Scott Young (ice hockey)

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


image_size =
position = Right Wing
played_for = Hartford Whalers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Quebec Nordiques
Colorado Avalanche
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
St. Louis Blues
Dallas Stars
shot = Right
height_ft = 6
height_in = 0
weight_lb = 190
nickname =
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1967|10|1
birth_place = Clinton, MA
draft = 11th overall
draft_year = 1986
draft_team = Hartford Whalers
career_start = 1988
career_end = 2006

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

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 1987–88 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.

Awards & achievements

*1986: Hockey East Rookie of the Year
*1987: World Junior Championship All-Star Team

Career statistics

--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1985-86 Boston University NCAA 38 16 13 29 31 -- -- -- -- --1986-87 Boston University NCAA 33 15 21 36 24 -- -- -- -- --1987-88 Hartford Whalers NHL 7 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 1 01987-88 U.S. National Team Intl 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --1988-89 Hartford Whalers NHL 76 19 40 59 27 4 2 0 2 41989-90 Hartford Whalers NHL 80 24 40 64 47 7 2 0 2 21990-91 Hartford Whalers NHL 34 6 9 15 8 -- -- -- -- --1990-91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 43 11 16 27 33 17 1 6 7 21992-93 Quebec Nordiques NHL 82 30 30 60 20 6 4 1 5 01993-94 Quebec Nordiques NHL 76 26 25 51 14 -- -- -- -- --1994-95 Quebec Nordiques NHL 48 18 21 39 14 6 3 3 6 21994-95 Frankfurt Lions DEL 1 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- --1994-95 Landshut EV DEL 4 6 1 7 6 -- -- -- -- --1995-96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 81 21 39 60 50 22 3 12 15 101996-97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 72 18 19 37 14 17 4 2 6 141997-98 Anaheim Mighty Ducks NHL 73 13 20 33 22 -- -- -- -- --1998-99 St. Louis Blues NHL 75 24 28 52 27 13 4 7 11 101999-00 St. Louis Blues NHL 75 24 15 39 18 6 6 2 8 82000-01 St. Louis Blues NHL 81 40 33 73 30 15 6 7 13 22001-02 St. Louis Blues NHL 67 19 21 40 26 10 3 0 3 22002-03 Dallas Stars NHL 79 23 19 42 30 10 4 3 7 62003-04 Dallas Stars NHL 53 8 8 16 14 4 1 0 1 22004-05 Memphis Riverkings CHL 3 2 1 3 0 -- -- -- -- --2005-06 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 18 31 49 52 -- -- -- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL Totals 1181 342 414 756 448 141 44 43 87 64

International play

ee also

*List of NHL players
*List of NHL seasons

External links

*hockeydb|7933|Scott Young
*legendsofhockey|11778|Scott Young