John Tripp (ice hockey)

John Tripp
Born	(1977-05-04) May 4, 1977 (age 47) Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	New York Rangers Los Angeles Kings Adler Mannheim ERC Ingolstadt Hamburg Freezers Hannover Scorpions Kölner Haie
National team	Germany
NHL draft	77th overall, 1995 Colorado Avalanche 42nd overall, 1997 Calgary Flames
Playing career	1997–2016

John Tripp (born May 4, 1977) is a Canadian-born German professional ice hockey coach and former player. He served as head coach at Braehead Clan until March 2018.

Tripp played 43 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings, ^[1] before continuing his career in Germany.

Playing career

Tripp was originally drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the third round, 77th overall, in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He re-entered the draft two years later and was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the second round, 42nd overall. Despite being drafted by two different teams, both times fairly high in the draft selection, he would not see NHL level playing time until the 2002–03 season when he played nine games for the New York Rangers. The next season, 2003–04, Tripp played 34 games for the Los Angeles Kings.

In 2004, during the NHL lockout, Tripp moved to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany for Adler Mannheim. In 2006, he moved to ERC Ingolstadt before heading to the Hamburg Freezers in 2007. In this time Tripp was able to obtain German citizenship and represent Germany internationally. ^[2]

After three seasons with the Freezers, Tripp left and signed an initial try-out contract with fellow German based club, the Hannover Scorpions on September 22, 2010. ^[3] After three weeks John was released by the Scorpions but immediately signed a one-year contract for the remainder of the 2010–11 season with Kölner Haie on October 19, 2010. ^[4] He then remained with the Haie team through the 2014-15 season, serving as team captain between 2011 and 2015.

Tripp played 11 seasons in the top flight DEL, before signing a one-year contract with second tier based, Eispiraten Crimmitschau of the DEL2 on September 8, 2015. ^[5]

International play

Tripp won 110 caps for the German national team between 2006 and 2014, scoring 28 goals and assisting on 15 more. ^[6] He played in the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver ^[7] and six World Championships, helping Germany to a semifinal appearance in 2010, the team's greatest success since winning bronze at the 1976 Olympics. ^[8]

Coaching career

On December 27, 2016, he accepted his first head coaching job at Eispiraten Crimmitschau of the German DEL2. ^[9] His team had to go into the relegation round, where they overcame Rosenheim which allowed the Crimmitschau club to remain in the league. Tripp and the team parted ways after the conclusion of the 2016-17 season. ^[10]

In May 2017, Tripp agreed a deal to become the new head coach of Braehead Clan in the UK's EIHL. ^[11] He guided the Clan to a ninth-place finish in the regular season, his tenure ended in late March 2018. ^[12] Tripp returned to his native Canada and started the Kingston Hockey Academy. ^[13]

Media career

Since January 2016, Tripp has been serving as co-host and analyst of CHL Centre Ice, ^[14] a show dedicated to the Champions Hockey League (CHL), and as color commentator of CHL games. ^[15] He was a member of the TSN broadcast crew at the 2017 IIHF World Championships. ^[16]

Personal life

He has been friends since his childhood with Jayna Hefford; both went to the same school. ^{[17] [18]}

Tripp's maternal grandparents immigrated from Germany to Canada in 1953. His nickname is Hans, after his German grandfather. Tripp was married to Taryn Turnbull, a former basketball player at Tulane University and in the German second division. ^[19] His former brother-in-law, Stuart Turnbull, played professional basketball in Germany. ^[20]

A cancer survivor himself, he founded Tripp Charity to raise money and awareness for children battling cancer. ^[21]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	St. Marys Lincolns	WOHL		42	15	29	44	116		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Oshawa Generals	OHL		58	6	11	17	53		7	0	1	1	4
1995–96	Oshawa Generals	OHL		56	13	14	27	95		5	1	1	2	13
1996–97	Oshawa Generals	OHL		59	28	20	48	126		18	16	10	26	42
1997–98	Roanoke Express	ECHL		9	0	2	2	22		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Saint John Flames	AHL		61	1	11	12	66		2	0	1	1	0
1998–99	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL		7	2	0	2	12		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Saint John Flames	AHL		2	0	0	0	10		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Johnstown Chiefs	ECHL		38	13	11	24	64		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Saint John Flames	AHL		29	8	7	15	38		3	0	0	0	2
2000–01	Pensacola Ice Pilots	ECHL		36	19	14	33	110		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Houston Aeros	IHL		15	0	6	6	14		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		12	0	1	1	31		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Hershey Bears	AHL		5	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Pensacola Ice Pilots	ECHL		49	25	27	52	114		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		23	4	9	13	22		10	4	2	6	17
2002–03	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		57	29	21	50	68		2	0	0	0	2
2002–03	New York Rangers	NHL		9	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Manchester Monarchs	AHL		24	8	7	15	33		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		34	1	5	6	33		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Adler Mannheim	DEL		44	9	16	25	136		14	2	3	5	54
2005–06	Adler Mannheim	DEL		51	15	17	32	82		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	ERC Ingolstadt	DEL		39	15	19	34	94		6	2	3	5	22
2007–08	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		50	15	20	35	93		7	0	3	3	12
2008–09	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		44	9	11	20	52		9	3	3	6	10
2009–10	Hamburg Freezers	DEL		53	16	17	33	99		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Hannover Scorpions	DEL		6	3	1	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Kölner Haie	DEL		37	11	14	25	36		5	1	1	2	10
2011–12	Kölner Haie	DEL		52	14	16	30	45		6	1	3	4	20
2012–13	Kölner Haie	DEL		52	17	20	37	62		12	3	5	8	16
2013–14	Kölner Haie	DEL		45	12	10	22	55		16	1	3	4	8
2014–15	Kölner Haie	DEL		48	9	6	15	75		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Eispiraten Crimmitschau	DEL2		42	18	22	40	65		3	0	0	0	4
AHL totals				201	50	56	106	237		17	4	3	7	21
NHL totals				43	2	7	9	35		—	—	—	—	—
DEL totals				521	145	167	312	835		75	13	24	37	152

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007	Germany	WC	9th		6	1	2	3	2
2008	Germany	WC	10th		6	0	1	1	0
2009	Germany	OGQ	Q		3	3	0	3	4
2010	Germany	OG	11th		4	1	0	1	2
2010	Germany	WC	4th		9	0	0	0	6
2011	Germany	WC	7th		7	3	1	4	4
2012	Germany	WC	12th		7	1	0	1	2
2013	Germany	WC	9th		7	1	1	2	2
Senior totals					49	10	5	15	22

References

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2. "Tripp making his mark in Germany". Rawstory.com. December 5, 2008. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
3. "John Tripp is tested for three weeks" (in German). Hannover Scorpions. September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
4. "John Tripp reinforces the Sharks" (in German). Kölner Haie. October 19, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
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7. "Back home again — with the enemy". vancouversun.com. November 24, 2001. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
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10. KG, Chemnitzer Verlag und Druck GmbH & Co. "Eispiraten hoffen auf ihren Wunschkandidaten". freiepresse.de (in German). Retrieved May 18, 2017.
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14. Champions Hockey League (January 20, 2016), CHL Centre Ice: Semi-Finals 2nd leg with John Tripp, archived from the original on December 19, 2021, retrieved October 29, 2016
15. "John Tripp on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
16. "Phillip Arens on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
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20. nurun.com. "Stu Turnbull: 'Playing basketball as a job -- n..." The Kingston Whig-Standard. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
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External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database