Barry Trotz

Barry Trotz (born July 15, 1962) is a Canadian ice hockey executive, former player and coach. He is the general manager of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL), and has held the position since 2023. Prior to that, he served as an advisor to General Manager David Poile. Trotz is expected to announce that he will be stepping down as general manager, but will remain in the position until the club appoints a successor. This announcement is expected to come on or after February 2, 2026. He is the former head coach of the Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals, and New York Islanders. Trotz is known for his defensive-minded coaching style and is currently ranked fourth all-time in NHL coaching wins, behind only Scotty Bowman, Joel Quenneville & Paul Maurice. He is often referred to by fans and players as "Trotzy".

He was previously the coach of the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Baltimore Skipjacks and Portland Pirates, with whom he won an AHL championship in 1994. That same year, he won the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award, which is awarded to the outstanding coach in the AHL as voted upon by the AHL Broadcasters and Writers. On February 20, 2013, Lindy Ruff was fired by the Buffalo Sabres, making Trotz the longest-tenured head coach in the NHL. He was also the second-longest tenured coach in the four major North American professional leagues, behind only Gregg Popovich of the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs. On April 14, 2014, the Predators announced Trotz would not return for his 16th season as head coach. On May 26, 2014, Trotz was announced as the new head coach of the Capitals. On June 7, 2018, Trotz won his first Stanley Cup as the head coach, with the Capitals defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in five games, for the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship. On June 21, 2018, Trotz was announced as the new head coach of the Islanders. The Islanders let him go at the end of the 2021–22 season, when the team missed the playoffs.