Bobby Trivigno

Robert Nicholas Trivigno (born January 19, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey winger for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was a collegiate All-American for the UMass Minutemen ice hockey team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Somehow no penalty was called on the play, and he finished the game. Following the game, the NCAA reviewed the play and suspended Trivigno for the next game, which would be the 2019 National Championship. Trivigno could only watch as his team failed to score a single goal and finished as the national runner-up.

The following year, UMass was once again one of the top teams in the country. The Minutemen finished second in Hockey East, with Trivigno taking a larger role with the team. He finished 4th in team scoring, and was looking to make up for his mistake the year before. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all of the team's postseason games were cancelled, and he would have to wait to make amends.

When the 2020–21 season began, Trivigno took the leading role with the team's offense, and serves as an assistant captain. He led the Minutemen in scoring by a fair margin and easily surpassed his career high despite playing in 10 fewer games. Trivigno led the team to a 3rd place finish in Hockey East but, when the playoffs began, Trivigno was just getting started. In the team's quarterfinal match, he led the way with a three-point night as UMass defeated Northeastern 4–1 and then repeated the performance in the semifinal, scoring the game-winner over Providence. In the conference title game-just the Minutemen's second in 27 years of league play, the team's defense was key to the 1–0 victory, capturing UMass's first-ever Hockey East title, and the first championship of any kind since 1972. Trivigno's six points in the three games earned him the Tournament MVP, as he led the program back to the NCAA Tournament to avenge their flirtation with a championship in 2019.

Compared to recent history, UMass dominated the vast majority of their 2021 NCAA Tournament games. The Minutemen surrendered just one goal in the first two games while outshooting opponents 65–49. When the Minutemen unexpectedly lost four players to COVID-19 protocols before the National Semifinal (including their starting goaltender), Trivigno provided a spark for, keeping UMass in the game. He assisted on both the tying and winning goal, passing the puck to an open Garrett Wait (a former Waterloo teammate) in overtime to lead UMass to the title game.

In the 2021 championship game, the team didn't wait as they had two years earlier. UMass jumped on St. Cloud State as soon as they could. UMass scored all 5 goals of the game, with each coming from a different player. The last came from Trivigno, and soon after UMass celebrated their first Division 1 National Championship. Trivigno was named Tournament MOP and finished tied for 6th in the nation in scoring.

Trivigno was named captain of the defending national champion UMass team for the 2021–22 season.

Professional On April 1, 2022, following the completion of his collegiate career, Trivigno signed as an undrafted free agent to a two-year, entry-level contract with the New York Rangers and was assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack for the end of the 2021-22 season. He scored 1 goal and had 2 assists in 11 games for Hartford. According to Hartford assistant coach Casey Torres, speaking before the 2022-23 season, "The last weekend [of the 2021-22 season], he had a really good weekend stretch, players on the other team wanted to kill him. I think that’s part of his game. He brings such intensity and such fire that it makes people want to hate him, but I think that’s a good attribute. Sounds like he had a really good summer training off the ice, he’s added some muscle. He’s certainly doing everything in his power to give himself a shot." He started the 2022-23 preseason with the Rangers but was assigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack before the season began.

At the conclusion of his contract with the Rangers, Trivigno left the club as a free agent and was signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year contract with Swedish club, Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), on July 25, 2024.

Personal life Trivigno's sister, Dana Trivigno, is also a professional ice hockey player who most recently played with the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).

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Awards and honours Award Year RefCollege All-Hockey East First Team 2021, 2022 AHCA East First Team All-American 2021, 2022 Walter Brown Award 2021, 2022 Hockey East All-Tournament Team 2021 NCAA All-Tournament Team 2021 NCAA Tournament MVP2021 Hockey East Player of the Year 2022