Jean-Guy Trudel

Jean-Guy Andre Trudel (born October 18, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played five games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Phoenix Coyotes and the Minnesota Wild. Trudel is currently the head coach of the Peoria Rivermen in the SPHL. He is also in charge of the Peoria Youth Hockey Association.

Playing career As a youth, Trudel played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Amos, Quebec.

Trudel played junior ice hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, his last two seasons for the Hull Olympiques, helping his team to a Memorial Cup berth in 1995.

Undrafted by any NHL team, Trudel had a lengthy career in the minor leagues, most notably for the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League, for which he is the all-time leading career scorer in goals and points, and during which time he was named an AHL Second Team All-Star in the 2000 season. He played his penultimate season in North America with the Houston Aeros of the AHL in 2003, finishing second in league scoring by a single point.

He then went to Europe to play in the Swiss National League A for the rest of his career, save for a single season with the Peoria Rivermen of the AHL in 2008, principally for HC Ambri-Piotta, for whom he finished in the top three in the league in either goals or points his four seasons with the team.

Coaching career Trudel is currently a part owner and formerly the GM/Head Coach of the Peoria Mustangs in the NA3HL. He left his positions with the Mustangs to become head coach of the newest iteration of the Peoria Rivermen in the Southern Professional Hockey League. While with the Rivermen, he has won the SPHL's Coach of the Year three times.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1991–92 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 56 1 4 5 20 — — — — — 1992–93 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 35 5 7 12 20 — — — — — 1992–93 Verdun Collège Français QMJHL 10 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 1993–94 Rouyn–Noranda Capitales NOJHL 37 44 50 94 49 14 18 27 45 29 1994–95 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 54 29 42 71 76 19 4 13 17 25 1995–96 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 70 50 71 121 96 17 11 18 29 8 1996–97 Quad City Mallards CoHL 5 8 7 15 4 — — — — — 1996–97 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 37 25 29 54 47 9 9 10 19 22 1996–97 San Antonio Dragons IHL 12 1 5 6 4 — — — — — 1996–97 Chicago Wolves IHL 6 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 1997–98 Peoria Rivermen ECHL 62 39 74 113 147 3 0 0 0 2 1998–99 Kansas City Blades IHL 76 24 25 49 66 3 1 0 1 0 1999–2000 Springfield Falcons AHL 72 34 39 73 80 3 0 1 1 4 1999–2000 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2000–01 Springfield Falcons AHL 80 34 65 99 89 — — — — — 2001–02 Springfield Falcons AHL 76 22 48 70 83 — — — — — 2001–02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2002–03 Houston Aeros AHL 79 31 54 85 85 23 7 9 16 22 2002–03 Minnesota Wild NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2003–04 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 47 29 39 68 64 7 4 4 8 14 2004–05 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 42 23 35 58 105 — — — — — 2005–06 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 44 24 35 59 48 7 4 4 8 12 2006–07 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 44 27 26 53 38 — — — — — 2007–08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 78 23 44 67 56 — — — — — 2008–09 ZSC Lions NLA 42 16 24 40 41 3 0 1 1 0 2009–10 ZSC Lions NLA 37 16 21 37 16 — — — — — AHL totals 385 144 250 394 393 26 7 10 17 26 NHL totals 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — — NLA totals 256 135 180 315 312 17 8 9 17 26

Awards and honours Award Year QMJHL Second all-star team 1996 ECHL First All-Star Team 1998 AHL Second all-star team 2000, 2002 First All-Star Team 2001, 2003 All-Star Game 2001, 2002, 2003 Calder Cup (Houston Aeros) 2003