Scott Pellerin
| Scott Pellerin | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 9, 1970 Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | |||||
| Position | Left Wing | |||||
| Shot | Left | |||||
| Played for |
NHL Draft | 47th overall, | ||||
| Playing career | 1992–2004 | |||||
Scott Jaque-Frederick Pellerin (born January 9, 1970) is a
Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League between 1992 and 2004
.
Playing career
Pellerin was born in Shediac, New Brunswick. He played high school hockey at the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (a boarding school) in Wilcox, Saskatchewan under coach Barry MacKenzie. In Pellerin's junior year, his midget AAA hockey team took 2nd place in the 1987 Air Canada Cup (the national midget AAA finals). His high school hockey teammates included other future NHLers including Rod Brind'Amour, Jeff Batters, Jason Herter and Joby Messier. In 1988, Pellerin's senior year, he played for the Hounds junior AA team during its 1st season in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. That year, the Hounds won the Centennial Cup (the National Junior AA championship) behind goaltender Curtis Joseph.
Pellerin was drafted 47th overall by the
1989 NHL Entry Draft. He won the Hobey Baker Award as the best collegiate player in America in 1992 while playing for the University of Maine.[1] He turned pro in 1992, joined the Devils organization and divided his time between the NHL and the AHL with the Utica Devils and then the Albany River Rats. Pellerin signed with the St. Louis Blues in 1996, where he played more ice time. His best season in the NHL came with the Blues in 1998–99
where in 80 games, he scored 20 goals and 41 points.
In 2000, Pellerin was claimed by the
Phoenix Coyotes for Claude Lemieux and the rights to Guy Lanouette. Pellerin re-signed with St. Louis, but only managed two games for the team having been assigned to the AHL's Worcester IceCats
. He retired in 2004. In total, Pellerin played 536 regular season games in the NHL, scoring 72 goals and 126 assists for 198 points.
Since 2015, Pellerin has served as the director of player development for the
Stephane Robidas promoted to take his place. Pellerin was announced as an NHL scout with the Arizona Coyotes in September 2021.[4]
In 1997, Pellerin was inducted into the University of Maine Hall of Fame and in 2008 he was inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 1988–89 | [6] |
| All-Hockey East First Team | 1991–92 | [7] |
| AHCA East First-Team All-American | 1991–92 | |
| Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 1992 | |
| Hobey Baker Award Winner | 1992
|
|
| AHL Calder Cup Champion | 1994–95 |
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Moncton Flyers | NBAHA | 45 | 65 | 34 | 99 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Notre Dame Hounds | SMHL
|
72 | 62 | 68 | 130 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Notre Dame Hounds | SJHL | 57 | 37 | 49 | 86 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Notre Dame Hounds | Cen-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | — | ||
| 1988–89 | University of Maine | HE | 45 | 29 | 33 | 62 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | University of Maine | HE | 42 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | University of Maine | HE | 43 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of Maine | HE | 37 | 32 | 25 | 57 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 45 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Utica Devils | AHL | 27 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 73 | 28 | 46 | 74 | 84 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 1994–95 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 74 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 95 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 1995–96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 75 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 142 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 1996–97 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 54 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 24 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1998–99 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 80 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 58 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 35 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 33 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Phoenix Coyotes
|
NHL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 49 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | ||
| 2003–04 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 328 | 120 | 184 | 304 | 429 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 48 | ||||
| NHL totals | 536 | 72 | 126 | 198 | 320 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Canada | WJC
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
References
- ^ "1992 Winner - SCOTT PELLERIN of University of Maine". hobeybaker.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ Lund, Ryan (June 21, 2017). "Looking back at the Wild's 2000 expansion draft haul". foxnews.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Pellerin elevated to Director of Player Development". NHL.com. June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ Romero, José M. "Coyotes open preseason with win over Kings, face Anaheim Ducks Wednesday night". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ "Six to be inducted into New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame (08/03/18)". gnb.ca. March 18, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database