Trent Whitfield

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Whitfield3 (8442885957).jpg

| caption = Whitfield with the Providence Bruins in 2013

| image_size = 240px

| position = Centre

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 209

| team =

| league =

| played_for = Washington Capitals
New York Rangers
St. Louis Blues
Boston Bruins
HC Bolzano

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|6|17|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada

| career_start = 1998

| career_end = 2014

| draft = 100th overall

| draft_year = 1996

| draft_team = Boston Bruins

}}

Trenton Grant Whitfield (born June 17, 1977) is a Canadian former ice hockey centre.

Playing career

Whitfield was drafted in the fourth round, 100th overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft. He refused to sign with Boston, and returned to Spokane until signing a minor league contract with Washington.

On August 2, 2005, Whitfield signed with the St. Louis Blues for the 2005–06 season. After playing in 30 games with the Blues, Whitfield was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. Whitfield spent the next three seasons with the Rivermen, relied upon as captain and establishing himself as an elite player in the AHL.

He was recalled by the Blues, playing against the Colorado Avalanche, at St. Louis on January 15, 2009, in his first NHL game since 2006.{{cite web |url=http://blues.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=404326 |title=Blues Recall Whitfield from Peoria |publisher=St. Louis Blues |date=2009-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116173156/http://blues.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=404326 |archive-date=2009-01-16}}

On July 13, 2009, Whitfield signed a two-year contract with the Boston Bruins, returning to the team by which he was drafted.{{cite web

|url=http://www.pjstar.com/sports_rivermen/x931228445/Rivermen-captain-ships-out|title=Rivermen captain ships out | publisher =pjstar.com | date = 2009-07-10 | accessdate = 2009-07-13}} Added as depth to the Bruins forwards, the veteran was assigned to captain Boston's AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins, to begin the 2009–10.{{cite web | url = http://www.providencebruins.com/View/PressReleases/320 | title = Opening night roster set | date = 2009-10-02 | accessdate = 2010-08-22 | publisher = Providence Bruins | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20091008032435/http://providencebruins.com/View/PressReleases/320 | archivedate = October 8, 2009 | df = mdy-all }} On October 21, 2009, Whitfield was recalled and made his debut with Boston against the Nashville Predators.{{cite news| url =https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2009102101 | title = Begin lifts Bruins to 3-2 win over Predators | work = Yahoo! Sports | date = 2009-10-21 | accessdate = 2010-08-22}} He totalled 16 games over the course of the season with the Bruins and scored 43 points in 52 games with the P-Bruins before making his playoff debut with Boston in four games against the Philadelphia Flyers.

File:Trent Whitfield 2011.jpg

Prior to his second year with the Bruins on August 22, 2010, it was announced that Whitfield had torn his Achilles tendon and would likely miss the entirety of the 2010–11 season.{{cite web| url = http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=331329 | title = Bruins' Whitfield tears Achilles tendon; likely out for year | publisher = The Sports Network | date = 2010-08-22 | accessdate = 2010-08-22}} Whitfield recovered from his injuries and played 45 games in the minors for Providence. He was called as a spare for Boston in March 2011. When Boston won the Stanley Cup in June 2011, Whitefield was included on the official team picture, and later awarded a Stanley Cup ring. However, since he only played in the minors, his name could not be included on the Stanley Cup. On July 1, 2011, Whitfield re-signed to a two-year contract with the Boston Bruins.{{cite web| url = http://www.nesn.com/2011/07/bruins-sign-forward-trent-whitfield-goalie-anton-khudobin-to-two-year-contracts.html | title = Bruins sign forward Trent Whitfield and Goalie Anton Khudobin to two-year contracts | website = nesn.com | date = 2011-07-01 | accessdate = 2011-07-01}}

On August 22, 2013, after 15 seasons of professional hockey in North America, Whitfield signed his first European contract on a one-year deal with Italian club, HC Bolzano in their inaugural season in the Austrian Hockey League.{{Cite web | url = http://www.hcb.net/de/aktuelle-saison/hcb-fixiert-ersten-wichtigen-baustein-f%C3%BCr-die-erste-sturmlinie/34-1940.html | title = Bolzano fix first important building block for first line | publisher = HC Bolzano | date = 2013-08-22 | accessdate = 2013-08-22 | language = German | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://archive.today/20130822204629/http://www.hcb.net/de/aktuelle-saison/hcb-fixiert-ersten-wichtigen-baustein-f%C3%BCr-die-erste-sturmlinie/34-1940.html | archivedate = August 22, 2013 | df = mdy-all }} He played one season with Bolzano, before retiring from his playing career.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

ALIGN="center"

| 1993–94

| Spokane Chiefs

| WHL

| 5

| 1

| 2

| 0

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1994–95

| Spokane Chiefs

| WHL

| 48

| 8

| 17

| 25

| 26

| 11

| 7

| 6

| 13

| 5

ALIGN="center"

| 1995–96

| Spokane Chiefs

| WHL

| 72

| 33

| 51

| 84

| 75

| 18

| 8

| 10

| 18

| 10

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1996–97

| Spokane Chiefs

| WHL

| 58

| 34

| 42

| 76

| 74

| 9

| 5

| 7

| 12

| 10

ALIGN="center"

| 1997–98

| Spokane Chiefs

| WHL

| 65

| 38

| 44

| 82

| 97

| 18

| 9

| 10

| 19

| 15

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1998–99

| Portland Pirates

| AHL

| 50

| 10

| 8

| 18

| 20

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 1998–99

| Hampton Roads Admirals

| ECHL

| 19

| 13

| 12

| 25

| 12

| 4

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 14

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1999–00

| Portland Pirates

| AHL

| 79

| 18

| 35

| 53

| 52

| 3

| 1

| 2

ALIGN="center"

| ALIGN="center" | 1999–00

| ALIGN="center" | Washington Capitals

| ALIGN="center" | NHL

| —

| ALIGN="center" | 3

| ALIGN="center" | 0

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2000–01

| Portland Pirates

| AHL

| 19

| 9

| 11

| 20

| 27

| —

ALIGN="center"

| ALIGN="center" | 2000–01

| ALIGN="center" | Washington Capitals

| ALIGN="center" | NHL

| ALIGN="center" | 61

| ALIGN="center" | 2

| ALIGN="center" | 4

| ALIGN="center" | 6

| ALIGN="center" | 35

| ALIGN="center" | 5

| ALIGN="center" | 0

| ALIGN="center" | 2

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| ALIGN="center" | 2001–02

| ALIGN="center" | Washington Capitals

| ALIGN="center" | NHL

| ALIGN="center" | 24

| ALIGN="center" | 0

| ALIGN="center" | 1

| ALIGN="center" | 28

| —

ALIGN="center"

| ALIGN="center" | 2001–02

| ALIGN="center" | New York Rangers

| ALIGN="center" | NHL

| ALIGN="center" | 1

| ALIGN="center" | 0

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2001–02

| Portland Pirates

| AHL

| 45

| 14

| 20

| 34

| 24

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2002–03

| Portland Pirates

| AHL

| 64

| 27

| 34

| 61

| 42

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| ALIGN="center" | 2002–03

| ALIGN="center" | Washington Capitals

| ALIGN="center" | NHL

| ALIGN="center" | 14

| ALIGN="center" | 1

| ALIGN="center" | 2

| ALIGN="center" | 6

| ALIGN="center" | 0

| ALIGN="center" | 10

ALIGN="center"

| 2003–04

| Portland Pirates

| AHL

| 24

| 8

| 7

| 15

| 22

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| ALIGN="center" | 2003–04

| ALIGN="center" | Washington Capitals

| ALIGN="center" | NHL

| ALIGN="center" | 44

| ALIGN="center" | 6

| ALIGN="center" | 5

| ALIGN="center" | 11

| ALIGN="center" | 14

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2004–05

| Portland Pirates

| AHL

| 67

| 16

| 38

| 54

| 75

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| ALIGN="center" | 2005–06

| ALIGN="center" | St. Louis Blues

| ALIGN="center" | NHL

| ALIGN="center" | 30

| ALIGN="center" | 2

| ALIGN="center" | 5

| ALIGN="center" | 7

| ALIGN="center" | 14

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2005–06

| Peoria Rivermen

| AHL

| 41

| 19

| 34

| 53

| 18

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2006–07

| Peoria Rivermen

| AHL

| 79

| 33

| 45

| 78

| 70

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2007–08

| Peoria Rivermen

| AHL

| 80

| 22

| 30

| 52

| 51

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2008–09

| Peoria Rivermen

| AHL

| 69

| 20

| 30

| 50

| 37

| 7

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 0

ALIGN="center"

| 2008–09

| St. Louis Blues

| NHL

| 3

| 0

| 1

| 0

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2009–10

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 52

| 17

| 26

| 43

| 22

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2009–10

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 16

| 0

| 1

| 7

| 4

| 0

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2010–11

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 45

| 18

| 36

| 42

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2011–12

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 50

| 9

| 7

| 16

| 32

| —

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2011–12

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 1

| 0

| —

ALIGN="center"

| 2012–13

| Providence Bruins

| AHL

| 48

| 6

| 12

| 20

| 11

| 0

| 2

| 14

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2013–14

| HC Bolzano

| EBEL

| 54

| 14

| 18

| 32

| 14

| 13

| 2

| 5

| 7

| 4

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! ALIGN="center" | 812

! ALIGN="center" | 247

! ALIGN="center" | 349

! ALIGN="center" | 596

! ALIGN="center" | 554

! ALIGN="center" | 21

! ALIGN="center" | 3

! ALIGN="center" | 4

! ALIGN="center" | 7

! ALIGN="center" | 16

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! ALIGN="center" | 194

! ALIGN="center" | 11

! ALIGN="center" | 18

! ALIGN="center" | 29

! ALIGN="center" | 104

! ALIGN="center" | 18

! ALIGN="center" | 0

! ALIGN="center" | 12

{{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}}

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1997

| Canada

| WJC

| {{gold1}}

| 7

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 4

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 7

! 1

! 0

! 1

! 4

Awards and honours

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Year

!

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | WHL

West First All-Star Team

| 1997

|

West Second All-Star Team

| 1998

|

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

| colspan="3" | AHL

All-Star Game

| 2003, 2013

|

References

External links

{{icehockeystats|hockeydb=24718}}

Category:1977 births

Category:Living people

Category:Bolzano HC players

Category:Boston Bruins draft picks

Category:Boston Bruins players

Category:Canadian ice hockey centres

Category:Hampton Roads Admirals players

Category:Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan

Category:New York Rangers players

Category:People from Estevan

Category:Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players

Category:Portland Pirates players

Category:Providence Bruins players

Category:St. Louis Blues players

Category:Spokane Chiefs players

Category:Washington Capitals players

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States