Trent Whitfield

Trenton Grant Whitfield (born June 17, 1977) is a Canadian former ice hockey coach and former centre who is the head coach of the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL).

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.

On July 13, 2009, Whitfield signed a two-year contract with the Boston Bruins, returning to the team by which he was drafted. 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. On October 21, 2009, Whitfield was recalled and made his debut with Boston against the Nashville Predators. 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.

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. 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.

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. He played one season with Bolzano, before retiring from his playing career.

Coaching career After retiring, Whitfield was named an assistant coach of the Portland Pirates, who were the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Arizona Coyotes at the time. After a year with the Pirates, he moved into the same role with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL).

Whitfield would move back to the AHL after the 2014-15 season, accepting a position with the Providence Bruins as an assistant coach. On July 27, 2026, after ten years with the organization, Whitfield was named the 14th head coach in franchise history, replacing Ryan Mougenel.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 Spokane Chiefs WHL 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Spokane Chiefs WHL 48 8 17 25 26 11 7 6 13 5 1995–96 Spokane Chiefs WHL 72 33 51 84 75 18 8 10 18 10 1996–97 Spokane Chiefs WHL 58 34 42 76 74 9 5 7 12 10 1997–98 Spokane Chiefs WHL 65 38 44 82 97 18 9 10 19 15 1998–99 Portland Pirates AHL 50 10 8 18 20 — — — — — 1998–99 Hampton Roads Admirals ECHL 19 13 12 25 12 4 2 0 2 14 1999–00 Portland Pirates AHL 79 18 35 53 52 3 1 1 2 2 1999–00 Washington Capitals NHL — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0 2000–01 Portland Pirates AHL 19 9 11 20 27 — — — — — 2000–01 Washington Capitals NHL 61 2 4 6 35 5 0 0 0 2 2001–02 Washington Capitals NHL 24 0 1 1 28 — — — — — 2001–02 New York Rangers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2001–02 Portland Pirates AHL 45 14 20 34 24 — — — — — 2002–03 Portland Pirates AHL 64 27 34 61 42 — — — — — 2002–03 Washington Capitals NHL 14 1 1 2 6 6 0 0 0 10 2003–04 Portland Pirates AHL 24 8 7 15 22 — — — — — 2003–04 Washington Capitals NHL 44 6 5 11 14 — — — — — 2004–05 Portland Pirates AHL 67 16 38 54 75 — — — — — 2005–06 St. Louis Blues NHL 30 2 5 7 14 — — — — — 2005–06 Peoria Rivermen AHL 41 19 34 53 18 — — — — — 2006–07 Peoria Rivermen AHL 79 33 45 78 70 — — — — — 2007–08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 80 22 30 52 51 — — — — — 2008–09 Peoria Rivermen AHL 69 20 30 50 37 7 2 1 3 0 2008–09 St. Louis Blues NHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2009–10 Providence Bruins AHL 52 17 26 43 22 — — — — — 2009–10 Boston Bruins NHL 16 0 1 1 7 4 0 0 0 0 2010–11 Providence Bruins AHL 45 18 18 36 42 — — — — — 2011–12 Providence Bruins AHL 50 9 7 16 32 — — — — — 2011–12 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2012–13 Providence Bruins AHL 48 6 6 12 20 11 0 2 2 14 2013–14 HC Bolzano EBEL 54 14 18 32 14 13 2 5 7 4 AHL totals 812 247 349 596 554 21 3 4 7 16 NHL totals 194 11 18 29 104 18 0 0 0 12

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1997 Canada WJC 7 1 0 1 4 Junior totals 7 1 0 1 4

Awards and honours Award Year WHL West First All-Star Team 1997 West Second All-Star Team 1998 AHL All-Star Game 2003, 2013