Bryan John Trottier (born July 17, 1956) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins. He won four Stanley Cups with the Islanders, two with the Penguins and one as an assistant coach with the Colorado Avalanche. He holds the NHL record for points in a single period with six (four goals and two assists) in the second period against the Rangers on December 23, 1978.[citation needed] He is also one of only eight NHL players with multiple five-goal games.[citation needed] On August 4, 2014, Trottier was announced as an assistant coach for the Buffalo Sabres.[2] In 2017 Trottier was named one of the ‘100 Greatest NHL Players‘ in…