Canucks Columbus Blue Jackets Carolina Hurricanes KHL Barys Astana |
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National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft | 174th overall, 1996 Phoenix Coyotes |
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Playing career | 1997–2010 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
1997 Geneva |
Trevor Letowski (born April 5, 1977) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional player. Letowski played in the NHL with the Phoenix Coyotes, Vancouver Canucks, Columbus Blue Jackets and the Carolina Hurricanes. Letowski was the head coach of the OHL's Sarnia Sting until after the 2014-15 season. Letowski is currently the assistant coach of the Windsor Spitfires.
Letowski began his career playing junior hockey for the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League. Letowski was drafted in the seventh round, 174th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. The Sting named him Rookie of the Year for the 1994–95 season. Letowski won a gold medal with Team Canada at the World Junior Championships in Switzerland in 1997. A banner depicting his number 17 in Canadian national team colours hangs at the RBC Centre in Sarnia, Ontario, where the Sting play.
After his third and final season with the Sting, he spent the 1997–98 season with the Springfield Falcons, Phoenix's American Hockey League affiliate. Letowski made his NHL debut in 1998–99 and became a regular in the Coyotes lineup, playing two full seasons. Midway through the 2001–02 season on December 28, 2001, Letowski was traded by the Coyotes, along with Todd Warriner and Tyler Bouck, to the Vancouver Canucks for Drake Berehowsky and Denis Pederson.