Jean-Guy Trudel
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| Born | October 18, 1975 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Phoenix Coyotes Minnesota Wild HC Ambrì-Piotta ZSC Lions | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2010 | ||
Jean-Guy Andre Trudel (born October 18, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played five games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Phoenix Coyotes and the Minnesota Wild. Trudel is currently the head coach of the Peoria Rivermen in the SPHL. He is also in charge of the Peoria Youth Hockey Association.
Playing career
[edit]As a youth, Trudel played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Amos, Quebec.[1]
Trudel played junior ice hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, his last two seasons for the Hull Olympiques, helping his team to a Memorial Cup berth in 1995.[citation needed]
Undrafted by any NHL team, Trudel had a lengthy career in the minor leagues, most notably for the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League, for which he is the all-time leading career scorer in goals and points, and during which time he was named an AHL Second Team All-Star in the 2000 season. He played his penultimate season in North America with the Houston Aeros of the AHL in 2003, finishing second in league scoring by a single point.[citation needed]
He then went to Europe to play in the Swiss National League A for the rest of his career, save for a single season with the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL in 2008, principally for HC Ambri-Piotta, for whom he finished in the top three in the league in either goals or points his four seasons with the team.[citation needed]
Coaching career
[edit]Trudel is currently a part owner and formerly the GM/Head Coach of the Peoria Mustangs in the NA3HL. He left his positions with the Mustangs to become head coach of the newest iteration of the Peoria Rivermen in the Southern Professional Hockey League.[2] While with the Rivermen, he has won the SPHL's Coach of the Year three times.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | 56 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Beauport Harfangs | QMJHL | 35 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Verdun Collège Français | QMJHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1993–94 | Rouyn–Noranda Capitales | NOJHL | 37 | 44 | 50 | 94 | 49 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 29 | ||
| 1994–95 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 54 | 29 | 42 | 71 | 76 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 25 | ||
| 1995–96 | Hull Olympiques | QMJHL | 70 | 50 | 71 | 121 | 96 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 8 | ||
| 1996–97 | Quad City Mallards | CoHL | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 37 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 22 | ||
| 1996–97 | San Antonio Dragons | IHL | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Peoria Rivermen | ECHL | 62 | 39 | 74 | 113 | 147 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Kansas City Blades | IHL | 76 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 72 | 34 | 39 | 73 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 80 | 34 | 65 | 99 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 76 | 22 | 48 | 70 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 79 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 85 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | ||
| 2002–03 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 47 | 29 | 39 | 68 | 64 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 42 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 44 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Ambrì–Piotta | NLA | 44 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Peoria Rivermen | AHL | 78 | 23 | 44 | 67 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 42 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | ZSC Lions | NLA | 37 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 385 | 144 | 250 | 394 | 393 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 26 | ||||
| NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NLA totals | 256 | 135 | 180 | 315 | 312 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | ||||
Awards and honours
[edit]| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| QMJHL | ||
| Second all-star team | 1996 | |
| ECHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 1998 | |
| AHL | ||
| Second all-star team | 2000, 2002 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2001, 2003 | |
| All-Star Game | 2001, 2002, 2003 | [4] |
| Calder Cup (Houston Aeros) | 2003 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ "Head Coach Jean-Guy Trudel". Peoria Rivermen. February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "Peoria's Jean-Guy Trudel named SPHL Coach of the Year". Southern Professional Hockey League. April 19, 2018. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. January 15, 2001. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database