Professional Hockey Player, Olympic Gold Medalist. For eleven seasons (1928 to 1939), he played at the position of Left Wing in the National Hockey League (or NHL) with the Montreal Maroons and the Detroit Red Wings. Born David Thomas Trottier in Pembroke, Ontario, he attended St. Michael's College School in Toronto, and played junior hockey with the school's team, the St. Michael's Majors in the Ontario Hockey Association Juniors (or OHAJr) for two years (1923 to 1925). His best season with the St. Michael's Majors was in 1923 to 1924, when he scored 13 goals and added two assists in six games. With St. Michael's Majors his total record includes playing in 24 games, 20 goals, 9 assists, and 29 points. He then attended the University of Toronto and played senior hockey with the school's team, the Toronto Varsity Grads in the Ontario Hockey Association Seniors (or OHAsr) for three years (1925 to 1928). His best season with the Toronto Varsity Grads was from 1927 to 1928 when he scored 33 goals and had 10 assists with a total of 43 points in 12 games. With the Toronto Varsity Grads his total record includes playing in 23 games played, 46 goals, 18 assists, and 7 penalties in minutes. With the Toronto Varsity Grads, he also appeared in Exhibition games and won an Allan Cup. The Toronto Varsity Grads were also chosen to be the Canada Men's national ice team and later participated at the 1928 Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The team was guided by the legendary Coach Conn Smythe and besides Trottier, also included the players John Primeau, Frank Sullivan, Joseph Sullivan, Charles Delahaye, Franklyn Fisher, Louis Hudson, John Porter, Norbert Mueller, Herbert Plaxton, Hugh Plaxton, and Roger Plaxton. Trottier who was considered a speedy player scored 12 goals and set up three others in the short three-game tournament. The team was awarded the gold medal for team competition and came back to Canada as heroes. After returning home to Canada, he was acquired by the National Hockey League for $10,000 and went onto play ten seasons with the Montreal Maroons. With the Montreal Maroons, he became a top scorer and was considered a great checking forward from 1931 to 1932. He also played in the Stanley Cup Championship in 1935 and in the National Hockey All-Star Game in 1937, which earned him a spot on the Howie Morenz Memorial Game also in 1937. From 1938 to 1939, he played his final season in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings. His total National Hockey League career consists of 446 games played, 121 goals, 113 assists, 234 points, and 517 penalties in minutes. He lastly played in 10 games with the Pittsburgh Hornets of the International American Hockey League (or IAHL) for one season (1938 to 1939) before retiring. Following his retirement, he took a job as an oilman working for the McColl-Frontenac oil firm in Detroit, Michigan. He later settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and took a position as the President of the Nova Scotia Football League. On November 14, 1956, he passed away suddenly while watching a hockey game on television. He was only 50 years old.