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Bryan Trottier one of eight coaches in new 3-on-3 hockey league

Former New York Islander and hockey Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier is honored before a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Nassau Coliseum on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. Credit: Jim McIsaac

Bryan Trottier’s last coaching tenure in the NHL, as a Buffalo Sabres assistant, ended in 2015 and the Islanders’ Hall of Famer wasn’t necessarily looking to get back behind the bench.

Until Craig Patrick, his former general manager with the Pittsburgh Penguins, helped convince him otherwise.

So, on Wednesday, Trottier was announced as one of the eight coaches for 3ICE, a new, three-on-three league planning to make its debut in June, 2021.