Scott Young (ice hockey)

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Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Height
Weight		 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Pro Clubs Hartford Whalers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Quebec Nordiques
Colorado Avalanche
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
St. Louis Blues
Dallas Stars
Nationality Flag of United States United States
Born October 1, 1967,
Clinton, MA, USA
NHL Draft 11th overall, 1986
Hartford Whalers
Pro Career 1988 – 2006

Scott Young (born 1 October 1967 in Clinton, Massachusetts) is a retired American professional ice hockey right winger.

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[edit] Playing career

Young gained attention as a star hockey player while still in high school. He played his prep school hockey at St. Mark's School in Southboro Ma, Playing with linemates such as Doug Brown, Greg Brown, Brian Busconi, and Greg Cappello. His play allowed him to play with the United States in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship in 1985, the beginning of a long international career representing the United States. Following the championship Young went to play for the Boston University Terriers. He played there 2 years, winning rookie of the year honors in 1986. Young was also drafted by the Hartford Whalers in the 1st round, 11th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft while still in college.

For the 1987-1988 season Young spent the majority of the season with the U.S. National team. In addition to playing on the national team Young played in the 1988 Winter Olympics and made his debut with the Whalers, playing in 7 games. The following season he played full time with the Whalers, scoring 59 points in 79 games. Young played one more full season with the Whalers and played half of the 1990-1991 season with the Whalers before being traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Young helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 1991. For the 1991-1992 season Young spent the majority of the year playing in Italy in addition to a brief stint with the U.S. National Team and representing the U.S. in the 1992 Winter Olympics. Prior to 1992-1993 season Young returned to the NHL and was traded by the Penguins to the Quebec Nordiques. He played 3 seasons with the Nordiques and remained on the team when they moved to Colorado and became the Colorado Avalanche. He played 2 season with the Avalanche and won his second Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 1996. Prior to the 1997-1998 season Young was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and played one season with the Ducks. The next offseason Young signed with the St. Louis Blues. In his first stint with the Blues he played 4 seasons, enjoying the best season of his NHL career during the 2000-2001 season, scoring 73 points and scoring 40 goals, both career highs and the only time Young eclipsed 40 goals in a season. Young also represented the U.S. once again in the 2002 Winter Olympics. Prior to the 2002-2003 season Young signed with the Dallas Stars and played 2 years with them. Following the cancelled 2004-2005 season Young rejoined the Blues for the 2005-2006 campaign. While the Blues finished last in the league that year, Young proved that he was still a strong hockey player, leading the team with 49 points. Following the season Young retired from hockey. Young finished his career with 1181 career NHL games, 342 goals and 414 assists for 756 points.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular Season

    Regular season  
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM
1987-1988 Hartford Whalers NHL 7 0 0 0 2
1988-1989 Hartford Whalers NHL 76 19 40 59 27
1989-1990 Hartford Whalers NHL 80 24 40 64 47
1990-1991 Hartford-Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 77 17 25 42 41
1992-1993 Quebec Nordiques NHL 82 30 30 60 20
1993-1994 Quebec Nordiques NHL 76 26 25 51 14
1994-1995 Quebec Nordiques NHL 48 18 21 39 14
1995-1996 Colorado Avalanche NHL 81 21 39 60 50
1996-1997 Colorado Avalanche NHL 72 18 19 37 14
1997-1998 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 73 13 20 33 22
1998-1999 St. Louis Blues NHL 75 24 28 52 27
1999-2000 St. Louis Blues NHL 75 24 15 39 18
2000-2001 St. Louis Blues NHL 81 40 33 73 30
2001-2002 St. Louis Blues NHL 67 19 21 40 26
2002-2003 Dallas Stars NHL 79 23 19 42 30
2003-2004 Dallas Stars NHL 53 8 8 16 14
2005-2006 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 18 31 49 52
17 Years Totals NHL 1181 342 414 756 448

[edit] International play

Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM
1985 USA WJC 7 1 2 3 4
1986 USA WJC 7 1 3 4 8
1987 USA WJC 7 7 2 9 2
1987-1988 USA Nat. Team 56 11 47 58 31
1988 USA OLY 6 2 6 8 4
1991-1992 USA Nat. Team 10 2 4 6 21
1992 USA OLY 8 2 1 3 2
1994 USA WC 8 3 1 4 4
1996 USA W-Cup 7 2 2 4 4
2002 USA OLY 6 4 0 4 2
WJC Totals 21 9 7 16 14
Nat. Team Totals 66 13 51 64 52
Olympic Totals 20 8 7 15 8
International Totals 122 35 68 103 82

[edit] Awards

1986: Hockey East Rookie of the Year

1987: World Junior Chamionship All-Star Team

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice Hockey
Silver 2002 Salt Lake City Ice Hockey

[edit] External links

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