Trent Klatt
Encyclopedia
Trent Thomas Klatt is a retired American professional ice hockey
right winger
who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League
(NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars
, Dallas Stars
, Philadelphia Flyers
, Vancouver Canucks
and Los Angeles Kings
.
. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft
by the Washington Capitals
. He was traded on June 21, 1991 with Steve Maltais
to the North Stars for Shawn Chambers
. Klatt played four and a half years with the Stars and was traded to the Flyers in December 1995. It was in Philadelphia that Klatt enjoyed his finest offensive season in 1996–97 scoring 24 goals with 21 assists. On October 19, 1998, Klatt was traded to the Canucks for a draft pick. Klatt ended up playing five seasons with Vancouver, where he was perhaps best known for playing on a line with Daniel
and Henrik Sedin
in the twins' first three NHL seasons. During the 2003 offseason, Klatt signed a free agent contract with the Kings.
During the NHL lockout of 2004–05, Klatt served on the NHLPA bargaining committee. However, less than a month before the NHL was to re-start for the 2005–06 season, Klatt announced his retirement from the NHL, citing family issues as the reason. Klatt coached Bantam A hockey in Grand Rapids, Minnesota along with fellow former NHL player Scot Kleinendorst
.. Klatt is currently a scout for the New York Islanders
where he has assumed responsibility for running the Islanders' draft table following the dismissal of former Islanders Asst. GM Ryan Jankowski.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League
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...
(NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars
Minnesota North Stars
The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...
, Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars
The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The...
, Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
, 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,...
and Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Playing career
Klatt played his college hockey at the University of MinnesotaUniversity of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft
1989 NHL Entry Draft
The 1989 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 17 at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota. Some believe that the Detroit Red Wings' 1989 draft was the most successful ever, with 5,721 total NHL games played by the players selected.-Selections by round:...
by 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...
. He was traded on June 21, 1991 with Steve Maltais
Steve Maltais
Steve Maltais is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.He was originally selected by the Washington Capitals in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft....
to the North Stars for Shawn Chambers
Shawn Chambers
Shawn Randall Chambers is a retired American ice hockey player.A defenceman, Chambers played college hockey at the University of Alaska Fairbanks from 1985-1987...
. Klatt played four and a half years with the Stars and was traded to the Flyers in December 1995. It was in Philadelphia that Klatt enjoyed his finest offensive season in 1996–97 scoring 24 goals with 21 assists. On October 19, 1998, Klatt was traded to the Canucks for a draft pick. Klatt ended up playing five seasons with Vancouver, where he was perhaps best known for playing on a line with Daniel
Daniel Sedin
Daniel Sedin is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger with the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League , and serves as an alternate captain for the Canucks during home games. His identical twin brother Henrik also plays for the Canucks, and is the team captain...
and Henrik Sedin
Henrik Sedin
Henrik Sedin is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League . His identical twin brother Daniel also plays for the Canucks. Having played together throughout their careers, the pair are known for their effectiveness playing off one...
in the twins' first three NHL seasons. During the 2003 offseason, Klatt signed a free agent contract with the Kings.
During the NHL lockout of 2004–05, Klatt served on the NHLPA bargaining committee. However, less than a month before the NHL was to re-start for the 2005–06 season, Klatt announced his retirement from the NHL, citing family issues as the reason. Klatt coached Bantam A hockey in Grand Rapids, Minnesota along with fellow former NHL player Scot Kleinendorst
Scot Kleinendorst
Scot Brian Kleinendorst is a former American ice hockey defenseman.Drafted in 1980 by the New York Rangers, Kleinendorst also played in the NHL for the Hartford Whalers and Washington Capitals....
.. Klatt is currently a scout for the New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
where he has assumed responsibility for running the Islanders' draft table following the dismissal of former Islanders Asst. GM Ryan Jankowski.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Osseo Orioles | NSC - MN HS Northwest Suburban Conference The Northwest Suburban Conference is an athletic conference for all northwest suburban high schools of Minneapolis, Minnesota.-Member schools by district:*Anoka-Hennepin School District 11**Andover High School — Andover... |
22 | 9 | 27 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Osseo Orioles | NSC - MN HS | 22 | 19 | 17 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Osseo Orioles | NSC - MN HS | 22 | 24 | 39 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | University of Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... |
WCHA Western Collegiate Hockey Association The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference.... |
38 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 39 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 44 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... |
NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 31 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 47 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Dallas Stars Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The team was founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The... |
NHL | 61 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Michigan K-Wings | IHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 22 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 49 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 76 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 82 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | 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,... |
NHL | 73 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 1999–2000 AHL season The 1999–2000 AHL season was the 64th season of the American Hockey League. Nineteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hartford Wolf Pack finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.-Team changes:... |
Syracuse Crunch Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Syracuse, New York, at the War Memorial at Oncenter... |
AHL 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... |
24 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 47 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 77 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 34 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 82 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 782 | 143 | 200 | 343 | 307 | 74 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 20 | ||||