Vincent Trocheck #7 of the New York Rangers poses for a photo with his children on the red carpet during 2024 NHL All-Star Thursday at Scotiabank Arena on February 01, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – While the National Hockey League is very much a business that can involve harsh decisions, new contracts and trades that come to fruition in an instant, there’s still a large family aspect to it.
For players like Vincent Trocheck who was recently traded from New York to Utah this summer, he has to consider how a move like that will ultimately impact his family as a husband and father of two.
Roughly a month after the move, Trocheck seems quite pleased with the decision as his son Leo has already found a new youth hockey team and has a new favorite player.
On the most recent episode on ‘Morning Cuppa Hockey’ with Jonny Lazarus and Colby Cohen, Trocheck opened up about his move from the Rangers to the Mammoth.
“It’s been great so far,” Trocheck said. “Right after we got traded Ryan called me and was just such a good dude…he’s willing to do whatever it takes. Anything that me and the family need, he’ll do.”
“We got to see the facilities…I’d never seen anything like it.”
Trocheck talks Ryan Smith, practice facility, & Utah’s family culture:
“Ryan called me and was just such a good dude…he’s willing to do whatever it takes. Anything that me and the family need, he’ll do.”
“We got to see the facilities…I’d never seen anything like it.” pic.twitter.com/VTFU34hNuk
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) July 31, 2026
In addition to a warm family welcome from Smith Entertainment Group and an appreciation for one of the best practice facilities in the National Hockey League, Vincent’s son Leo has also taken a liking to his new home.
Despite a hesitancy to leave his youth team back in New York after Vincent’s name started floating around trade rumors during last season’s deadline, Leo’s found a new team in Utah and is a big fan of one of his dad’s new teammates.
Vincent Trocheck said he has already talked to kids about the possibility of being traded to prepare them. His son, who is 7, had a legendary response, Trocheck said:
“My son was like, ‘Well, I’ll stay because, you know, I have a hockey team here, I didn’t get traded.’ ”
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) March 2, 2026
“He’s good now,” Trocheck said of his son Leo. “He has a team out there. We kind of found a spot that he might be able to go play…He’s such a hockey super fan that every team I’d mention he’d be like, ‘Oh! They have this guy; they have this guy. He’s so sick.'”
“When I told him Utah, he was like over the moon. He was like, ‘Oh! Logan is there.'”
Leo then confirmed that Cooley was his favorite player when asked directly by his dad during the podcast.
“Besides you? Logan.”
The most important part of our conversation with @V_Trocheck was finding out who his son Leo’s favorite player is.
Leo made an appearance and his answer will make @utahmammoth fans happy 🤣
Full show: https://t.co/6qgoenbwHJ pic.twitter.com/esXpmt1pEX
— Jonny Lazarus (@JLazzy23) July 31, 2026
With his family now settled in Utah and both he and his son on new teams, Trocheck will be able to make a huge impact for the Mammoth this season as he plays alongside Leo’s new favorite player.
