Jean-Guy Trudel

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Jean-Guy Trudel
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Born (1975-10-18) October 18, 1975 (age 48)
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 19972010

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.

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Playing career

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

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

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1991–92 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 5614520
1992–93 Beauport HarfangsQMJHL35571220
1992–93 Verdun Collège Français QMJHL10101020005
1993–94 Rouyn–Noranda Capitales NOJHL 37445094491418274529
1994–95 Hull Olympiques QMJHL5429427176194131725
1995–96 Hull OlympiquesQMJHL70507112196171118298
1996–97 Quad City Mallards CoHL 587154
1996–97 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 372529544799101922
1996–97 San Antonio Dragons IHL 121564
1996–97 Chicago Wolves IHL61232
1997–98 Peoria RivermenECHL62397411314730002
1998–99 Kansas City Blades IHL762425496631010
1999–2000 Springfield Falcons AHL 723439738030114
1999–2000 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 10000
2000–01 Springfield FalconsAHL8034659989
2001–02 Springfield FalconsAHL7622487083
2001–02 Phoenix CoyotesNHL30002
2002–03 Houston Aeros AHL793154858523791622
2002–03 Minnesota Wild NHL10002
2003–04 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 4729396864744814
2004–05 HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA42233558105
2005–06 HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA4424355948744812
2006–07 HC Ambrì–PiottaNLA4427265338
2007–08 Peoria Rivermen AHL7823446756
2008–09 ZSC Lions NLA421624404130110
2009–10 ZSC LionsNLA3716213716
AHL totals385144250394393267101726
NHL totals50004
NLA totals25613518031531217891726

Awards and honours

AwardYear
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

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References

  1. "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.
  2. "Head Coach Jean-Guy Trudel". Peoria Rivermen. February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  3. "Peoria's Jean-Guy Trudel named SPHL Coach of the Year". Southern Professional Hockey League. April 19, 2018.
  4. "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. January 15, 2001. Retrieved February 1, 2019.