Zach Trotman
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Birthday:
1990-08-26 |
Position:
D |
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Eligible for draft:
2010 |
Shoots:
Right |
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Drafted:
2010 |
Height:
6-3 |
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Acquired:
7th round (210th overall), 2010 |
Weight:
195 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
- C
History
2008-09: Zach Trotman for the Wichita Falls Wildcats of the NAHL. In 47 games, Trotman scored 2 goals and added 4 assists for 6 points. In 5 playoff games for the Wildcats, Trotman picked up 1 goal and 1 assist for 2 points.
2009-10: Freshman at Lake Superior State. In 36 games for the Lakers, Trotman scored 2 goals and added 6 assists for 8 points.
2010-11:Trotman was the fourth-leading scorer and led all defenseman at Lake Superior State in points as a sophomore with 6 goals and 14 assists in 38 games. Trotman was – 5 plus/minus and had 18 PMs playing for a Lakers squad that finished eighth in the 11-team CCHA.
2011-12: Trotman made his pro hockey debut with the Bruins' AHL affiliate Providence after signing a two-year entry-level deal with Boston in March 2012 following his junior season at Lake Superior State. In nine late season games with Providence he scored 1 goal with 2 assists and was minus-four with 10 penalty minutes. Providence missed the AHL playoffs; finishing fourth in the Atlantic Division. Trotman played in all 40 games for Lake Superior State in his final college hockey season. He tied forward Domenic Monardo for third on the team with 11 goals and was minus-one with 10 assists and 12 penalty minutes. Six of his 11 goals were scored on the Lakers power play. After winning 10 of their first 16 games, the Lakers struggled to stay above .500 the rest of the season, finishing seventh in the CCHA and falling to Western Michigan in the league tournament quarterfinals.
Talent Analysis
Trotman has gone from long-shot to long-term project. The last player taken in the 2010 NHL draft has, over the course of one season, shown marked improvement in all areas of his game, the most notable of which are his strength, skating and passing games. Originally seen as more of a defensive defenseman, Trotman opened things up a bit this year leading all Lake Superior defensemen in scoring, and was consistently up with the play and involved in the offense at Boston’s summer development camp.
Future
It now appears as though Trotman has real NHL upside. At 6’4” and 211 pounds he certainly has the size. He’s raised the bar on his skating and his outlet game is getting there, as well. He'll develop his game in the AHL for the 2012-13 season.
