Jim Troy (ice hockey)
Jim Troy | |
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Born | Boston, MA, USA | January 21, 1953
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
Position | Forward |
Shot | Right |
Played for | WHA New England Whalers Edmonton Oilers AHL Rhode Island Reds New Haven Nighthawks Philadelphia Firebirds NAHL Beauce Jaros Erie Blades Binghamton Dusters ACHL Cape Cod Buccaneers |
NHL Draft | Undrafted |
Playing career | 1975–1982 |
Jim Troy (born January 21, 1953) is a retired American professional ice hockey player and coach.
Over three seasons, from 1975 to 1978, Troy played 68 regular season games in the World Hockey Association with the New England Whalers and Edmonton Oilers.
Troy was hired by Vince McMahon to be the head coach and general manager of the Cape Cod Buccaneers for their inaugural season 1981-82 season in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League.[1] In their only season in the ACHL, the Buccaneers went 17-21-1.