Jacob Trouba was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round, ninth overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
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Jacob Trouba was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round, ninth overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
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Jacob Trouba played the first six years of his career in Winnipeg before he was traded to the Rangers in 2019.
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Jacob Trouba later played two seasons with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in the United States Hockey League and at several international tournaments.
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Jacob Trouba was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round, ninth overall of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
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Jacob Trouba was named first team All-CCHA and an All-CCHA Rookie.
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Jacob Trouba was named as the team's Most Valuable Player and Best Defenseman.
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Jacob Trouba was the only freshman on the All-American team as well as being the first freshman in the history of the University of Michigan hockey to be named a First Team All-American.
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Jacob Trouba added an assist in the game and was named the game's first star.
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Jacob Trouba failed to score as many as 40 points in any of his first three seasons with the team.
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Jacob Trouba tied a career-high in points, and he became the first defenseman to register three points in a Rangers debut.
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Jacob Trouba becomes the 12th defenseman in team history to be named captain and the fourth consecutive U S -born player to wear the "C" on his sweater after Chris Drury, Ryan Callahan and McDonagh .
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Jacob Trouba had served as an alternate captain the previous two years while being lauded for his leadership abilities by both his first Rangers coach, David Quinn, and his successor, Gerard Gallant.
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Jacob Trouba represented his country at two World Under-18 Championships, one World Junior Championships and at one World Senior Championship.
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In 2011 and 2012, Trouba captured gold medals with the U S at the World Under-18 Championships.
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Jacob Trouba was the youngest player on the American team at the 2012 World Junior Championship.
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At the World Junior Championship in 2013, Jacob Trouba was named the tournament's top defenseman and earned a spot on the All-Star Team.
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Jacob Trouba's father John is a marketing executive, and his mother Kristy Jacob Trouba is in the medical billing field.
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