Scott Lachance

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Scott Lachance
Born (1972-10-22) October 22, 1972 (age 52)
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Columbus Blue Jackets
Vancouver Canucks
Montreal Canadiens
New York Islanders
Kloten Flyers
Lowell Devils
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 4th overall, 1991
New York Islanders
Playing career 19902007

Scott Joseph Lachance (born October 22, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who last played for the Lowell Devils of the American Hockey League.

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Biography

Lachance was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and raised in Bristol, Connecticut, [1] where he attended St. Paul Catholic High School. As a youth, he played in the 1985 and 1986 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Middlesex County, Connecticut. [2]

Lachance was named to the All-Hockey East Rookie Team in the 1990–91 season. [3]

Lachance was selected 4th overall by the New York Islanders in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. [4] He played 819 career NHL games, scoring 31 goals and 112 assists for 143 points. [5] He played in 1997 National Hockey League All-Star Game. [6]

He has three children: Jake, Shane, and Ryan. His wife, Jaqueline, is the daughter of former Boston University hockey coach Jack Parker. [4]

Currently Lachance is the Head of US Scouting for the New Jersey Devils. [7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1988–89Springfield OlympicsNEJHL388283620
1989–90Springfield OlympicsNEJHL3425416662
1990–91 Boston University HE 315192448
1991–92 United States Intl361101134
1991–92 New York Islanders NHL 171459
1992–93 New York IslandersNHL757172467
1993–94 New York IslandersNHL74311147030000
1994–95 New York IslandersNHL26671326
1995–96 New York IslandersNHL553101354
1996–97 New York IslandersNHL813111447
1997–98 New York IslandersNHL632111345
1998–99 New York IslandersNHL5918930
1998–99 Montreal Canadiens NHL1711211
1999–2000 Montreal CanadiensNHL5706622
2000–01 Vancouver Canucks NHL76311144620112
2001–02 Vancouver CanucksNHL81110115061124
2002–03 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL6101146
2003–04 Columbus Blue JacketsNHL7704444
2005–06 Kloten Flyers NLA 2802299813412
2006–07 Lowell Devils AHL 2504414
NHL totals81931112143567111236

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1991 United States WJC 72132
1992 United StatesWJC71450
1992 United States OG 80116
1996 United States WC 80002
1997 United StatesWC80224
1999 United StatesWC60004
Junior totals143582
Senior totals3003316

References

  1. "Olympics/Paralympics".
  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  3. "1990-91 SEASON SNAPSHOT" (PDF). Hockey East. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Scott Lachance Biography". Olympics.com. 1992. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  5. "Scott Lachance Stats and News". NHL.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  6. "1997 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  7. "Staff Directory | New Jersey Devils". National Hockey League. 2025. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
Sporting positions
Preceded by New York Islanders first round draft pick
1991
Succeeded by