Barry Trotz
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Barry Trotz is the head coach of the National Hockey League
's Nashville Predators
. He was previously the coach of the American Hockey League
's Baltimore Skipjacks
and Portland Pirates
, with whom he won an AHL championship in 1994. That same year, he won the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award, which is awarded to the outstanding coach in the AHL as voted upon by the AHL Broadcasters and Writers.
Regina Pats
from 1979 to 1982 winning the WHL Championship in 1980. Barry played his final year of junior hockey in his home town of Dauphin, Manitoba, where the Kings won the MJHL title as well as the Anavet Cup
.
Trotz began his coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Manitoba
in 1984. The following season Trotz became the GM and Head coach for the Dauphin Kings
. For the 1987 season Trotz returned to the University of Manitoba this time as its head coach, while also serving as a part time scout for the Washington Capitals
.
Trotz became the head coach for the Capitals minor league affiliate, the Baltimore Skipjacks
, for the 1992 season. On March 26, 1993 the franchise moved to Portland, Maine
becoming the Portland Pirates
. Trotz lead the Pirates to two Calder Cup
Finals, winning the Calder Cup in the Pirates' inaugural season of 1994.
. Trotz led the Predators to a 28 win season, the third highest for an expansion team.
He holds the record for most games coached by the first coach of an NHL franchise. The record for an expansion franchise was previously held by Terry Crisp while with the Tampa Bay Lightning
. Coincidentally, Crisp now works as a radio and TV broadcaster for the Nashville Predators. In a November 4, 2008 game vs. the Vancouver Canucks
, Trotz became just the 10th head coach in NHL history to coach 750 games with a single team, and the 31st to reach that mark overall. As of January 2011 Trotz continues to be Nashville’s head coach and is currently the second-longest tenured coach trailing Buffalo’s Lindy Ruff
.
During the 2006–2007 Trotz had his most successful season, leading the Predators to the second most points in the Western Conference and third overall at 110, unfortunately they trailed division rival Detroit meaning that the Predators would be denied their first division championship in club history. The Predators would fare no better in the playoffs losing 4–1 to the San Jose Sharks
in the opening round. Trotz finished 4th in the Jack Adams
voting at the end of the season but was named NHL’s Coach of the Year by The Sporting News
based on the votes of his peers. Trotz is well respected around the league for his ability to keep the team focused. He led the Predators to four consecutive playoff appearances from 2003–2008 and reached the post season again in the 2009-10 NHL season. Shortly after being eliminated by the Chicago Blackhawks
in six games, on April 28, 2010, Trotz was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award
for NHL coach of the year alongside Joe Sacco of the Colorado Avalanche
and Dave Tippett
of the Phoenix Coyotes
.
, 2009
and part of the Gold medal winning 2003
team.
, with his family; wife Kim and children Shalan, Tyson, Tiana and Nolan.
An active member in the community Trotz was recognized with the Community Spirit Award in 2005 for his various charitable works including: donating $500 to My Friend’s House (a United Way agency) for each Nashville victory, which he has done for several seasons. Being an active board member for the Williamson County YMCA
and the United Way, he also works closely with Best Buddies of Tennessee, a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Trotz was honored as member of the Portland Pirates Hall of fame in 2005, and as a member of the University of Manitoba Hall of fame in 2001
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
's Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
. He was previously the coach of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
's Baltimore Skipjacks
Baltimore Skipjacks
The Baltimore Skipjacks were a minor professional ice hockey team in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League and the American Hockey League. They played in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Baltimore Arena.-History:...
and Portland Pirates
Portland Pirates
The Portland Pirates is a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. They play in the Cumberland County Civic Center in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the...
, with whom he won an AHL championship in 1994. That same year, he won the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award, which is awarded to the outstanding coach in the AHL as voted upon by the AHL Broadcasters and Writers.
Early years
Prior to becoming a coach, Trotz played for the WHL'sWestern Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
Regina Pats
Regina Pats
The Regina Pats are a junior ice hockey team that plays in the Western Hockey League. The Pats are based out of Regina, Saskatchewan and the Brandt Centre is their home arena.-History:...
from 1979 to 1982 winning the WHL Championship in 1980. Barry played his final year of junior hockey in his home town of Dauphin, Manitoba, where the Kings won the MJHL title as well as the Anavet Cup
Anavet Cup
The Anavet Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The series is played between the Turnbull Cup champions of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the Credential Cup champions of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League...
.
Trotz began his coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
in 1984. The following season Trotz became the GM and Head coach for the Dauphin Kings
Dauphin Kings
The Dauphin Kings are a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. They are members of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League , a part of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League and Hockey Canada...
. For the 1987 season Trotz returned to the University of Manitoba this time as its head coach, while also serving as a part time scout for the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
.
Trotz became the head coach for the Capitals minor league affiliate, the Baltimore Skipjacks
Baltimore Skipjacks
The Baltimore Skipjacks were a minor professional ice hockey team in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League and the American Hockey League. They played in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Baltimore Arena.-History:...
, for the 1992 season. On March 26, 1993 the franchise moved to Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
becoming the Portland Pirates
Portland Pirates
The Portland Pirates is a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. They play in the Cumberland County Civic Center in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the...
. Trotz lead the Pirates to two Calder Cup
Calder Cup
The Calder Cup is awarded annually to the playoff champion of the American Hockey League. The trophy is the world's second oldest continuous professional ice hockey championship, having first been awarded in 1937 following the 1936-37 AHL season, and continuously being awarded every year.The cup...
Finals, winning the Calder Cup in the Pirates' inaugural season of 1994.
Nashville career
He was named the head coach of Predators on August 6, 1997, and was the team's first head coach as they played their first season in 1998–991998-99 NHL season
-Stanley Cup Final:The teams split the first two games, held in Dallas, then split the following two games in Buffalo. In the fifth game, Dallas shut out Buffalo to put the Sabres on the brink of elimination. Game 6 was held in Buffalo and it went to triple-overtime before being decided on Brett...
. Trotz led the Predators to a 28 win season, the third highest for an expansion team.
He holds the record for most games coached by the first coach of an NHL franchise. The record for an expansion franchise was previously held by Terry Crisp while with the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...
. Coincidentally, Crisp now works as a radio and TV broadcaster for the Nashville Predators. In a November 4, 2008 game vs. the Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
, Trotz became just the 10th head coach in NHL history to coach 750 games with a single team, and the 31st to reach that mark overall. As of January 2011 Trotz continues to be Nashville’s head coach and is currently the second-longest tenured coach trailing Buffalo’s Lindy Ruff
Lindy Ruff
Lindy Cameron Ruff is the head coach of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. Ruff played in the NHL for the Sabres and New York Rangers as a left winger/defenceman. Currently, he is the longest-tenured head coach in the NHL.-Playing career:Ruff was chosen in the second round, 32nd...
.
During the 2006–2007 Trotz had his most successful season, leading the Predators to the second most points in the Western Conference and third overall at 110, unfortunately they trailed division rival Detroit meaning that the Predators would be denied their first division championship in club history. The Predators would fare no better in the playoffs losing 4–1 to the San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
in the opening round. Trotz finished 4th in the Jack Adams
Jack Adams Award
The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." It has been awarded 37 times to 32 different coaches. The winner is selected by a poll of the National Hockey League Broadcasters Association at the end of the...
voting at the end of the season but was named NHL’s Coach of the Year by The Sporting News
The Sporting News
Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...
based on the votes of his peers. Trotz is well respected around the league for his ability to keep the team focused. He led the Predators to four consecutive playoff appearances from 2003–2008 and reached the post season again in the 2009-10 NHL season. Shortly after being eliminated by the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...
in six games, on April 28, 2010, Trotz was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award
Jack Adams Award
The Jack Adams Award is awarded annually to the National Hockey League coach "adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." It has been awarded 37 times to 32 different coaches. The winner is selected by a poll of the National Hockey League Broadcasters Association at the end of the...
for NHL coach of the year alongside Joe Sacco of the Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup twice, in 1995–96 and 2000–01. The franchise...
and Dave Tippett
Dave Tippett
David G. Tippett is a National Hockey League head coach, currently of the Phoenix Coyotes. He is the 6th person to be the head coach of the Coyotes, and the 21st coach in the Phoenix Coyotes/Winnipeg Jets franchise. He is the former head coach of the Dallas Stars...
of the Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes
The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....
.
International
Trotz has been an assistant coach three times for Canada at the IIHF World Championships, 20022002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation .- Championship :...
, 2009
2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
The 2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 73rd such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams representing 46 countries participated in four levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2010 competition...
and part of the Gold medal winning 2003
2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
-Relegation round: avoids relegation by defeating 4-1 in the 2004 IIHF World Championship Far East Qualification game. and are demoted to Division I at the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:-Group A:...
team.
Personal life
Trotz currently lives in Brentwood, TennesseeBrentwood, Tennessee
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,445 people, 7,693 households, and 6,808 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 7,889 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.63% European American, 1.89% African American,...
, with his family; wife Kim and children Shalan, Tyson, Tiana and Nolan.
An active member in the community Trotz was recognized with the Community Spirit Award in 2005 for his various charitable works including: donating $500 to My Friend’s House (a United Way agency) for each Nashville victory, which he has done for several seasons. Being an active board member for the Williamson County YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
and the United Way, he also works closely with Best Buddies of Tennessee, a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Trotz was honored as member of the Portland Pirates Hall of fame in 2005, and as a member of the University of Manitoba Hall of fame in 2001
Coaching record
| Team | |Regular season | NSH Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
1998–99 | 82 | 28 | 47 | 7 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 5th in Central Central Division (NHL) The NHL's Central Division was formed in 1993 as part of the Western Conference in a league realignment, the predecessor of which was the Norris Division.The Central Division consists of the Western Conference's easternmost teams.-Current lineup:... |
Missed playoffs | |||||||
| NSH | 1999–00 | 82 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 5th in Central | Missed playoffs |
| NSH | 2000–01 | 82 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 80 | 3rd in Central | Missed playoffs |
| NSH | 2001–02 | 82 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 69 | 4th in Central | Missed playoffs |
| NSH | 2002–03 | 82 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 74 | 4th in Central | Missed playoffs |
| NSH | 2003–04 | 82 | 38 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 91 | 3rd in Central | Lost in first round |
| NSH | 2005–06 | 82 | 49 | 25 | |||||
| 8 | 106 | 2nd in Central | Lost in first round | ||||||
| NSH | 2006–07 | 82 | 51 | 23 | |||||
| 8 | 110 | 2nd in Central | Lost in first round | ||||||
| NSH | 2007–08 | 82 | 41 | 32 | |||||
| 9 | 91 | 2nd in Central | Lost in first round | ||||||
| NSH | 2008–09 2008–09 NHL season The 2008–09 NHL season was the 92nd season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the first season since prior to the 2004–05 lockout in which every team played each other at least once during the season, following three seasons where teams only played against two divisions in the... |
82 | 40 | 34 | |||||
| 8 | 88 | 5th in Central | Missed playoffs | ||||||
| NSH | 2009–10 2009–10 NHL season The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010... |
82 | 47 | 29 | |||||
| 6 | 100 | 3rd in Central | Lost in first round | ||||||
| NSH | 2010–11 2010–11 NHL season The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation of the National Hockey League . It was the fourth consecutive season that opened in Europe with NHL Premiere . A record three events were scheduled, all in previous NHL Premiere cities: Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; and Prague, Czech... |
82 | 44 | 27 | |||||
| 11 | 99 | 2nd in Central | Lost in second round | ||||||
| Total | 984 | 455 | 398 | 60 | 71 | ||||