Corey Tropp

Corey Tropp
Born (1989-07-25) July 25, 1989 (age 35)
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Columbus Blue Jackets
Anaheim Ducks
Straubing Tigers
Vienna Capitals
NHL draft 89th overall, 2007
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2010–2022

Corey Tropp (born July 25, 1989) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Buffalo Sabres, the latter of which drafted him in the third round, 89th overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Tropp played three seasons (2007–10) of college ice hockey at Michigan State University with the Michigan State Spartans in the CCHA at the NCAA Division I level.

Tropp was honored for his outstanding college play when he was named to the CCHA Second All-Star Team in his final year.[1]

On November 4, 2011, Tropp made his NHL debut against the Calgary Flames. Tropp became one of just eight NHL players to wear the number 78. The other seven players were Pavol Demitra for the Ottawa Senators (1993–96), Benn Ferriero for the San Jose Sharks (2009–12), Evgeny Grachev (2012) and Beau Bennett (2017–18) for the St. Louis Blues, Eric Landry for the Montreal Canadiens (2000–02), Marc-Antoine Pouliot for the Edmonton Oilers (2006–08) and Mike York of the Columbus Blue Jackets (2008–09).[2] He scored his first NHL goal in his third game on November 8, 2011, against Ondřej Pavelec of the Winnipeg Jets.[3]

On September 22, 2013, in a pre-season game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Tropp fought and was knocked-out by Maple Leafs' forward Jamie Devane, resulting in a broken jaw and a mild concussion. On November 27, 2013, the Sabres waived Tropp and on November 28, he was claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets.[4]

On June 30, 2015, Tropp (along with Jeremy Morin, Marko Daňo and Artem Anisimov) were traded to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Brandon Saad, Alex Broadhurst and Michael Paliotta.[5] After attending the Blackhawks' training camp, Tropp was reassigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. Despite attending the IceHogs' training camp, due to an overload of contract with the Blackhawks, Tropp was reassigned to the Albany Devils to begin the 2015–16 AHL season. Tropp enjoyed a productive tenure with Albany, scoring 28 points in 51 games before on February 29, 2016, he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Tim Jackman and a seventh-round draft pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. He was immediately assigned to the Ducks' AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls.[6]

After completing his contract with the Ducks following the 2017–18 season, Tropp opted to remain with the San Diego Gulls, agreeing to a one-year AHL contract as a free agent on July 23, 2018.[7]

Leaving the Gulls as the franchise leading scorer after five seasons, Tropp belatedly signed as a free agent to join German outfit, the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, for the remainder of the 2020–21 season on January 21, 2021.[8] After posting 19 points in 27 games during his tenure with Straubing, Tropp remained in Europe following the conclusion of his contract and agreed to a one-year deal with Austrian club, Vienna Capitals of the ICEHL, on July 12, 2021.[9]

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 46 7 8 15 21 14 2 3 5 8
2006–07 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 54 26 36 62 76 8 4 9 13 0
2007–08 Michigan State University CCHA 42 6 11 17 16 — — — — —
2008–09 Michigan State University CCHA 21 3 8 11 45 — — — — —
2009–10 Michigan State University CCHA 37 20 22 42 50 — — — — —
2010–11 Portland Pirates AHL 76 10 30 40 113 12 2 5 7 12
2011–12 Rochester Americans AHL 27 9 13 22 46 3 0 0 0 8
2011–12 Buffalo Sabres NHL 34 3 5 8 20 — — — — —
2012–13 Rochester Americans AHL 6 2 2 4 7 — — — — —
2013–14 Buffalo Sabres NHL 9 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 44 2 8 10 37 2 0 0 0 0
2014–15 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 61 1 7 8 76 — — — — —
2015–16 Albany Devils AHL 51 11 17 28 61 — — — — —
2015–16 San Diego Gulls AHL 15 5 6 11 16 8 1 1 2 20
2016–17 San Diego Gulls AHL 62 21 33 54 48 1 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Anaheim Ducks NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2017–18 San Diego Gulls AHL 50 17 26 43 119 — — — — —
2018–19 San Diego Gulls AHL 55 20 20 40 124 15 4 2 6 11
2019–20 San Diego Gulls AHL 23 1 8 9 51 — — — — —
2020–21 Straubing Tigers DEL 27 8 11 19 50 3 1 2 3 2
2021–22 Vienna Capitals ICEHL 4 0 3 3 4 — — — — —
NHL totals 149 6 21 27 133 2 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
All-CCHA Second Team 2009–10 [10]

References

  1. ^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 339. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ^ Hockey-Reference.com: Players who wore jersey #78
  3. ^ "Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres Game Boxscore". National Hockey League. November 8, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Blue Jackets claim Tropp off waivers". The Sports Network. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  5. ^ Peters, Chris (30 June 2015). "Blackhawks trade Brandon Saad to Blue Jackets in 7-player deal". CBS Sports. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  6. ^ Staff, RotoWire (29 February 2016). "Blackhawks' Corey Tropp: Dealt to Anaheim". CBS Sports. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Gulls sign Right Wing Corey Tropp to one-year contract". San Diego Gulls. 2018-07-23. Archived from the original on 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  8. ^ "Tigers sign American Tropp". [[Straubing Tigers[]]. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "NHL forward new addition to Vienna" (in German). Vienna Capitals. July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  10. ^ "Player Bio - Corey Tropp". The Hockey News. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2011-12-13.