Ron Scott

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Ron Scott
Born (1960-07-21) July 21, 1960 (age 63)
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for New York Rangers
Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19831991

Ronald Scott (born July 21, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Scott played 28 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers and the Los Angeles Kings between 1984 and 1990. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1983 to 1991, was spent in the minor leagues.

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Amateur career

Scott played for the Cornwall Royals in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, [1] [2] and also with Michigan State University [3] [4] [5] in the NCAA.

Professional career

Scott began his professional career playing in the Central Hockey League with the Tulsa Oilers. [6] He was member of the Oilers team that suspended operations on February 16, 1984, playing only road games for final six weeks of 1983–84 season. Despite this adversity, the team went on to win the league's championship. [7] Scott went on to play 28 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings. He also played in the American Hockey League with the New Haven Nighthawks, [8] and in the International Hockey League with the Colorado/Denver Rangers. [9] [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1978–79 Cornwall Royals QMJHL 5621245282724815.26.8447343942914.42.883
1979–80 Cornwall RoyalsQMJHL4119113208616504.75.855161159045513.65.886
1979–80 Cornwall Royals M-Cup 5323012805.57.850
1980–81 Michigan State University CCHA 4011211189912323.89.891
1981–82 Michigan State UniversityCCHA3924131229810922.85.901
1982–83 Michigan State UniversityCCHA402991227310022.64.899
1983–84 New York Rangers NHL 92334852903.59.885
1983–84 Tulsa Oilers CHL 2913133171710903.8152802004.28
1984–85 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 3613184204713003.81.871
1985–86 New York RangersNHL40301561104.23.804
1985–86 New Haven NighthawksAHL1988110696613.70.893211143803.36
1986–87 New York RangersNHL100165504.62.857
1986–87 New Haven NighthawksAHL291670174410723.68.886
1987–88 New York RangersNHL211090604.00.854
1987–88 New Haven NighthawksAHL178719634913.05.903
1987–88 Colorado Rangers IHL 83403953305.01.8625142591603.71
1988–89 Denver Rangers IHL1871109907904.79
1989–90 Los Angeles Kings NHL125606544003.67.87510032407.50.600
1989–90 New Haven NighthawksAHL22811112247913.87.871
1990–91 New Haven NighthawksAHL295154154010404.05.868
NHL totals28813414509103.77.87110033407.45.600

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-WCHA First Team 1980–81 [11]
All-CCHA First Team 1981–82 [11]
AHCA West All-American 1981–82 [12]
CCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament 1982
All-CCHA First Team 1982–83 [11]
AHCA West All-American 1982–83 [12]

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References

  1. "Cornwall Royals 1978-79 roster and scoring statistics at". Hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  2. "Cornwall Royals 1979-80 roster and scoring statistics at". Hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  3. Archived November 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Michigan State University 1981-82 roster and scoring statistics at". Hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  5. "Michigan State University 1982-83 roster and scoring statistics at". Hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  6. "Tulsa Oilers 1983-84 roster and scoring statistics at". Hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  7. "The Tulsa Oilers were true road warriors". The Hockey News. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  8. "New Haven Nighthawks 1986-87 roster and scoring statistics at". Hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  9. "Colorado Rangers 1987-88 roster and scoring statistics at". Hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  10. "Denver Rangers 1988-89 roster and scoring statistics at". Hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
  11. 1 2 3 "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  12. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Freshman of the Year
1980–81
Succeeded by
Preceded by CCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament
1982
Succeeded by