Barry Trotz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Barry Trotz
Occupation	Hockey Coach
Date Of Birth	Jul 15, 1962(1962-07-15)
Age	62
Birthplace	Winnipeg
Country	Canada
Birth City	Manitoba
Horoscope	Cancer

Barry Trotz Biography

Barry Trotz is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Coach who was born on July 15, 1962 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The first coach was hired by the Nashville Predators in 1998 and helped the team grow into a viable franchise. He was awarded the Stanley Cup Championship as the coach of the Washington Capitals in 2018 and the two-time winner of the Jack Adams Award, given to the league’s most successful coach.

He started coaching goalie He began coaching goaltender Pekka Rinne on the Predators in 2005. on the Predators in the year 2005.

Before becoming a coach, Trotz played for the Western Hockey League (WHL)’s Regina Pats from 1979 to 1982, winning the WHL Championship in 1980. During that time, Trotz played in 191 games, scoring 15 goals, adding 60 assists and accumulating 324 penalty minutes. Trotz played his final year of junior hockey in his home town of Dauphin, Manitoba, where the Kings won the Manitoba Junior Hockey League title as well as the Anavet Cup.

Trotz said he realized his playing was not good enough for an NHL career, and started having doubts about his future. He wound up getting a spot attending training camp for the American Hockey League (AHL)’s Hershey Bears in 1982 thanks to Jack Button, director of player recruitment at the Bears’ NHL parent club, the Washington Capitals. Button said to Trotz he was invited because Button believed Trotz “might be a good minor league leader or a coach someday”. Trotz began his coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Manitoba in 1984. The following season, he became the general manager and head coach for the Dauphin Kings. In 1987, he returned to the University of Manitoba as head coach, while also serving as a part-time scout for the Washington Capitals.

He has four kids, Shalan, Tyson, Tiana and Nolan and the wife Kim.

Barry Trotz Net Worth

Barry Trotz is one of the richest Hockey Coach from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Barry Trotz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a player for The WHL’s Regina Pats from 1979 to 1982. He also played in the team’s win over the WHL Championship in the year 1980.

While working with the Predators He became the longest tenured coaching staff in the NHL in February 2013 following that the Buffalo Sabres fired Lindy Ruff.

Barry Trotz (born July 15, 1962) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is also the former head coach of the Nashville Predators and the Washington Capitals. As an NHL coach, he is fourth all-time in wins, only behind Scotty Bowman, Joel Quenneville, and Ken Hitchcock.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Barry Trotz height 5 ft 9 in Barry weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Barry Trotz Dating?

According to our records, Barry Trotz married to Kim Trotz. As of December 1, 2023, Barry Trotz’s is not dating anyone.

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An active member of the Nashville community, Trotz won the Community Spirit Award in 2005 for various charitable works, including donating $500 to My Friends’ House (a United Way agency) for each Nashville victory through several seasons; serving as an active board member for the Williamson County YMCA and the United Way; working 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.

Facts & Trivia

Barry Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Barry Trotz celebrates birthday on July 15 of every year.

The 2006–07 season was Trotz’s most successful season, leading the Predators to the second-most points in the Western Conference and third overall at 110. However, they trailed their division rival the Detroit Red Wings, therefore denying them the 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 just as they did the year before. Trotz finished fourth in the Jack Adams Award voting at season’s end, but was voted by his peers Sporting News NHL Coach of the Year. He is well respected around the NHL for keeping his team focused. He led the Predators to four consecutive playoff appearances from 2003 to 2008, and reached the playoffs again in 2009–10. 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.

Top Facts about Barry Trotz

1. Barry Trotz is a Canadian ice hockey executive, former player and coach.
2. He is the general manager for the Nashville Predators of the NHL.
3. He is third all-time in NHL coaching wins, behind Scotty Bowman and Joel Quenneville.
4. He won an AHL championship in 1994 and the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award that same year.
5. He played as a defenceman for the Regina Pats from 1979 to 1982.
6. He was the head coach of the American Hockey League’s Baltimore Skipjacks and Portland Pirates.
7. Trotz became the head coach of the Nashville Predators in 1997 and was the longest-tenured head coach in the NHL when Lindy Ruff was fired in 2013.
8. He led the Predators to four consecutive playoff appearances from 2003 to 2008.
9. He was named a finalist for the Jack Adams Award for NHL coach of the year in 2010.
10. He was named Sporting News NHL Coach of the Year in 2007.
11. He earned his 500th win with a 4–1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on March 30, 2012.
12. He joined the Washington Capitals as head coach in 2014.
13. He and the Capitals won the Stanley Cup in 2018.
14. He became the sixth NHL coach to reach 700 wins in 2017.
15. He was named to the Portland Pirates Hall of Fame in 2005 and the University of Manitoba Hall of Fame in 2001.

What is happening with Barry Trotz?

The longtime NHL coach announced Friday that he would not be coaching in the 2022-23 campaign. He is taking time away from the rink to focus on his family. Trotz, 59, was fired by the Islanders on May 9 after four years with the organization. He was previously a head coach with the Predators and the Capitals.

Did Barry Trotz ever play in the NHL?

In the debut of both Trotz and the Predators at the 1998–99 NHL season , the team won 28 games, the third highest for an expansion team to date.

Is Barry Trotz moving to Nashville?

Trotz and his wife Kimberly finalized the purchase of a Nashville home on Tuesday for $1.5 million ($672 per square foot) , according to a Davidson County Register of Deeds document.

What nationality is Barry Trotz?

Canadian

Did Barry Trotz get hired?

Won Stanley Cup for first time, fifth in NHL wins. NEW YORK — Barry Trotz was hired as coach of the New York Islanders on Thursday.