Vincent Trocheck Parents

Last Modified Feb 6, 2025 07:33 GMT
Vincent Trocheck Parents
Vincent Trocheck (Getty)

Vincent Trocheck is an American ice hockey player for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was born on July 11, 1993, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and played minor hockey for the Pittsburgh Hornets until he was 13, after which he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he began playing with the Detroit Little Caesars. He was a two-time national champion and two-time league-leading scorer during his tenure with them while progressing through multiple levels.

Fast forward to 2011, he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the third round of the NHL Entry Draft and began his professional career with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2013-14. In between this, he displayed his skills in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Saginaw Spirit and Plymouth Whalers. His time in the OHL was memorable as he collected major honors like the Red Tilson Trophy, and Eddie Powers Trophy and earned a First All-Star Team selection (all in 2013). This set the base for his successful NHL career which has seen him earn two All-Star Game nominations while claiming the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award with the New York Rangers in 2024.

Who are Vincent Trockeck’s parents?

Vincent Trocheck was born to Vincent Trocheck Sr. and Rita Trocheck on July 11, 1993, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Vincent Trocheck once expressed his love towards his family by stating in an interview with the NHL:

“I grew up in a really big Italian family. My mom has two brothers and a sister, and they all had at least three kids. My grandmother has eight brothers and sisters, and then they all had a bunch of kids, too. My grandma and her sisters are all really close, so we’d have these huge dinners with the whole family. Everybody would come. That was how I grew up. It was just normal for me to have everybody around all of the time.”

Moreover, he has Italian roots through his grandmother who hails from Calabria, a region located in Southwest Italy, as per NHL.com.

He also stated that he wants to pass his family values to his kids and has also invited his teammates to his grandmother's place for dinner and her specialties, including chicken parm, rigatoni, arancini, meatballs, linguine with shrimp and scallops, chicken cutlets and braciola.

Vincent Trockeck’s father

Vincent Trocheck Sr. is a talented jazz musician who plays the alto saxophone. He earned a scholarship to the University of Miami, as per Hockey Writers.

Vincent Trockeck’s mother

Rita Trocheck is Vincent's mother. But not much information is known about her.

What nationality are Vincent Trockeck’s parents?

Vincent Trocheck's parents are American citizens. Notably, they used to live in Italy before shifting to the States where Trocheck was born.

FAQs on Vincent Trocheck Parents

A. Vincent Trocheck's parents are Vincent Trocheck Sr. and Rita Trocheck.

A. The Trocheck family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1891 and 1920. The most Trocheck families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there were 8 Trocheck families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 57% of all the recorded Trocheck's in the USA.

A. Vincent Trocheck is an American national who has Italian roots through his grandmother.

A. Vincent Trocheck was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to parents Rita and Vincent Trocheck Sr.
 A. Vincent Trocheck grew up in Pittsburgh playing for the Pittsburgh Hornets amateur organization until he was 13 years old after which he moved with his family to Detroit, Michigan. 

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