John Tripp (ice hockey)

John Tripp (born May 4, 1977) is a Canadian-born German professional ice hockey coach and former player. He served as head coach at Braehead Clan until March 2018.

John Tripp
Born (1977-05-04) May 4, 1977
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Los Angeles Kings
Adler Mannheim
ERC Ingolstadt
Hamburg Freezers
Hannover Scorpions
Kölner Haie
National team  Germany
NHL Draft 77th overall, 1995
Colorado Avalanche
42nd overall, 1997
Calgary Flames
Playing career 1997–2016

Tripp played 43 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings,[1] before continuing his career in Germany.

Playing career

Tripp was originally drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the third round, 77th overall, in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He re-entered the draft two years later and was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the second round, 42nd overall. Despite being drafted by two different teams, both times fairly high in the draft selection, he would not see NHL level playing time until the 2002–03 season when he played nine games for the New York Rangers. The next season, 2003–04, Tripp played 34 games for the Los Angeles Kings.

In 2004, during the NHL lockout, Tripp moved to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany for Adler Mannheim. In 2006, he moved to ERC Ingolstadt before heading to the Hamburg Freezers in 2007. In this time Tripp was able to obtain German citizenship and represent Germany internationally.[2]

After three seasons with the Freezers, Tripp left and signed an initial try-out contract with fellow German based club, the Hannover Scorpions on September 22, 2010.[3] After three weeks John was released by the Scorpions but immediately signed a one-year contract for the remainder of the 2010–11 season with Kölner Haie on October 19, 2010.[4] He then remained with the Haie team through the 2014-15 season, serving as team captain between 2011 and 2015.

Tripp played 11 seasons in the top flight DEL, before signing a one-year contract with second tier based, Eispiraten Crimmitschau of the DEL2 on September 8, 2015.[5]

International play

Tripp won 110 caps for the German national team between 2006 and 2014, scoring 28 goals and assisting on 15 more.[6] He played in the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver[7] and six World Championships, helping Germany to a semifinal appearance in 2010, the team's greatest success since winning bronze at the 1976 Olympics.[8]

Coaching career

On December 27, 2016, he accepted his first head coaching job at Eispiraten Crimmitschau of the German DEL2.[9] His team had to go into the relegation round, where they overcame Rosenheim which allowed the Crimmitschau club to remain in the league. Tripp and the team parted ways after the conclusion of the 2016-17 season.[10]

In May 2017, Tripp agreed a deal to become the new head coach of Braehead Clan in the UK's EIHL.[11] He guided the Clan to a ninth-place finish in the regular season, his tenure ended in late March 2018.[12] Tripp returned to his native Canada and started the Kingston Hockey Academy.[13]

Media career

Since January 2016, Tripp has been serving as co-host and analyst of CHL Centre Ice,[14] a show dedicated to the Champions Hockey League (CHL), and as color commentator of CHL games.[15] He was a member of the TSN broadcast crew at the 2017 IIHF World Championships.[16]

Personal life

He has been friends since his childhood with Jayna Hefford; both went to the same school.[17][18]

Tripp's maternal grandparents immigrated from Germany to Canada in 1953. His nickname is Hans, after his German grandfather. Tripp is married to Taryn Turnbull, a former basketball player at Tulane University and in the German second division.[19] His brother-in-law, Stuart Turnbull, played professional basketball in Germany.[20]

A cancer survivor himself, he founded Tripp Charity to raise money and awareness for children battling cancer.[21]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1994–95 Oshawa Generals OHL 586111753 70114
1995–96 Oshawa Generals OHL 5613142795 511213
1996–97 Oshawa Generals OHL 59282048126 1816102642
1997–98 Roanoke Express ECHL 902222 —————
1997–98 Saint John Flames AHL 611111266 20110
1998–99 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 720212 —————
1998–99 Saint John Flames AHL 200010 —————
1999–00 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 3813112464 —————
1999–00 Saint John Flames AHL 29871538 30002
2000–01 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 36191433110 —————
2000–01 Houston Aeros IHL 1506614 —————
2000–01 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 1201131 —————
2000–01 Hershey Bears AHL 50110 —————
2001–02 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 49252752114 —————
2001–02 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 23491322 1042617
2002–03 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 5729215068 20002
2002–03 New York Rangers NHL 91232 —————
2003–04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 24871533 —————
2003–04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 3415633 —————
2004–05 Adler Mannheim DEL 4491625136 1423554
2005–06 Adler Mannheim DEL 5115173282 —————
2006–07 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 3915193494 623522
2007–08 Hamburg Freezers DEL 5015203593 703312
2008–09 Hamburg Freezers DEL 449112052 933610
2009–10 Hamburg Freezers DEL 5316173399 —————
2010–11 Hannover Scorpions DEL 63146 —————
2010–11 Kölner Haie DEL 3711142536 511210
2011–12 Kölner Haie DEL 5214163045 613420
2012–13 Kölner Haie DEL 5217203762 1235816
2013–14 Kölner Haie DEL 4512102255 161348
2014–15 Kölner Haie DEL 48961575 —————
2015–16 Eispiraten Crimmitschau DEL2 4218224065 30004
DEL totals 521145167312835 75132437152
NHL totals 4327935 —————

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2007 Germany WC 9th 6 1 2 3 2
2008 Germany WC 10th 6 0 1 1 0
2010 Germany OG 11th 4 1 0 1 2
2010 Germany WC 4th 9 0 0 0 6
2011 Germany WC 7th 7 3 1 4 4
2012 Germany WC 12th 7 1 0 1 2
2013 Germany WC 9th 7 1 1 2 2
Senior totals 46 7 5 12 18

References
  1. "John Tripp Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  2. "Tripp making his mark in Germany". Rawstory.com. 2008-12-05. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  3. "John Tripp is tested for three weeks" (in German). Hannover Scorpions. 2010-09-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  4. "John Tripp reinforces the Sharks" (in German). Kölner Haie. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
  5. "Eispiraten undertake John Tripp" (in German). Eispiraten Crimmitschau. 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  6. "John Tripp beendet Nationalmannschaftskarriere - sportal.de". www.sportal.de. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  7. "Back home again — with the enemy". vancouversun.com. 2001-11-24. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  8. "Sensation bei Heim-WM – Deutschland im Halbfinale". Welt Online. 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  9. "John Tripp übernimmt Traineramt bei den Eispiraten". Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  10. KG, Chemnitzer Verlag und Druck GmbH & Co. "Eispiraten hoffen auf ihren Wunschkandidaten". freiepresse.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  11. https://eliteleague.co.uk/tripp-announced-as-new-braehead-coach/%5B%5D
  12. "NEWS: Clan part company with John Tripp". Braehead Clan | Official Website. Archived from the original on 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  13. "About John – Kingston Hockey Academy". Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  14. Champions Hockey League (2016-01-20), CHL Centre Ice: Semi-Finals 2nd leg with John Tripp, retrieved 2016-10-29
  15. "John Tripp on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  16. "Phillip Arens on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
  17. "Kingston-born forward will play against Team Canada at Olympics". thewig.com. 2009-12-05. Archived from the original on 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  18. "Olympic journey proving quite the Tripp". thewhig.com. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  19. nurun.com. "Taking another shot". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  20. nurun.com. "Stu Turnbull: 'Playing basketball as a job -- n..." The Kingston Whig-Standard. Archived from the original on 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  21. alan-parker. "Germany's Canadian Hockey Hero". Nosey Parker. Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
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