The Athletic · Oct 19, 2017
Florida coach Boughner says Trocheck has ‘been our best player'
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Vince Trocheck, it seems, was always the forgotten one of the Pittsburgh Four.
• J.T. Miller was the first of four Pittsburgh area players selected in the 2011 NHL Draft and enjoyed the boost of going to the NHL's biggest market in New York.
• Brandon Saad immediately won two Stanley Cups while putting up big numbers in Chicago.
• John Gibson quickly became a standout goaltender in Anaheim.
• Trocheck, meanwhile, took longer to break into the NHL and has dealt with the anonymity of playing in South Florida.
Six years after the draft that changed the face of local Pittsburgh hockey, Trocheck might be the best of the bunch.