Jacob Trouba

Jacob Trouba
Trouba with the New York Rangers in November 2019
Born (1994-02-26) February 26, 1994 (age 30)
Rochester, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
none team
Former teams
New York Rangers
Winnipeg Jets
National team  United States
NHL draft 9th overall, 2012
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 2013–present

Jacob Ryan Trouba (born February 26, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and visual artist. He serves as captain of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Trouba was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round, ninth overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Trouba played the first six years of his career in Winnipeg before he was traded to the Rangers in 2019.

He was named the 29th Rangers captain in 2022 ahead of the 2022–23 season, a role which had been vacant since 2018 when Ryan McDonagh was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning.