The Ducks have acquired defenseman Jacob Trouba from the New York Rangers for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a 2025 fourth-round choose. New York will obtain the later of Anaheim’s personal fourth-round choice within the 2025 NHL Draft or the conditional fourth-round choose acquired by Anaheim from Detroit within the Robby Fabbri commerce July 3, 2024 (the sooner of Detroit’s personal 2025 fourth-round choose or Boston’s fourth-round choose in 2025 acquired by Detroit).
Trouba, 30 (2/26/94), has earned 73-242=315 factors with a +53 score and 626 penalty minutes (PIM) in 772 profession video games with the New York Rangers (2019-24) and Winnipeg Jets (2013-19). He has averaged 22:20 common time on ice per sport all through his 12 NHL seasons. Since coming into the league in 2013, Trouba ranks second amongst all NHL skaters in blocked pictures (1,654) and tenth amongst all league defensemen in hits (1,578).
“Jacob is a extremely revered participant on this league whose character and management qualities on and off the ice are second to none,” mentioned Ducks General Manager Pat Verbeek. “We consider Jacob has many extra years on this league and hope he’s a giant a part of our future success. It’s uncommon you’ll be able to purchase a participant with Jacob’s expertise, stature and talent. On the ice he competes each shift, leads by instance and is a presence on the blue line each night time.”
The 6-3, 212- pound blueliner has served because the Rangers captain every of the final three seasons, incomes six assists (0-6=6) and 22 PIM in 24 video games with the membership this season. At the time of the acquisition, Trouba led the Rangers in blocked pictures (68), shorthanded time on ice per sport (3:03) and whole shorthanded time on ice (73:22).
Trouba was named the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award winner in 2023-24, introduced yearly to the participant who exemplifies nice management qualities to his staff, on and off the ice, and who performs a number one position in his neighborhood rising the sport of hockey. Trouba and his spouse, Dr. Kelly Tyson-Trouba, based The Trouba Creative Expressions Arts Program, which affords artwork companies to adults with epilepsy and seizures by means of the Epilepsy Foundation of Metropolitan New York. Through this system, Trouba creates art work, which he auctions off, by carrying his hockey gear lined in paint and hanging a canvas. He was additionally named the Rangers nominee for the 2023-24 King Clancy Memorial Trophy, given to the participant who finest exemplifies management qualities on and off the ice and has made a noteworthy humanitarian contribution in his neighborhood.
Originally chosen by Winnipeg within the first spherical (ninth total) of the 2012 NHL Draft, Trouba set a single-season career-high 8-42=50 factors in 2018-19 with the Jets and scored a private finest 11 targets in 2021-22 with the Rangers. The Rochester, Mich. native helped Team USA to gold medals on the 2013 World Junior Championship, and back-to-back Under-18 World Championships in 2011 and 2012. He additionally helped Team USA to a bronze medal on the 2013 World Championship.
Vaakanainen, 25 (1/1/99), has recorded 1-24=25 factors in 141 profession NHL video games with Anaheim (2022-24) and Boston (2018-22). He appeared in 5 video games with the Ducks this season, incomes one help (0-1=1).
The 6-2, 200-pound defenseman was acquired from Boston with John Moore, 2022 first-round, 2023 second-round and 2024 second-round choices within the NHL Draft for Hampus Lindholm and Kodie Curran, March 19, 2022.
A local of Joensuu, Finland, Vaakanainen represented Finland at three consecutive World Junior Championships, together with 2017, 2018 and 2019, profitable gold in 2019. He additionally helped Finland to medals on the 2016 World U-18 Championship (gold) and 2017 World U-18 Championship (silver).
