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Corey Tropp
Corey Tropp
Born	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