Marco Scandella

Marco Scandella
Born (1990-02-23) February 23, 1990
Montreal, QC, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team Minnesota Wild
NHL Draft 55th overall, 2008
Minnesota Wild
Playing career 2009–present

Scandella at the 2010 World Junior Championship
Medal record
Competitor for Canada Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2010 Saskatchewan
World U18 Championships
2008 Kazan

Marco Scandella (born February 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for the Val d'Or Foreurs prior to being selected by the Wild in the second round, 55th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Amateur

Scandella began his junior career with the Val d'Or Foreurs of the QMJHL. He represented Canada internationally for the first time at the 2008 World Under-18 Championships, helping his country to a gold medal and recording one goal and one assist in seven games.[1] He also represented Canada at the 2010 World Junior Championships, helping the team to a silver medal and recording one goal and two assists in six games.[1] Shortly after returning from the tournament, Scandella was suspended for 15 games by the QMJHL for elbowing Alexandre Durette of the Rimouski Océanic in the head.[2]

Professional

Scandella made his NHL debut for the Minnesota Wild on November 12, 2010, against the Florida Panthers.[3] He scored his first career NHL goal during the first game of the 2011–12 season against Steve Mason of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Scandella began his breakout year in the 2013–14 season, skating in 76 games with the Wild and playing the majority of his minutes on the second defensive pairing with close friend Jared Spurgeon. He scored three goals and added 14 assists for 17 points over the course of the season.

There were high expectations for Scandella entering the 2014–15 season. He immediately made an impact, going on a scoring streak and surpassing his career totals of goals scored. He scored the overtime winners against the Winnipeg Jets and Dallas Stars on November 14 and November 29, and on the latter date, November 29, signed a five-year, $20 million contract extension with Minnesota.[4] Scandella was later fined $2,755.38 for an illegal check to the head of the St. Louis Blues' T. J. Oshie on December 1, and nine days later, he was suspended a further two games for the same infraction against the New York Islanders' Brock Nelson.

Personal life

Scandella is the nephew of former NHLer Sergio Momesso.[5] Marco's older brother, Giulio Scandella, plays for the Italian national team, with whom he appeared at the 2006 Winter Olympics; Giulio also plays professional hockey in Italy.[1][6] Marco Scandella is trilingual, speaking English, French and Italian.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 65 4 10 14 35 4 0 1 1 4
2008–09 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 58 10 27 37 64 — — — — —
2008–09 Houston Aeros AHL 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2
2009–10 Val-d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 31 9 22 31 41 6 2 4 6 4
2009–10 Houston Aeros AHL 7 0 1 1 7 — — — — —
2010–11 Houston Aeros AHL 33 3 16 19 17 20 2 6 8 8
2010–11 Minnesota Wild NHL 20 0 2 2 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Minnesota Wild NHL 63 3 9 12 19 — — — — —
2011–12 Houston Aeros AHL 9 2 3 5 4 — — — — —
2012–13 Houston Aeros AHL 45 2 15 17 23 2 1 0 1 2
2012–13 Minnesota Wild NHL 6 1 0 1 4 5 1 1 2 0
2013–14 Minnesota Wild NHL 76 3 14 17 20 13 2 1 3 0
2014–15 Minnesota Wild NHL 64 11 12 23 56 10 2 1 3 0
NHL totals 229 18 37 55 101 28 5 3 8 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2008 Canada WJC18 1st 7 1 1 2 6
2010 Canada WJC 2nd 6 1 2 3 2
Junior totals 13 2 3 5 8

References

  1. 1 2 3 Podnieks, Andrew (ed.). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2014. Toronto: Fenn/McClelland & Stewart. p. 401.
  2. ↑ "Quebec junior hockey player suspended 15 games for headshot". faceoff.com. CanWest News Service. 2010-02-09. Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  3. ↑ "Marco Scandella Minnesota Wild". Minnesota Wild. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  4. ↑ Russo, Michael (2014-11-29). "Wild rewards Scandella with five-year, $20 million contract extension". Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN). Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  5. ↑ Wharnsby, Tim (2010-01-03). "Canadian juniors advance to gold-medal game". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  6. ↑ "Scandella, Marco". National Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
  7. ↑ Erickson, Kelly (December 15, 2013). "Just Enjoy It". Minnesota Wild Hockey Club Website (National Hockey League). Retrieved December 2, 2014.

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