Vincent Trocheck | |||
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Trocheck accepting a Star of the Game award in February 2013
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Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
July 11, 1993 ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team | Florida Panthers | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL Draft | 64th overall, 2011 Florida Panthers |
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Playing career | 2013–present |
Medal record | ||
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Representing United States | ||
Men's ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2013 Ufa |
Vincent Trocheck (born July 11, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Panthers in the third round, 64th overall, of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Trocheck was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and grew up playing for the Pittsburgh Hornets amateur organization until he was 13 years old, where he moved with his family to Detroit, Michigan. He then played for the Detroit Little Caesars organization during which he was the two-time national champion and two time league leading scorer playing in the MWEHL. In his major junior career, Trocheck joined the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) after he was a 24th overall pick in the 2009 OHL Priority Draft. In his second season with the Spirit in 2010–11, he was selected to the CHL Top Prospects Game.
On April 23, 2012, Trocheck was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers.
Trocheck was rewarded for his outstanding play during the 2012–13 season with Saginaw and the Plymouth Whalers by being named to the OHL's First All-Star Team.
He played for Team USA, which captured the Gold Medal in the 2013 World Junior Championships. Trocheck played in 7 games recording 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 total points, including an empty net goal and an assist in the gold medal game.
On September 2, 2016, it was announced that Trocheck would compete for Team North America in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.