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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Trevor Letowski.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| played_for = '''[[National Hockey League|NHL]]''' [[Phoenix Coyotes]] [[Vancouver Canucks]] [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] [[Carolina Hurricanes]] '''[[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]''' [[Barys Astana]]
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right Wing]]
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 180
| ntl_team = CAN
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|4|5|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Thunder Bay, Ontario]], [[Canada]]
| draft = 174th overall
| draft_year = 1996
| draft_team = [[Phoenix Coyotes]]
| career_start = 1997
| career_end = 2010
}}

'''Trevor Letowski''' (born April 5, 1977) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[ice hockey]] coach and former professional player. Letowski played in the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] with the [[Phoenix Coyotes]], [[Vancouver Canucks]], [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] and the [[Carolina Hurricanes]]. Letowski was the head coach of the OHL's [[Sarnia Sting]] until after the 2014-15 season. Letowski is currently the assistant coach of the [[Windsor Spitfires]].

==Career==
Letowski began his career playing junior hockey for the [[Sarnia Sting]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]]. Letowski was drafted in the seventh round, 174th overall by the [[Phoenix Coyotes]] in the [[1996 NHL Entry Draft]]. The Sting named him Rookie of the Year for the 1994–95 season. Letowski won a gold medal with [[Canadian national men's hockey team|Team Canada]] at the [[Ice Hockey World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] in Switzerland in 1997. A banner depicting his number 17 in Canadian national team colours hangs at the [[RBC Centre (Sarnia)|RBC Centre]] in [[Sarnia]], [[Ontario]], where the Sting play.

After his third and final season with the Sting, he spent the 1997–98 season with the [[Springfield Falcons]], Phoenix's [[American Hockey League]] affiliate. Letowski made his NHL debut in [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]] and became a regular in the Coyotes lineup, playing two full seasons. Midway through the [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]] season on December 28, 2001, Letowski was traded by the Coyotes, along with [[Todd Warriner]] and [[Tyler Bouck]], to the [[Vancouver Canucks]] for [[Drake Berehowsky]] and [[Denis Pederson]].

He was signed by the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] as a free agent on July 3, 2003,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://assets.espn.go.com/nhl/news/2003/0703/1576515.html|title=Jackets sign Marchant, Letowski | publisher =ESPN.com | date = 2003-07-03 | accessdate = 2009-02-12}}</ref> and played two seasons there split by a term in Switzerland with [[HC Fribourg-Gottéron]] of the Swiss [[National League A|Nationalliga A]] during the [[2004–05 NHL lockout]]. Letowski joined the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] as a free agent on July 6, 2006 and played there for two seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2511199|title=Hurricanes sign Blue Jacket's Letowski | publisher =ESPN.com | date = 2006-07-06 | accessdate = 2009-02-12}}</ref>

During a game against the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] on October 14, 2006, Letowski was hit by the Penguins' [[Colby Armstrong]] following a pass in the Penguins' zone. Letowski was knocked unconscious and removed from the ice on a stretcher. There was no penalty on the play.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=Aop6dFDmoxAiYM6TjUXuScB7vLYF?slug=ap-hurricanes-letowskihurt&prov=ap&type=lgns |title=Hurricanes' Letowski hurt | publisher =sports.yahoo.com | date = 2006-10-14 | accessdate = 2008-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2625924|title=Canes forward Letowski knocked out, carried off ice | publisher =ESPN.com | date = 2006-10-14 | accessdate = 2009-02-12}}</ref>

He joined Barys Astana as a free agent on August 3, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allhockey.ru/news/34130/&usg=ALkJrhgnGz-GxnSkUtYzTytt8v8U1JFOEw|title=Letowski signs with Astana | publisher = allhockey.ru | language=Russian | date = 2008-08-03 | accessdate = 2009-02-12}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the [[2009–10 KHL season|2009–10]] season, his second year with Astana, Letowski announced his retirement.

Letwoski returned to where he began his career with the Sting, taking up an assistant coaching role on April 17, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2537409|title=Sting welcome Letowski home | work=[[The Observer]]| date = 2010-04-17 | accessdate = 2010-04-18}}</ref> He was promoted to head coach on June 14, 2013.

On July 9, 2015, Trevor Letowski was hired by the [[Windsor Spitfires]] and was designated as their assistant coach, and previous assistant coach, Bob Jones, was hired by the [[Oshawa Generals]].

==Career statistics==

===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:75%"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[1994–95 OHL season|1994–95]]
| [[Sarnia Sting]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
| 66
| 22
| 19
| 41
| 33
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 9
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1995–96 OHL season|1995–96]]
| Sarnia Sting
| OHL
| 66
| 36
| 63
| 99
| 66
| 10
| 9
| 5
| 14
| 10
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[1996–97 OHL season|1996–97]]
| Sarnia Sting
| OHL
| 55
| 35
| 73
| 108
| 51
| 12
| 9
| 12
| 21
| 20
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997–98 AHL season|1997–98]]
| [[Springfield Falcons]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 75
| 11
| 20
| 31
| 26
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]]
| [[Phoenix Coyotes]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[1998–99 AHL season|1998–99]]
| Springfield Falcons
| AHL
| 67
| 32
| 35
| 67
| 46
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1999–2000 NHL season|1999–00]]
| Phoenix Coyotes
| NHL
| 82
| 19
| 20
| 39
| 20
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 4
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| Phoenix Coyotes
| NHL
| 77
| 7
| 15
| 22
| 32
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2001–02 NHL season|2001–02]]
| Phoenix Coyotes
| NHL
| 33
| 2
| 6
| 8
| 4
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2001–02
| [[Vancouver Canucks]]
| NHL
| 42
| 7
| 10
| 17
| 15
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 8
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2002–03 NHL season|2002–03]]
| Vancouver Canucks
| NHL
| 78
| 11
| 14
| 25
| 36
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]
| NHL
| 73
| 15
| 17
| 32
| 16
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
| 2004–05
| [[HC Fribourg-Gottéron]]
| [[National League A|NLA]]
| 9
| 5
| 4
| 9
| 6
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005–06 NHL season|2005–06]]
| Columbus Blue Jackets
| NHL
| 81
| 10
| 18
| 28
| 36
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2006–07 NHL season|2006–07]]
| [[Carolina Hurricanes]]
| NHL
| 61
| 2
| 6
| 8
| 18
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08]]
| Carolina Hurricanes
| NHL
| 75
| 9
| 9
| 18
| 30
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[2008–09 KHL season|2008–09]]
| [[Barys Astana]]
| [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]]
| 37
| 7
| 7
| 14
| 30
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009–10 KHL season|2009–10]]
| Barys Astana
| KHL
| 54
| 3
| 10
| 13
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 616
! 84
! 117
! 201
! 209
! 17
! 1
! 3
! 4
! 12
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | KHL totals
! 91
! 10
! 17
! 27
! 54
! 6
! 1
! 0
! 1
! 2
|}
{{MedalTableTop}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ih|CAN}} }}
{{MedalSport | [[Ice hockey]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IIHF World U20 Championship|World Junior Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1997 Geneva]] | }}
{{MedalBottom
}}

===International===
{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" width=40%
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Comp
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|- ALIGN="center"
| [[1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1997]]
| [[Canada men's national ice hockey team|Canada]]
| [[IIHF World U20 Championship|WJC]]
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 4
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]]
| Canada
| [[Ice Hockey World Championships|WC]]
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 6
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Junior int'l totals
! 7
! 2
! 1
! 3
! 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Senior int'l totals
! 9
! 0
! 2
! 2
! 6
|}

==Coaching career==
Letowski began the [[2010-11 OHL season]] as an assistant coach of the [[Sarnia Sting]], however, on February 6, 2011, [[Dave MacQueen]] was fired as head coach and GM and Letowski took over serving as interim head coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sarniasting.com/article/sting-relieve-dave-macqueen-of-duties|title=Sting relieve Dave MacQueen of duties | publisher =''[[Sarnia Sting]] web site''| date = 2011-02-06 | accessdate = 2011-02-06}}</ref> In 18 games as the head coach, the Sting went 7-10-1, as they missed the playoffs for the second straight season.

==Coaching record==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="6"|[[Regular season]] !! colspan="1"|[[Post season]]
|-
! G !! W !! L !! OTL !! Pts !!Finish !! Result
|-
![[Sarnia Sting|SAR]]||[[2010–11 OHL season|2010–11]]
|18||7||10||1||(57)||4th in West||Missed playoffs
|}

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
*{{hockeydb|24125}}

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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Barys Astana players]]
[[Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers]]
[[Category:Carolina Hurricanes players]]
[[Category:Columbus Blue Jackets players]]
[[Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Thunder Bay]]
[[Category:Nationalliga A players]]
[[Category:Arizona Coyotes draft picks]]
[[Category:Phoenix Coyotes players]]
[[Category:Sarnia Sting players]]
[[Category:Springfield Falcons players]]
[[Category:Vancouver Canucks players]]

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