Trent Whitfield

Trenton Grant Whitfield (born June 17, 1977) is a Canadian ice hockey centre who currently plays for 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, Trent was assigned to 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.Blues Recall Whitfield from Peoria, St. Louis Blues, (Jan. 15, 2009)
On July 13, 2009, Whitfield signed a two-year contract with the Boston Bruins, returning to the team in 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 totaled 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 tore his Achilles tendon and would likely miss the entirety of the 2010–11 season.. Whitefield recorved 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 official team picture, and later awarded a Stanley Cup ring. However, Since he only played in the minors so his name could not be included on the Stanley Cup.
On July 1, 2011, Whitfield signed a two-year contract with the Boston Bruins of the NHL. {http://www.nesn.com/2011/07/bruins-sign-forward-trent-whitfield-goalie-anton-khudobin-to-two-year-contracts.html ==Awards==
*1996–97 WHL West First All-Star Team
*1997–98 WHL West Second All-Star Team
== Career statistics ==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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 		- 	- 	- 	- 	-
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		714 	232 	336 	586 	502 		10 	3 	2 	5 	2
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		193 	11 	18 	29 	104 		18 	0 	0 	0 	12
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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