Scott Stevens
 Scott Stevens 
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| Hockey Hall of Fame , 2007 | |
| Date of birth | April 1, 1964 |
| place of birth | Kitchener , Ontario , Canada |
| size | 185 cm |
| Weight | 98 kg |
| position | defender |
| number | # 4 |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1982 , 1st round, 5th position Washington Capitals |
| Career stations | |
| 1980-1982 | Kitchener Rangers |
| 1982-1990 | Washington Capitals |
| 1990-1991 | St. Louis Blues |
| 1991-2004 | New Jersey Devils |
Ronald Scott Stevens (born April 1, 1964 in Kitchener , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and current coach , who played 1868 games for the Washington Capitals , St. Louis Blues and New Jersey during his playing career between 1982 and 2004 Devils has played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Stevens won the Stanley Cup three times in the course of his career - all between 1995 and 2003 with the New Jersey Devils. With 1,635 NHL games in the regular, he ranks eighth in the list of players with the most appearances. From December 2014 to June 2015 he trained the New Jersey Devils with Adam Oates .
Career
Scott Stevens was drawn fifth in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Washington Capitals. He achieved his greatest success with the New Jersey Devils, which he led as team captain to three Stanley Cup victories; he was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs in 2000 .
He was considered one of the toughest checkers in NHL history. His checks were mostly fair and regular, but they were so tough that they caused injuries to some opponents that put their careers at risk. Eric Lindros and Paul Kariya were some of the most prominent victims of his uncompromising commitment. As a complete defender, Stevens was particularly brilliant on the defensive and was almost impossible to beat in a one-on-one game.
Although he was a so-called "defensive defenseman", Stevens scored a remarkable 908 scorer points (196 goals, 712 assists ) in 1635 games . His plus / minus statistics of +393 were outstanding. In the 1993-1994 season he achieved the top value of +53, won the NHL Plus / Minus Award (then: Alka-Seltzer Plus Award) and won the election of the best NHL defender in the regular season ( James Norris Trophy ) second behind Ray Bourque . Despite multiple nominations for this trophy, he never won it in his career.
After a concussion and the NHL lockout of the 2004/2005 season , Scott Stevens retired on September 6, 2005 from active ice hockey. His 1,635 games are the NHL record for a defender. His shirt number 4 is no longer awarded by the New Jersey Devils. Scott Stevens is the first player in Devils history to receive this special award.
On November 12, 2007, Scott Stevens was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame . From 2012 to 2014 he was assistant coach for the New Jersey Devils . He returned to them in December 2014 when he took over the post of head coach together with Adam Oates . You inherited the previously dismissed Peter DeBoer . This interim solution ended after the end of the 2014/15 season when John Hynes was introduced as the new sole head coach.
In June 2016, the Minnesota Wild hired him as an assistant coach under Bruce Boudreau , but he resigned from this position after one season for personal reasons.
Career statistics
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | +/- | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | +/- | SM | ||
| 1980/81 | Kitchener Ranger B's | OHA-B | 39 | 7th | 33 | 40 | - | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1980/81 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1981/82 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 68 | 6th | 36 | 42 | - | 158 | 15th | 1 | 10 | 11 | - | 21st | ||
| 1982 | Kitchener Rangers | Memorial Cup | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 11 | ||||||||
| 1982/83 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 77 | 9 | 16 | 25th | +14 | 195 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | ± 0 | 26th | ||
| 1983/84 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 78 | 13 | 32 | 45 | +26 | 201 | 8th | 1 | 8th | 9 | ± 0 | 21st | ||
| 1984/85 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 21st | 44 | 65 | +19 | 221 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 11 | ||
| 1985/86 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 73 | 15th | 38 | 53 | ± 0 | 165 | 9 | 3 | 8th | 11 | ± 0 | 12 | ||
| 1986/87 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 77 | 10 | 51 | 61 | +13 | 283 | 7th | 0 | 5 | 5 | ± 0 | 19th | ||
| 1987/88 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 12 | 60 | 72 | +14 | 184 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 12 | ± 0 | 46 | ||
| 1988/89 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 7th | 61 | 68 | +1 | 225 | 6th | 1 | 4th | 5 | −2 | 11 | ||
| 1989/90 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 56 | 11 | 29 | 40 | +1 | 154 | 15th | 2 | 7th | 9 | −1 | 25th | ||
| 1990/91 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 78 | 5 | 44 | 49 | +23 | 150 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +8 | 36 | ||
| 1991/92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 68 | 17th | 42 | 59 | +24 | 124 | 7th | 2 | 1 | 3 | −5 | 29 | ||
| 1992/93 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 81 | 12 | 45 | 57 | +14 | 120 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4th | −2 | 10 | ||
| 1993/94 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 83 | 18th | 60 | 78 | +53 | 112 | 20th | 2 | 9 | 11 | −1 | 42 | ||
| 1994/95 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 48 | 2 | 20th | 22nd | +4 | 56 | 20th | 1 | 7th | 8th | +10 | 24 | ||
| 1995/96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 5 | 23 | 28 | +7 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996/97 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 79 | 5 | 19th | 24 | +26 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 4th | 4th | −2 | 2 | ||
| 1997/98 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 4th | 22nd | 26th | +19 | 80 | 6th | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 8th | ||
| 1998/99 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 75 | 5 | 22nd | 27 | +29 | 64 | 7th | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 10 | ||
| 1999/00 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 78 | 8th | 21st | 29 | +30 | 103 | 23 | 3 | 8th | 11 | +9 | 6th | ||
| 2000/01 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 81 | 9 | 22nd | 31 | +40 | 71 | 25th | 1 | 7th | 8th | +3 | 37 | ||
| 2001/02 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 1 | 16 | 17th | +15 | 44 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 4th | ||
| 2002/03 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 81 | 4th | 16 | 20th | +18 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 6th | 9 | +14 | 14th | ||
| 2003/04 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 38 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +3 | 22nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| OHL total | 69 | 6th | 36 | 42 | - | 158 | 15th | 1 | 10 | 11 | - | 21st | ||||
| NHL overall | 1635 | 196 | 712 | 908 | +393 | 2785 | 233 | 26th | 92 | 118 | +34 | 378 | ||||
International
Represented Canada to:
| year | team | event | result | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | |
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| 1983 | Canada | WM |
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10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8th | |
| 1985 | Canada | WM |
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8th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6th | |
| 1987 | Canada | WM | 4th Place | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1989 | Canada | WM |
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7th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1991 | Canada | Canada Cup |
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8th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4th | |
| 1996 | Canada | World cup | 2nd place | 8th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4th | |
| 1998 | Canada | Olympia | 4th Place | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Men overall | 49 | 4th | 8th | 12 | 28 | ||||
( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1 play-downs / relegation )
Achievements and Awards
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International
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Web links
- Scott Stevens in the database of the Hockey Hall of Fame (English)
- Scott Stevens at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Scott Stevens at hockeydraftcentral.com
- Scott Stevens at hockeydb.com (English)
Individual evidence
1965 Béliveau | 1966 Crozier | 1967 Keon | 1968 Hall | 1969 Savard | 1970 Orr | 1971 Dryden | 1972 Orr | 1973 Cournoyer | 1974 Parent | 1975 Parent | 1976 Leach | 1977 Lafleur | 1978 Robinson | 1979 Gainey | 1980 Trottier | 1981 Goring | 1982 Bossy | 1983 Smith | 1984 Messier | 1985 Gretzky | 1986 Roy | 1987 Hextall | 1988 Gretzky | 1989 MacInnis | 1990 Ranford | 1991 M. Lemieux | 1992 M. Lemieux | 1993 Roy | 1994 Leetch | 1995 C. Lemieux | 1996 Sakic | 1997 Vernon | 1998 Yzerman | 1999 Nieuwendyk | 2000 Stevens | 2001 Roy | 2002 Lidström | 2003 Giguère | 2004 Richards | 2005 - | 2006 Ward | 2007 Niedermayer | 2008 Zetterberg | 2009 Malkin | 2010 Toews | 2011 Thomas | 2012 Quick | 2013 Kane | 2014 Williams | 2015 Keith | 2016 Crosby | 2017 Crosby | 2018 Ovechkin | 2019 O'Reilly
Plus / Minus Leader: 1968 Smith | 1969 Orr | 1970 Orr | 1971 Orr | 1972 Orr | 1973 Laperrière | 1974 Orr | 1975 Orr | 1976 Clarke | 1977 Robinson | 1978 Lafleur | 1979 Trottier & Watson | 1980 Schoenfeld | 1981 Engblom | 1982 Gretzky
NHL Plus / Minus Award: 1983 Huddy | 1984 Gretzky | 1985 Gretzky | 1986 Howe | 1987 Gretzky | 1988 McCrimmon | 1989 Mullen | 1990 Cavallini | 1991 Fleury & McSorley | 1992 Ysebaert | 1993 Lemieux | 1994 Stevens | 1995 Francis | 1996 Konstantinov | 1997 LeClair | 1998 Pronger | 1999 LeClair | 2000 Pronger | 2001 Eliáš & Sakic | 2002 Chelios | 2003 Forsberg , Hejduk | 2004 Malík & St. Louis | 2005 - | 2006 Redden & Rozsíval | 2007 Vanek | 2008 Datsyuk
Plus / Minus leaders: 2009 Krejčí | 2010 Schultz | 2011 Chára | 2012 Bergeron | 2013 Dupuis | 2014 Krejčí | 2015 Kutscherow & Pacioretty | 2016 Toffoli | 2017 Suter & Sugar | 2018 Karlsson | 2019 Giordano | 2020 Graves
Head Coach: Bill MacMillan (1982-1983) | Tom McVie (1983-1984) | Doug Carpenter (1984-1988) | Jim Schoenfeld (1988-1989) | John Cunniff (1989-1991) | Tom McVie (1991-1992) | Herb Brooks (1992-1993) | Jacques Lemaire (1993-1998) | Robbie Ftorek (1998-2000) | Larry Robinson (2000-2002) | Kevin Constantine (2002) | Pat Burns (2002-2005) | Larry Robinson (2005) | Lou Lamoriello (2005-2006) | Claude Julien (2006-2007) | Lou Lamoriello (2007) | Brent Sutter (2007-2009) | Jacques Lemaire (2009-2010) | John MacLean (2010) | Jacques Lemaire (2010-2011) | Peter DeBoer (2011–2014) | Adam Oates & Scott Stevens (2014-2015) | John Hynes (2015-2019) | Alain Nasreddine (2019-2020) | Lindy Ruff (since 2020)
General Manager: Bill MacMillan (1982–1983) | Max McNab (1983-1987) | Lou Lamoriello (1987-2015) | Ray Shero (2015-2020) | Tom Fitzgerald (since 2020)
Don Lever (1982-1984) | Mel Bridgman (1984-1987) | Kirk Muller (1987-1991) | Bruce Driver (1991-1992) | Scott Stevens (1992-2004) | Scott Niedermayer (2004) | not awarded (2005–2006) | Patrik Eliáš (2006–2007) | Jamie Langenbrunner (2007-2011) | Zach Parise (2011-2012) | Bryce Salvador (2013-2015) | Andy Greene (2015-2020)
Al Arbor (1967-1970) | Gordon Berenson (1970-1971) | Al Arbor (1971) | Jim Roberts (1971) | Barclay Plager (1971–1976) | Gordon Berenson (1976) | Garry Unger (1976-1977) | Red Berenson (1977–1978) | Barry Gibbs (1978-1979) | Brian Sutter (1979-1988) | Bernie Federko (1988–1989) | Rick Meagher (1989–1990) | Scott Stevens (1990-1991) | Garth Butcher (1991-1992) | Brett Hull (1992-1995) | Shayne Corson (1995-1996) | Wayne Gretzky (1996) | not awarded (1996–1997) | Chris Pronger (1997-2002) | Al MacInnis (2002-2004) | Dallas Drake (2005-2007) | not awarded (2007–2008) | Eric Brewer (2008-2011) | David Backes (2011-2016) | Alex Pietrangelo (since 2016)
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| SURNAME | Stevens, Scott |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stevens, Ronald Scott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kitchener , Ontario |